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Dead at age 71
1,396 Notable deaths
Mato Dukovac
Croatian world war ii fighter pilot (1918–1990).
Born September 23rd, 1918 in Surčin City Municipality.
Died June 6th, 1990 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Florian Cajori
American mathematician.
Born February 28th, 1859 in Scharans. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1930 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Abdul Rahman Munif
Saudi writer (1933-2004).
Died December 24th, 2004 at 71 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Miliza Korjus
Estonian-american coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (1909-1980).
Born August 18th, 1909 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Culver City (disease). [ref]
Carol Leigh
American artist and activist.
Born January 11th, 1951 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 2022 at 71 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Klaus Johann Jacobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2008).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Bremen.
Died September 11th, 2008 at 71 years old in Küsnacht (cancer). [ref]
Harald Szeemann
Swiss art historian (1933-2005).
Born June 11th, 1933 in Bern. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Tegna. [ref]
Larry Siegfried
American basketball player (1939-2010).
Born May 22nd, 1939 in Shelby.
Died October 14th, 2010 at 71 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Antanas Sniečkus
Soviet politician (1903-1974).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Šakiai.
Died January 22nd, 1974 at 71 years old in Druskininkai.
Hitoshi Ashida
Japanese politician (1887-1959).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Nakamutobe.
Died June 20th, 1959 at 71 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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