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Dead at age 71

1,396 Notable deaths

Kenneth Harlan

American actor (1895-1967).

Born July 26th, 1895 in Boston. [ref]

Died March 6th, 1967 at 71 years old in Sacramento. [ref]

Amedeo Nazzari

Italian actor (1907–1979).

Born December 10th, 1907 in Cagliari.

Died November 7th, 1979 at 71 years old in Rome (kidney failure).

Edward Burra

English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker (1905-1976).

Born March 29th, 1905 in London. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 1976 at 71 years old in Hastings. [ref]

Eugene Gordon Lee

American child actor (1933-2005).

Born October 25th, 1933 in Fort Worth.

Died October 16th, 2005 at 71 years old in Minneapolis (lung cancer, brain cancer).

Kristina Lugn

Swedish poet, member of the swedish academy (1948–2020).

Born November 14th, 1948 in Skövde.

Died May 9th, 2020 at 71 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Café Filho

President of brazil (1899-1970).

Born February 3rd, 1899 in Natal.

Died February 20th, 1970 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Vicente Rojo Lluch

Spanish general (1894–1966).

Born October 8th, 1894 in Barcelona, La Font de la Figuera. [ref]

Died June 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Madrid.

Salchak Toka

Tuvan politician (1901-1973).

Born December 15th, 1901 in Saryg-Sep.

Died May 11th, 1973 at 71 years old in Kyzyl.

István Bethlen

Hungarian politician (1874–1946).

Born October 8th, 1874 in Gornești. [ref]

Died October 5th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

John Tooby

American anthropologist.

Born July 26th, 1952 in Saint Paul.

Died November 9th, 2023 at 71 years old [ref]

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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams