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Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
Väinö Linna
Finnish writer.
Born December 20th, 1920 in Urjala.
Died April 21st, 1992 at 71 years old in Pikonlinna (lung cancer).
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]
Charles Gwathmey
American architect.
Born June 19th, 1938 in Charlotte.
Died August 3rd, 2009 at 71 years old in Manhattan (cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
Gleb Pavlovsky
Russian political scientist (1951–2023).
Born March 5th, 1951 in Odesa.
Died February 26th, 2023 at 71 years old in First Moscow Hospice. [ref]
Rohini Godbole
Indian physicist.
Born November 12th, 1952 in Pune.
Died October 25th, 2024 at 71 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Carl Lotus Becker
American historian.
Born September 7th, 1873 in Waterloo.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 71 years old in Ithaca.
Ida Cox
African american singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1967).
Born February 25th, 1896 in Cedartown. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1967 at 71 years old in Knoxville (cancer). [ref]
Salchak Toka
Tuvan politician (1901-1973).
Born December 15th, 1901 in Saryg-Sep.
Died May 11th, 1973 at 71 years old in Kyzyl.
Anatoly Karatsuba
Russian mathematician (1937-2008).
Born January 31st, 1937 in Grozny.
Died September 28th, 2008 at 71 years old in Moscow.
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