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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Robert Ardrey
American screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980).
Born October 16th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Nicoletta Machiavelli
Italian actress (1944-2015).
Born September 8th, 1944 in Ravarino.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 71 years old in Seattle (disease). [ref]
Art Heyman
American basketball player (1941-2012).
Born June 24th, 1941 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 71 years old in Clermont. [ref]
Howard Nemerov
Poet (1920-1991).
Born February 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 5th, 1991 at 71 years old in St. Louis (cancer).
Rudi Carrell
Entertainer on dutch and german television (1934–2006).
Born December 19th, 1934 in Alkmaar.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bremen (lung cancer). [ref]
Richard X. Slattery
American actor, former policeman (1925-1997).
Born June 26th, 1925 in The Bronx.
Died January 27th, 1997 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Benjamin Peirce
American mathematician (1809–1880).
Born April 4th, 1809 in Salem. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1880 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Rudolf Lipschitz
German mathematician (1832-1903).
Born May 14th, 1832 in Königsberg.
Died October 7th, 1903 at 71 years old in Bonn.
Phoebus Levene
Lithuanian-american chemist (1869-1940).
Born February 25th, 1869 in Žagarė.
Died September 6th, 1940 at 71 years old in New York City.
Alexandre Koyré
French philosopher (1892–1964).
Born August 29th, 1892 in Taganrog.
Died April 28th, 1964 at 71 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 1928
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