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Dead at age 71

1,309 Notable deaths

Maurice Baring

British dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist (1874-1945).

Born April 27th, 1874 in London. [ref]

Died December 16th, 1945 at 71 years old in Beaufort Castle (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Charles Stevens

Actor (1893-1964).

Born May 26th, 1893 in Solomon.

Died August 22nd, 1964 at 71 years old in Hollywood.

Ivan Král

Czech-american musician.

Born May 12th, 1948 in Prague. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). [ref]

Beatriz Sheridan

Mexican actress (1934-2006).

Born June 25th, 1934 in Mexico City.

Died April 30th, 2006 at 71 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).

Fernando Di Leo

Italian film director (1932-2003).

Born January 11th, 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia. [ref]

Died December 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rome. [ref]

Jenő Jandó

(1952–2023) classical pianist.

Born February 1st, 1952 in Pécs.

Died July 4th, 2023 at 71 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Leonie Rysanek

Singer (1926-1998).

Born November 14th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Vienna (bone cancer). [ref]

Hassan El-Shazly

Egyptian footballer (1943-2015).

Born November 13th, 1943 in Egypt.

Died April 20th, 2015 at 71 years old in Giza. [ref]

Tom Forsyth

Scottish footballer (1949-2020).

Born January 23rd, 1949 in Glasgow.

Died August 14th, 2020 at 71 years old [ref]

Waldemar Bonsels

German writer.

Born February 21st, 1881 in Ahrensburg. [ref]

Died July 31st, 1952 at 71 years old in Münsing. [ref]

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