Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
William Waddell
Scottish footballer (1921-1992).
Born March 7th, 1921 in Forth.
Died October 14th, 1992 at 71 years old in Glasgow.
Gustav Adolf Scheel
German general (1907-1979).
Born November 22nd, 1907 in Rosenberg. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1979 at 71 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Louis Anquetin
French painter (1861-1932).
Born January 26th, 1861 in Étrépagny. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1932 at 71 years old in Paris.
Zoya Fyodorova
Soviet-russian actress (1909-1981).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 10th, 1981 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Charles Stevens
Actor (1893-1964).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Solomon.
Died August 22nd, 1964 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Baurzhan Momyshuly
Soviet officer and writer (1910–1982).
Born January 6th, 1911 in Kolbastau.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 71 years old in Almaty.
Bruce Malmuth
American film director (1934–2005).
Born February 4th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Ellsworth Huntington
American geographer (1876-1947).
Born September 16th, 1876 in Galesburg.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 71 years old in New Haven.
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).
Jacobus Kapteyn
Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the milky way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation (1851-1922).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Barneveld, Utrecht.
Died June 18th, 1922 at 71 years old in Amsterdam.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche