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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer (1880–1951).
Born May 12th, 1880 in Chicago.
Died May 26th, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Bo Carter
American early blues musician.
Born June 30th, 1893 in Bolton.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 71 years old in Memphis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Cozy Cole
American musician (1909–1981).
Born October 17th, 1909 in East Orange.
Died January 29th, 1981 at 71 years old in Columbus (cancer).
Henry Sewell
19th-century new zealand politician (1807-1879).
Born September 7th, 1807.
Died May 14th, 1879 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Ferdinand von Mueller
German-australian botanist (1825–1896).
Born June 30th, 1825 in Rostock.
Died October 10th, 1896 at 71 years old in Melbourne.
LaMarcus Adna Thompson
American businessman (1848–1919).
Died May 8th, 1919 at 71 years old in Glen Cove.
Tony Genaro
American actor.
Born October 15th, 1942 in Gallup.
Died May 7th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Doris Grau
American script supervisor (1924–1995).
Born October 12th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died December 30th, 1995 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (lung disease).
U. N. Dhebar
Indian politician (1905-1977).
Born September 21st, 1905 in Jamnagar district. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1977 at 71 years old
Deaths 561 to 570 of 1928
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