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Dead at age 71
1,362 Notable deaths
Chris Roberts
German schlager singer and actor (1944-2017).
Born March 13th, 1946 in Schwabing.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 71 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Margaret Kennedy
English novelist and playwright.
Born April 23rd, 1896 in London, Hyde Park Gate. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1967 at 71 years old in United Kingdom. [ref]
Johannes Brost
Swedish actor (1946–2018).
Born September 25th, 1946 in Stockholm.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 71 years old in Lund (cancer). [ref]
Seena Owen
Actress (1894-1966).
Born November 14th, 1894 in Spokane. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Lee Wan-koo
South korean prime minister.
Born June 2nd, 1950 in Cheongyang County.
Died October 14th, 2021 at 71 years old in Seoul (tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues). [ref]
Văn Cao
Vietnamese composer (1923-1995).
Born November 15th, 1923 in Haiphong.
Died July 10th, 1995 at 71 years old in Hanoi.
Shinichi Hoshi
Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997).
Born September 6th, 1926 in Tokyo City.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 71 years old in Minato-ku.
Dan Fante
American writer.
Born February 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
Henry Stommel
American oceanographer (1920–1992).
Born September 27th, 1920 in Wilmington.
Died January 17th, 1992 at 71 years old in Boston.
Maude Abbott
Doctor, one of canada's earliest medical graduates.
Born March 18th, 1869 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.
Died September 2nd, 1940 at 71 years old in Montreal (cerebral hemorrhage).
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