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Dead at age 71
1,396 Notable deaths
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).
Mauro Bellugi
Italian footballer.
Born February 7th, 1950 in Buonconvento.
Died February 20th, 2021 at 71 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Bobby Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1929–2001).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Selkirk. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Selkirk. [ref]
Bruce Malmuth
American actor (1934-2005).
Born February 4th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died June 29th, 2005 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Georges Gurvitch
French sociologist (1894-1965).
Born November 1st, 1894 in Novorossiysk.
Died December 12th, 1965 at 71 years old in Paris.
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