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Dead at age 71

1,310 Notable deaths

Russell Metty

American cinematographer.

Born September 2nd, 1906 in Los Angeles.

Died April 28th, 1978 at 71 years old in Canoga Park. [ref]

Henry Spira

American activist (1927-1998).

Born June 19th, 1927 in Antwerp.

Died September 12th, 1998 at 71 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).

James White

Northern ireland science fiction author (1928-1999).

Born April 7th, 1928 in Belfast.

Died August 23rd, 1999 at 71 years old in Belfast (stroke).

Mehmet Ali Birand

Turkish journalist (1941-2013).

Born December 9th, 1941 in Beyoğlu.

Died January 17th, 2013 at 71 years old in Şişli (pancreatic cancer).

Béla Hamvas

Hungarian writer and philosopher.

Born March 23rd, 1897 in Prešov.

Died November 7th, 1968 at 71 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg

German noble.

Born June 29th, 1863 in Lomonosov.

Died December 6th, 1934 at 71 years old in Remplin.

Colin Munro MacLeod

Czech-american biologist.

Born January 28th, 1909 in Port Hastings.

Died February 11th, 1980 at 71 years old in London.

Mouloud Mammeri

Algerian amazigh linguist and writer.

Born December 28th, 1917 in Beni/Aït Yenni, Tawrirt Mimun. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Aïn Defla (traffic collision). [ref]

Walter Heller

American economist.

Born August 27th, 1915 in Buffalo.

Died June 15th, 1987 at 71 years old in Silverdale (cardioplegia).

Walter Berry

Austrian opera singer.

Born April 8th, 1929 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 27th, 2000 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]

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