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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Edgar Longuet
French doctor (1879–1950).
Born August 18th, 1879 in England.
Died December 12th, 1950 at 71 years old in Alfortville.
Nikolai Vlasik
Soviet general (1896-1967).
Born May 22nd, 1896 in Babyničy.
Died June 18th, 1967 at 71 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Dorothy Lawrence
English reporter and cross-dresser.
Born October 4th, 1896 in Hendon. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1968 at 71 years old in Friern Hospital.
Ivan Král
Czech-american musician (1948-2020).
Born May 17th, 1948 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). [ref]
Konrad Meyer-Hetling
German ss officer (1901-1973) : defendant in the rusha trial (nmt 8).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Salzderhelden. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Salzderhelden.
Buenaventura Báez
President of the dominican republic (1812–1884).
Born July 14th, 1812 in Cabral.
Died March 14th, 1884 at 71 years old in Hormigueros.
Luigi Dallapiccola
Italian composer (1904–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Pazin.
Died February 19th, 1975 at 71 years old in Florence (edema).
Afanasy Fet
Russian poet (1820-1892).
Born December 5th, 1820 in Mtsensk uyezd.
Died December 3rd, 1892 at 71 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Antanas Sniečkus
Soviet politician (1903-1974).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Vladislavovsky Uyezd.
Died January 22nd, 1974 at 71 years old in Druskininkai.
Andrei Sinyavsky
Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris.
Deaths 581 to 590 of 1928
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