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Dead at age 71

1,433 Notable deaths

Richard Robbins

American composer (1940-2012).

Born December 4th, 1940 in Weymouth.

Died November 7th, 2012 at 71 years old in Rhinebeck.

Alfred Edward Green

American film director (1889-1960).

Born July 11th, 1889 in Perris. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1960 at 71 years old in Hollywood. [ref]

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.

Gotō Shinpei

Japanese statesman (1857-1929).

Born July 24th, 1857 in Mutsu Province.

Died April 13th, 1929 at 71 years old in Kyoto.

Ray Heindorf

American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).

Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County. [ref]

Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California. [ref]

Marcel Mouloudji

French recording artist; singer and actor (1922-1994).

Born September 16th, 1922 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Died June 14th, 1994 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Jesper Juul

Danish writer.

Born April 18th, 1948 in Vordingborg.

Died July 25th, 2019 at 71 years old in Odder Municipality (infection). [ref]

Feza Gürsey

Turkish physicist.

Born April 7th, 1921 in Istanbul. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1992 at 71 years old in New Haven (prostate cancer). [ref]

Carl Flesch

Hungarian violinist and teacher, 1873-1944.

Born October 9th, 1873 in Mosonmagyaróvár, Moson.

Died November 15th, 1944 at 71 years old in Lucerne.

Joseíto Fernández

Cuban musician.

Born September 5th, 1908 in Havana. [ref]

Died October 11th, 1979 at 71 years old in Havana.

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