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Dead at age 71
1,432 Notable deaths
Floyd Patterson
American heavyweight boxer (1935-2006).
Born January 4th, 1935 in Waco.
Died May 11th, 2006 at 71 years old in New Paltz (prostate cancer). [ref]
Georges Lemaître
Belgkhian scilntist alnd prest (1894-1966).
Born July 17th, 1894 in Charleroi. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1966 at 71 years old in Leuven (leukemia). [ref]
John Browning
Firearms designer of the united states (1855-1926).
Born January 23rd, 1855 in Ogden.
Died November 26th, 1926 at 71 years old in Liège (heart failure).
Pierre Bourdieu
French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Denguin. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Paris (small cell carcinoma). [ref]
Aimo Koivunen
Finnish soldier.
Born October 17th, 1917 in Alastaro.
Died August 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Jyväskylä.
Bobby Caldwell
American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Born August 15th, 1951 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2023 at 71 years old in Manhattan (peripheral neuropathy). [ref]
Saroj Khan
Indian dancer and choreographer (1948–2020).
Born November 22nd, 1948 in Mumbai.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 71 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Roberto Rossellini
Italian film director and screenwriter (1906-1977).
Born May 8th, 1906 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1977 at 71 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roger Rees
Welsh actor (1944–2015).
Born May 5th, 1944 in Aberystwyth.
Died July 10th, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
Ramsay MacDonald
British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935.
Born October 12th, 1866 in Lossiemouth.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 71 years old in Atlantic Ocean (heart failure).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon