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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Adolf Fick
German-born physician and physiologist (1829-1901).
Born September 3rd, 1829 in Kassel. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1901 at 71 years old in Blankenberge.
Wincenty Witos
Polish politician, three times the prime minister of poland.
Born January 22nd, 1874 in Wierzchosławice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Died October 31st, 1945 at 71 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Hugh Trumble
Australian cricketer (1867-1938).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Collingwood.
Died August 14th, 1938 at 71 years old in Hawthorn.
Peter Gethin
British racing driver (1940-2011).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Ewell.
Died December 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Haslemere (brain cancer). [ref]
Paul Kern
Hungarian soldier.
Born January 8th, 1884 in Budapest.
Died March 6th, 1955 at 71 years old in Eger.
Cecil Clementi
British colonial administrator (1875–1947).
Born September 1st, 1875 in Kanpur.
Died April 5th, 1947 at 71 years old in High Wycombe.
Väinö Linna
Finnish writer.
Born December 20th, 1920 in Urjala.
Died April 21st, 1992 at 71 years old in Pikonlinna (lung cancer).
Klaus Johann Jacobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2008).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Bremen.
Died September 11th, 2008 at 71 years old in Küsnacht (cancer). [ref]
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi arabian islamic scholar (1929-2001).
Born March 8th, 1929 in Unaizah. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2001 at 71 years old in Damad governorate (colorectal cancer).
Nakayama Yoshiko
Japanese concubine (1836-1907).
Born January 16th, 1836 in Kyoto.
Died October 5th, 1907 at 71 years old in Minato.
Deaths 611 to 620 of 1928
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