Dead at age 71

1,433 Notable deaths

Văn Cao

Vietnamese composer (1923-1995).

Born November 15th, 1923 in Haiphong.

Died July 10th, 1995 at 71 years old in Hanoi.

Leonie Rysanek

Austrian soprano (1926-1998).

Born November 14th, 1926 in Vienna.

Died March 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).

Salama Musa

Egyptian newspaper editor (1887–1958).

Born February 4th, 1887 in Zagazig.

Died August 4th, 1958 at 71 years old in Cairo.

Chris Roberts

German schlager singer and actor (1944-2017).

Born March 13th, 1946 in Schwabing.

Died July 2nd, 2017 at 71 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]

Evgeny Sveshnikov

Latvian-russian chess player (1950-2021).

Born February 11th, 1950 in Chelyabinsk. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2021 at 71 years old [ref]

Walford Davies

British composer.

Born September 6th, 1869 in Oswestry. [ref]

Died March 11th, 1941 at 71 years old in Wrington. [ref]

Walter Heller

American economist.

Born August 27th, 1915 in Buffalo.

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

Béla Hamvas

Hungarian writer and philosopher.

Born March 23rd, 1897 in Prešov.

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

Harriet Cohen

British musician (1895-1967).

Born December 2nd, 1895 in London.

Died November 13th, 1967 at 71 years old in London.

Mustafa Merlika-Kruja

Albanian politician (1887-1958).

Born March 15th, 1887 in Krujë. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1958 at 71 years old in Niagara Falls.

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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci