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Dead at age 71
1,398 Notable deaths
Dušan Vukotić
Yugoslav film maker (1927-1998).
Born February 7th, 1927 in Bileća.
Died July 8th, 1998 at 71 years old in Zagreb, Krapinske Toplice (myocardial infarction).
Barrington J. Bayley
British writer (1937-2008).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Themistocles Zammit
Maltese archaeologist, historian, medical doctor, academic, and writer (1864-1935).
Born September 30th, 1864 in Valletta. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1935 at 71 years old [ref]
Walt Kuhn
American painter (1877-1949).
Born October 27th, 1877 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1949 at 71 years old in White Plains (ulcer).
Sonya Levien
Screenwriter (1888-1960).
Born December 25th, 1888 in Panemunė.
Died March 19th, 1960 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Oleg Shenin
Soviet politician (1937-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1937 in Volgograd Oblast.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Zoë Akins
Playwright, poet, author.
Born October 30th, 1886 in Humansville.
Died October 29th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Yasumasa Kanada
Japanese mathematician.
Born April 18th, 1948 in Himeji. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2020 at 71 years old (coronary artery disease).
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Italian zoologist (1854-1925).
Born March 27th, 1854 in Rovellasca.
Died May 4th, 1925 at 71 years old in Rome.
Grigory Levenfish
Soviet chess player.
Born March 9th, 1889 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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