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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Patrick O'Connell
Irish association footballer (1887-1959).
Born March 8th, 1887 in Dublin.
Died February 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in London.
Dan Fante
American writer (1944–2015).
Born February 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
Charles of Mount Argus
Dutch priest and saint (1821–1893).
Born December 11th, 1821 in Sittard-Geleen.
Died January 5th, 1893 at 71 years old in Mount Argus Monastery.
Christian Bobin
French author and poet (1951–2022).
Born April 24th, 1951 in Le Creusot.
Died November 24th, 2022 at 71 years old in Chalon-sur-Saône. [ref]
Juri Lotman
Russian-estonian semiotician (1922–1993).
Born February 28th, 1922 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 28th, 1993 at 71 years old in Tartu.
Frank Watson Dyson
English astronomer and astronomer royal (1868–1939).
Born January 8th, 1868 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Died May 25th, 1939 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Michael Roger Oldfield Thomas
British mammalogist (1858–1929).
Born February 21st, 1858 in Millbrook.
Died June 16th, 1929 at 71 years old in London.
Văn Cao
Vietnamese composer (1923-1995).
Born November 15th, 1923 in Haiphong.
Died July 10th, 1995 at 71 years old in Hanoi.
Tetsuhiko Asai
Japanese master of shotokan karate (1935-2006).
Born June 7th, 1935 in Ehime Prefecture.
Died August 15th, 2006 at 71 years old
Leonie Rysanek
Austrian soprano (1926-1998).
Born November 14th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died March 7th, 1998 at 71 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
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