Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Salama Musa
Egyptian newspaper editor (1887–1958).
Born February 4th, 1887 in Zagazig. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1958 at 71 years old in Cairo. [ref]
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]
Battling Nelson
Danish-american boxer (1882-1954).
Born June 5th, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1954 at 71 years old in Chicago.
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 (1869–1941).
Born September 6th, 1869 in Oswestry.
Died March 11th, 1941 at 71 years old in Wrington.
Walter Heller
American economist (1915–1987).
Born August 27th, 1915 in Buffalo.
Died June 15th, 1987 at 71 years old in Silverdale (cardioplegia).
Béla Hamvas
Hungarian writer and philosopher (1897–1968).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Prešov.
Died November 7th, 1968 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Ernie Chan
Philiphine artist (1940-2012).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Philippines.
Died May 16th, 2012 at 71 years old in California (cancer). [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.
Deaths 761 to 770 of 1928
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard