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Dead at age 71
1,472 Notable deaths
Guglielmo Ferrero
Italian historian and writer (1871-1942).
Born June 21st, 1871 in Portici.
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Geneva.
Ernest William Brown
English-american astronomer and mathematician.
Born November 29th, 1866 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died July 23rd, 1938 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Albert Divo
French racing driver (1895–1966).
Born January 24th, 1895 in Paris.
Died September 19th, 1966 at 71 years old in Morsang-sur-Orge (myocardial infarction).
Robert William Boyle
Canadian-british physicist (1883-1955).
Born October 2nd, 1883 in Carbonear.
Died April 18th, 1955 at 71 years old in London.
Valeri Zolotukhin
Russian actor (1941-2013).
Born June 21st, 1941 in Bystryy Istok.
Died March 30th, 2013 at 71 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
José Augusto Torres
Portuguese footballer (1938-2010).
Born September 8th, 1938 in Torres Novas.
Died September 3rd, 2010 at 71 years old in Lisbon (heart failure). [ref]
Lin Shu
Chinese writer (1852-1924).
Born November 8th, 1852 in Fuzhou.
Died October 9th, 1924 at 71 years old in Beijing.
Tahereh Saffarzadeh
Iranian academic (1936–2008).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Sirjan.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Tehran. [ref]
John Thomas
American high jumper (1941–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Boston.
Died January 15th, 2013 at 71 years old in Brockton.
Oton Župančič
Slovenian poet, writer (1878-1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Vinica. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1949 at 71 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
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