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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter (1926–1997).
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton.
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Kálmán Tisza
Hungarian prime minister (1830-1902).
Born December 10th, 1830 in Oradea.
Died March 24th, 1902 at 71 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Arthur Byron
American actor (1872–1943).
Born April 3rd, 1872 in Brooklyn.
Died July 17th, 1943 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943).
Born March 25th, 1872 in Magome-juku.
Died August 22nd, 1943 at 71 years old in Oiso (cerebral hemorrhage).
Harmon Northrop Morse
American chemist (1848–1920).
Born October 15th, 1848 in Cambridge.
Died September 8th, 1920 at 71 years old in Maine.
Momčilo Vukotić
Yugoslav footballer and manager (1950–2021).
Born June 2nd, 1950 in Belgrade.
Died December 3rd, 2021 at 71 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Georges Gurvitch
French sociologist (1894-1965).
Born November 1st, 1894 in Novorossiysk.
Died December 12th, 1965 at 71 years old in Paris.
Simonne Mathieu
French tennis player, commander of the corps des volontaires françaises in wwii (1908-1980).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Chatou.
Freddie Steele
American boxer (1912-1984).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Seattle.
Died August 23rd, 1984 at 71 years old in Aberdeen (stroke).
Soumaïla Cissé
Malian politician (1949-2020).
Born December 20th, 1949 in Timbuktu.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 781 to 790 of 1928
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