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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Aleksander Ford
Polish film director (1908–1980).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died April 4th, 1980 at 71 years old in Naples (hanging to death).
Thomas W. Hardwick
American politician (1872-1944).
Born December 9th, 1872 in Thomasville.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 71 years old in Sandersville.
Henri de Régnier
French poet (1864-1936).
Born December 28th, 1864 in Honfleur. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1936 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gastone Gambara
Italian general (1890–1962).
Born November 10th, 1890 in Imola.
Died February 27th, 1962 at 71 years old in Rome.
Amédée Méreaux
French musicologist, pianist, and composer.
Born September 17th, 1802 in former 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1874 at 71 years old in Rouen.
Sergey Tereshchenko
Prime minister of kazakhstan (1951–2023).
Born March 30th, 1951 in Lesozavodsk.
Died February 10th, 2023 at 71 years old in Astana. [ref]
Eugene Gordon Lee
American child actor (1933-2005).
Born October 25th, 1933 in Fort Worth.
Died October 16th, 2005 at 71 years old in Minneapolis (lung cancer, brain cancer).
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Soviet and russian actress (1940-2011).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Poltava.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Henry Spira
American activist (1927-1998).
Born June 19th, 1927 in Antwerp.
Died September 12th, 1998 at 71 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Robert Mallet
Geophysicist, civil engineer and inventor from ireland (1810-1881).
Born June 3rd, 1810 in Dublin.
Died November 5th, 1881 at 71 years old in Clapham.
Deaths 801 to 810 of 1928
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau