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Dead at age 71
1,364 Notable deaths
Edgar Anderson
American botanist (1897-1969).
Born November 9th, 1897 in Forestville.
Died June 18th, 1969 at 71 years old in St. Louis.
Frederick Gardner Cottrell
American chemist.
Born January 10th, 1877 in Oakland.
Died November 16th, 1948 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Yevsevii Mandychesvky
Austrian musician (1857-1929).
Born August 18th, 1857 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1929 at 71 years old in Sulz. [ref]
Biswamoy Biswas
Indian ornithologist.
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Kolkata.
Died August 10th, 1994 at 71 years old
Hans-Joachim Schoeps
German historian and academic (1909-1980).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Erlangen. [ref]
Fathi Arafat
Palestinian physician (1933–2004).
Born January 11th, 1933 in Cairo.
Died December 1st, 2004 at 71 years old in Cairo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Torberg
Czech publicist and writer (1908-1979).
Born September 16th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1979 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Patrick O'Connell
Irish association footballer (1887-1959).
Born March 8th, 1887 in Dublin.
Died February 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in London.
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Prime minister of iceland (1913-1984).
Born March 1st, 1913 in Stóra-Holt.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 71 years old
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