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Dead at age 71

1,928 Notable deaths

Hermann Sudermann

German dramatist and novelist (1857–1928).

Born September 30th, 1857 in Mažeikiai.

Died November 21st, 1928 at 71 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).

Charles Mungoshi

Zimbabwean writer.

Born December 2nd, 1947 in Southern Rhodesia.

Died February 16th, 2019 at 71 years old in Chitungwiza (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Michel Modo

French actor (1937-2008).

Born March 30th, 1937 in Carpentras. [ref]

Died September 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Vaires-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]

Gottlieb von Jagow

German diplomat (1863–1935).

Born June 22nd, 1863 in Berlin.

Died January 11th, 1935 at 71 years old in Potsdam.

Norman Selfe

Australian engineer and technical education advocate (1839-1911).

Born December 9th, 1839 in Teddington.

Died October 15th, 1911 at 71 years old in Sydney (heart failure).

Eugene Lanceray

Russian artist (1875-1946).

Born September 4th, 1875 in Pavlovsk. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Boris Tishchenko

Soviet composer (1939–2010).

Born March 23rd, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 9th, 2010 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).

Kazimierz Twardowski

Polish philosopher, psychologist and logician (1866–1938).

Born October 20th, 1866 in Vienna.

Died February 11th, 1938 at 71 years old in Lviv.

Albion Woodbury Small

American sociologist (1854-1926).

Born May 11th, 1854 in Buckfield.

Died March 24th, 1926 at 71 years old in Chicago.

Anna Kuliscioff

Russian feminist revolutionary and doctor (1857–1925).

Born January 9th, 1854 in Simferopol.

Died December 27th, 1925 at 71 years old in Milan. [ref]

Deaths 851 to 860 of 1928

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