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Dead at age 71
1,403 Notable deaths
Yvon Delbos
French politician (1885-1956).
Born May 7th, 1885 in Thonac. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1956 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Brazilian actor (1934-2006).
Born August 6th, 1934 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 71 years old in São Paulo (kidney failure). [ref]
Schubert Gambetta
Uruguayan footballer (1920-1991).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died August 9th, 1991 at 71 years old in Montevideo.
Alfredo Giannetti
Italian screenwriter and film director (1924-1995).
Born April 16th, 1924 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1995 at 71 years old in Rome. [ref]
Charles Spaak
Screenwriter (1903–1975).
Born May 25th, 1903 in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1975 at 71 years old in Nice. [ref]
Ion Negoițescu
Romanian writer and historian.
Born August 10th, 1921 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died February 6th, 1993 at 71 years old in Munich.
Gennadiy Aygi
Chuvash poet, writer, and translator (1934-2006).
Born August 21st, 1934. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2006 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Peter Walker
English racing driver (1912-1984).
Born October 7th, 1912 in Leeds.
Died March 1st, 1984 at 71 years old in Worcestershire.
Otto Seeck
German classical historian (1850–1921).
Born February 2nd, 1850 in Riga. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1921 at 71 years old in Münster. [ref]
Marion Hänsel
Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor (1949-2020).
Born February 12th, 1949 in Marseille.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 71 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe. [ref]
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