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Dead at age 71
1,403 Notable deaths
Louis Georges Gouy
French physicist.
Born February 19th, 1854 in Vals-les-Bains. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1926 at 71 years old in Vals-les-Bains. [ref]
Miguel R. Dávila
President of honduras (1856-1927).
Born September 29th, 1856 in Tegucigalpa.
Died October 12th, 1927 at 71 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Athletics competitor.
Born February 28th, 1929 in Errachidia.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 71 years old in Fez (arteriosclerotic heart disease).
Werner Bergengruen
German writer (1892–1964).
Born September 16th, 1892 in Riga.
Died September 4th, 1964 at 71 years old in Baden-Baden.
John J. Carty
American electrical engineer.
Born April 14th, 1861 in Cambridge.
Died December 27th, 1932 at 71 years old in Johns Hopkins Hospital. [ref]
Arturo Rivera y Damas
Catholic archbishop (1923–1994).
Born September 30th, 1923 in San Esteban Catarina.
Died November 26th, 1994 at 71 years old in San Salvador.
Wilopo
Indonesian politician (1909–1981).
Born October 21st, 1909 in Purworejo. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1981 at 71 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Georg Wissowa
German classical philologist.
Born June 17th, 1859 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1931 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Friedrich Adolf Paneth
Austrian-born british chemist.
Born August 31st, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1958 at 71 years old in Mainz. [ref]
William McMillan
American sport shooter (1929-2000).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Frostburg.
Died June 6th, 2000 at 71 years old in Encinitas.
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