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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
English painter and illustrator (1856–1927); son of richard caton woodville sr. (1856–1927).
Born January 7th, 1856 in London.
Died August 17th, 1927 at 71 years old in London.
Samuel Wells Williams
U.s. linguist, missionary, diplomat, naturalist and sinologist (1812–1884).
Born September 22nd, 1812 in Utica.
Died February 16th, 1884 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Thomas Mokopu Mofolo
Mosotho writer (1876–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1876 in Khojane.
Died September 8th, 1948 at 71 years old in Teyateyaneng.
Gustl Bayrhammer
German actor (1922–1993).
Born February 12th, 1922 in Munich.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 71 years old in Krailling (myocardial infarction).
J. Searle Dawley
American director and screenwriter (1877-1949).
Born May 13th, 1877 in Colorado.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Italian zoologist (1854-1925).
Born March 27th, 1854 in Rovellasca.
Died May 4th, 1925 at 71 years old in Rome.
Richard Collinson
British royal navy admiral (1811-1883).
Born November 7th, 1811 in Gateshead. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1883 at 71 years old in London Borough of Ealing. [ref]
Barrington J. Bayley
British writer (1937-2008).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Augustus C. Dodge
American politician (1812-1883).
Born January 2nd, 1812 in Ste. Genevieve.
Died November 20th, 1883 at 71 years old in Burlington.
Garrett Davis
American politician (1801–1872).
Born September 10th, 1801 in Mount Sterling.
Died September 22nd, 1872 at 71 years old in Paris.
Deaths 901 to 910 of 1928
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