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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Herbert E. Ives
American physicist (1882-1953).
Born July 31st, 1882 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1953 at 71 years old in Montclair.
Daša Drndić
Croatian writer (1946–2018).
Born August 10th, 1946 in Zagreb.
Died June 5th, 2018 at 71 years old in Rijeka (cancer).
Iakob Gogebashvili
Georgian writer and journalist.
Born October 27th, 1840 in Variani.
Died June 14th, 1912 at 71 years old in Tbilisi.
Prince August of Württemberg
German prince and general (1813–1885).
Born January 24th, 1813 in Stuttgart.
Died January 12th, 1885 at 71 years old in Zehdenick.
James Krüss
German writer (1926–1997).
Born May 31st, 1926 in Heligoland.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 71 years old in Gran Canaria.
Alexander Khatisian
Armenian politician (1874–1945).
Born February 17th, 1874 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1945 at 71 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sophie Menter
German musician (1846–1918).
Born July 29th, 1846 in Munich.
Died February 23rd, 1918 at 71 years old in Stockdorf.
Rudolf Schock
German tenor (1915–1986).
Born September 4th, 1915 in Duisburg.
Died November 13th, 1986 at 71 years old in Düren (myocardial infarction).
Addai II Giwargis
Catholicos patriarch of the ancient church of the east (1950–2022).
Born August 1st, 1950 in Mosul.
Died February 11th, 2022 at 71 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Miltiadis Evert
Greek politician (1939–2011).
Born May 12th, 1939 in Athens.
Died February 9th, 2011 at 71 years old in Athens.
Deaths 931 to 940 of 1928
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