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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Valeri Zolotukhin
Russian actor (1941–2013).
Born June 21st, 1941 in Bystryy Istok.
Died March 30th, 2013 at 71 years old in Moscow (glioblastoma).
Sheng Xuanhuai
1844-1916, founder of jiaotong university.
Born November 4th, 1844 in Wujin District.
Died April 27th, 1916 at 71 years old in Shanghai.
Alexander Braun
German botanist and university teacher (1805–1877).
Born May 10th, 1805 in Regensburg.
Died March 29th, 1877 at 71 years old in Berlin.
José Augusto Torres
Portuguese footballer (1938–2010).
Born September 8th, 1938 in Torres Novas.
Died September 3rd, 2010 at 71 years old in Lisbon (heart failure). [ref]
Rifa'a at-Tahtawi
Egyptian scholar (1801–1873).
Born October 15th, 1801 in Tahta. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1873 at 71 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Lawrence Gray
American actor (1898-1970).
Born July 28th, 1898 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1970 at 71 years old in Mexico City.
Lin Shu
Chinese writer (1852-1924).
Born November 8th, 1852 in Fuzhou.
Died October 9th, 1924 at 71 years old in Beijing.
Tahereh Saffarzadeh
Iranian academic (1936–2008).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Sirjan.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 71 years old in Tehran. [ref]
John Thomas
American high jumper (1941–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Boston.
Died January 15th, 2013 at 71 years old in Brockton.
Heinrich Martin Weber
German mathematician (1842–1913).
Born March 5th, 1842 in Heidelberg.
Died May 17th, 1913 at 71 years old in Strasbourg.
Deaths 961 to 970 of 1928
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