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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Oton Župančič
Slovenian poet, writer (1878-1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Vinica. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1949 at 71 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Robert G. Vignola
American artist (1882–1953).
Born August 7th, 1882 in Trivigno.
Died October 25th, 1953 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Jacques Berthier
French composer (1923-1994).
Born June 27th, 1923 in Auxerre.
Died June 27th, 1994 at 71 years old in Paris.
Jorge Oñate
Colombian vallenato singer.
Born March 31st, 1949 in La Paz, Cesar Department.
Died February 28th, 2021 at 71 years old in Medellín (COVID-19). [ref]
Jan Cameron
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, coach (1947–2018).
Born February 20th, 1947 in Sydney.
Died April 30th, 2018 at 71 years old in Queensland. [ref]
Thomas Andrews
Irish chemist and physicist (1813–1885).
Born December 19th, 1813 in Belfast.
Died November 26th, 1885 at 71 years old in Belfast.
Aaron Bernstein
German scientist, author and reformer (1812-1884).
Born April 6th, 1812 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1884 at 71 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Joe Marsala
Italian-american jazz clarinetist and songwriter.
Born January 4th, 1907 in Chicago.
Died March 4th, 1978 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara.
Jean Perrin
French physicist (1870–1942).
Born September 30th, 1870 in Lille.
Died April 17th, 1942 at 71 years old in New York City.
Hans-Joachim Schoeps
German historian and academic (1909-1980).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Erlangen.
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