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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Ojo Maduekwe
Nigerian politician (1945–2016).
Born May 6th, 1945 in Ohafia. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2016 at 71 years old in Abuja. [ref]
François Reichenbach
French film director.
Born July 3rd, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Theodor Leutwein
Colonial administrator of german southwest africa (1849-1921).
Born May 9th, 1849 in Strümpfelbrunn.
Died April 13th, 1921 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Robert Falk
Russian artist (1886-1958).
Born October 26th, 1886 in Moscow.
Died October 1st, 1958 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Paul Vinogradoff
Russian historian (1854–1925).
Born November 30th, 1854 in Moscow, Kostroma.
Died December 19th, 1925 at 71 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Israel Yeshayahu
Israeli politician (1908-1979).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Saada. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Edgar Wind
German-born british interdisciplinary art historian.
Born May 14th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died September 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Wilma Neruda
Moravian violinist (1838–1911).
Born March 21st, 1840 in Brno. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1911 at 71 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Othenio Abel
Austrian botanist, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist (1875–1946).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Vienna.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 71 years old in Mondsee.
Steno
Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1917–1988).
Born January 19th, 1917 in Rome.
Died March 13th, 1988 at 71 years old in Rome.
Deaths 981 to 990 of 1928
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