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In the year 1971
507 Notable deaths
Rodolfo Terlizzi
Fencer (1896–1971).
Born October 17th, 1896 in Florence.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 74 years old in Florence.
Olaf Barda
Norwegian chess player.
Born August 17th, 1909 in Oslo.
Died May 2nd, 1971 at 61 years old in Oslo.
John Jackson
American sport shooter, born 1885 (1885–1971).
Born February 14th, 1885 in Lincoln.
Died June 17th, 1971 at 86 years old in Fairfield.
Orvar Trolle
Swimmer.
Born April 4th, 1900 in Malmö.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Blikstorp.
Sergey Denisov
Soviet general (1909-1971).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Rossosh.
Died June 6th, 1971 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Joseph Musch
Belgian footballer (1893-1971).
Born October 12th, 1893 in Uccle.
Died September 25th, 1971 at 77 years old
Niek Michel
Dutch footballer (1912-1971).
Born September 30th, 1912 in Velsen.
Died June 24th, 1971 at 58 years old
Luigi Tasselli
Olympic cyclist.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Borgo Virgilio.
Died November 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Mantua.
Mauritz Andersson
Wrestler (1886–1971).
Born September 22nd, 1886 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 85 years old in Gothenburg.
Gioacchino Guaragna
Italian fencer.
Born June 14th, 1908 in Milan.
Died April 19th, 1971 at 62 years old in Milan.
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