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In the year 1971
507 Notable deaths
Henri Cournollet
Olympic curler (1882–1971).
Born December 19th, 1882 in Villers-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1971 at 88 years old in Reims. [ref]
Pedro Casella
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1971).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Uruguay.
Died June 18th, 1971 at 72 years old [ref]
Halfdan Gran Olsen
Norwegian rower (1910–1971).
Born October 7th, 1910 in Bergen.
Died January 16th, 1971 at 60 years old in Bergen.
Adam Kowalski
Polish basketball player, sportsperson, ice hockey player and handball player (1912–1971).
Born December 19th, 1912 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died December 9th, 1971 at 58 years old in Kraków.
Roberto Emílio da Cunha
Brazilian footballer.
Born March 19th, 1913 in Niterói.
Died July 15th, 1971 at 58 years old in São Paulo.
Hendrik Scherpenhuijzen
Dutch fencer.
Born April 3rd, 1882 in Rotterdam.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 89 years old in Amersfoort.
André Billy
French writer (1882–1971).
Born December 13th, 1882 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1971 at 88 years old in Barbizon. [ref]
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker