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In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Thomas Gomez
American actor (1905-1971).
Born July 10th, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1971 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (traffic collision). [ref]
Shunryu Suzuki
Japanese buddhist missionary.
Born May 18th, 1904 in Hiratsuka.
Died December 4th, 1971 at 67 years old in San Francisco.
James Westerfield
American actor (1913-1971).
Born March 22nd, 1913 in New York City, Nashville.
Died September 20th, 1971 at 58 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Seán Lemass
Irish politician (1899-1971).
Born July 15th, 1899 in Ballybrack. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1971 at 71 years old in Phibsborough (lung cancer). [ref]
W. O. Bentley
British automotive engineer (1888-1971).
Born September 16th, 1888 in London.
Died August 13th, 1971 at 82 years old in Woking.
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist (1931–1971).
Born December 2nd, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 1971 at 39 years old in Toronto (epilepsy).
Dorothy Comingore
American actress (1913-1971).
Born August 24th, 1913 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1971 at 58 years old in Stonington. [ref]
Fernandel
French actor and singer (1903-1971).
Born May 8th, 1903 in Marseille. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1971 at 67 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Stevie Smith
British poet, novelist, illustrator, performer (1902–1971).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 68 years old in Ashburton (brain cancer).
T. V. Soong
Chinese businessman and politician (1894-1971).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 1971 at 77 years old in San Francisco.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 524
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