In the year 1971
504 Notable deaths
Chips Rafferty
Actor (1909-1971).
Born March 26th, 1909 in Broken Hill. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1971 at 62 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Lawrence Bragg
Australian-born british physicist and x-ray crystallographer.
Born March 31st, 1890 in Adelaide. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1971 at 81 years old in Ipswich. [ref]
Joseph Siffert
Swiss racecar and motorcycle driver (1936-1971).
Born July 7th, 1936 in Fribourg.
Died October 24th, 1971 at 35 years old in Brands Hatch (smoke inhalation injury).
Rockwell Kent
American artist (1882-1971).
Born June 21st, 1882 in Tarrytown. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1971 at 88 years old in Plattsburgh. [ref]
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
British judge (1880-1971).
Born December 2nd, 1880 in Builth Wells.
Died August 28th, 1971 at 90 years old in Malmesbury.
Learie Constantine
West indian cricketer, lawyer, politician and diplomat (1901-1971).
Born September 21st, 1901 in Petit Valley.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 69 years old in Brondesbury (bronchitis).
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church and saint.
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Damanhur.
Died March 9th, 1971 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 43 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (decompression sickness, hypoxia).
Richard Mulcahy
Irish politician (1886-1971).
Born May 10th, 1886 in Waterford.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 85 years old in Dublin.
Frank Wolff
American actor.
Born May 11th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1971 at 43 years old in Rome (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 504
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