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In the year 1971
504 Notable deaths
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Indian writer.
Born July 23rd, 1898 in Labhpur. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1971 at 73 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Heinz Lammerding
German general.
Born August 27th, 1905 in Dortmund.
Died January 13th, 1971 at 65 years old in Bad Tölz (cancer).
Albert Ekka
Recipient of param vir chakra (1942–1971).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Gumla.
Died December 3rd, 1971 at 28 years old in Sagar Island.
Giorgos Seferis
Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Urla. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1971 at 71 years old in Athens. [ref]
Roy Glenn
Actor (1914-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1914 in Pittsburg.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Bella Darvi
Actress (1928-1971).
Born October 23rd, 1928 in Sosnowiec.
Died September 11th, 1971 at 42 years old in Monte Carlo (asphyxia).
Raoul Hausmann
Austrian photographer and sculptor (1886–1971).
Born January 12th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 85 years old in Limoges.
Thomas J. Dodd
American diplomat and politician.
Born May 15th, 1907 in Norwich. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1971 at 64 years old in Old Lyme (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leslie Kong
Chinese-jamaican record producer.
Born December 20th, 1933 in Kingston.
Died August 9th, 1971 at 37 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction).
Vladislav Volkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935–1971).
Born November 23rd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 35 years old in low Earth orbit, Soyuz 11 (hypoxia, decompression sickness).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 504
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom