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In the year 1971
457 Notable deaths
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]
Broncho Billy Anderson
American actor, writer, film director, and film producer (1880-1971).
Born March 21st, 1880 in Little Rock.
Died January 20th, 1971 at 90 years old in South Pasadena, Woodland Hills. [ref]
Dita Parlo
German actress.
Born September 4th, 1908 in Szczecin.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 63 years old in Paris (disease).
Viktor Patsayev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born June 19th, 1933 in Aktobe.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 38 years old in low Earth orbit, Soyuz 11 (decompression sickness, hypoxia).
Edmund Lowe
American actor (1890-1971).
Born March 3rd, 1890 in San Jose. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1971 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Royal air force air marshal (1893-1971).
Born May 21st, 1893 in Hungerford.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Funtington (cancer).
Bhikhari Thakur
Indian writer.
Born December 18th, 1887 in Saran district.
Died July 10th, 1971 at 83 years old
Bengt Ekerot
Actor.
Born February 8th, 1920 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1971 at 51 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
William F. Albright
American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics (1891-1971).
Born May 24th, 1891 in Coquimbo. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1971 at 80 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Ted Lewis
American singer and bandleader (1890-1971).
Born June 6th, 1890 in Circleville.
Died August 25th, 1971 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 457
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde