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In the year 1971
457 Notable deaths
Philip Wylie
American writer.
Born May 12th, 1902 in Beverly.
Died October 25th, 1971 at 69 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
German army general.
Born June 12th, 1888 in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Died January 29th, 1971 at 82 years old in Bielefeld (traffic collision).
Paul Pierre Lévy
French mathematician (1886–1971).
Born September 15th, 1886 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Chester Conklin
Actor, comedian (1886-1971).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Oskaloosa. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1971 at 85 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Maria Koepcke
German-peruvian ornithologist (1924-1971).
Born May 15th, 1924 in Leipzig.
Died December 24th, 1971 at 47 years old in Peru.
Larry Burrows
British photojournalist.
Born May 29th, 1926 in London. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1971 at 44 years old in Laos. [ref]
Raymond Hatton
American silent film actor (1887-1971).
Born July 7th, 1887 in Red Oak. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1971 at 84 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Betty Bronson
Actress (1906-1971).
Born November 17th, 1906 in Trenton. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1971 at 64 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Bernardo Houssay
Argentine physician (1887-1971).
Born April 10th, 1887 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1971 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Maurice Bowra
English classical scholar, literary critic and academic (1898–1971).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Jiujiang. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1971 at 73 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 457
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