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In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Spyros Skouras
American film executive (1893-1971).
Born March 28th, 1893.
Died August 16th, 1971 at 78 years old in Mamaroneck (myocardial infarction).
C. D. Broad
English philosopher (1887–1971).
Born December 30th, 1887 in Harlesden.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Wasfi Tal
Prime minister of jordan (1919-1971).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Arapgir.
Died November 28th, 1971 at 52 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Thomas C. Hart
United states navy admiral and united states senator (1877-1971).
Born June 12th, 1877 in Davison.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 94 years old in Sharon.
Hermann Ehrhardt
German freikorps commander (1881–1971).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Diersburg.
Died September 27th, 1971 at 89 years old in Lichtenau im Waldviertel.
Helene Weigel
German actress and artistic director (1900-1971).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 6th, 1971 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Herbert Biberman
American screenwriter and film director (1900–1971).
Born March 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 71 years old in New York City (bone cancer).
Douglas Shearer
Canadian sound designer and recording director (1899-1971).
Born November 17th, 1899 in Westmount.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 71 years old in Culver City.
Georgi Asparuhov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 28 years old in Sofia (traffic collision).
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).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 524
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