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In the year 1971
469 Notable deaths
Brock Chisholm
Doctor and soldier (1896-1971).
Born May 18th, 1896 in Oakville.
Died February 4th, 1971 at 74 years old in Victoria.
Kathleen Lonsdale
Irish crystallographer (1903-1971).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Newbridge.
Died April 1st, 1971 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
Fritz Kolbe
German diplomat and resistance member (1900-1971).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bern.
Munier Choudhury
Playwrite and educator.
Born November 27th, 1925 in Manikganj District.
Died December 14th, 1971 at 46 years old
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1885-1971).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1971 at 85 years old in Funchal.
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.
Wendell Meredith Stanley
American biochemist.
Born August 16th, 1904 in Ridgeville.
Died June 15th, 1971 at 66 years old in Salamanca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georgi Asparuhov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 28 years old in Sofia (traffic collision).
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
American politician (1896-1971).
Born July 21st, 1896 in Blockton.
Died September 4th, 1971 at 75 years old in Shelter Island.
Camille Clifford
Belgian-born stage actress and model (1885-1971).
Born June 29th, 1885 in Antwerp.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 85 years old
Deaths 151 to 160 of 469
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown