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In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Amet-khan Sultan
Crimean tatar wwii flying ace, test pilot, and twice hero of the soviet union (1920-1971).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Alupka.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 50 years old in Moscow Oblast (aircraft crash).
Otto Wagener
German general (1888-1971).
Born April 29th, 1888 in Durlach.
Died August 9th, 1971 at 83 years old in Chieming.
Ryūnosuke Kusaka
Japanese admiral.
Born September 25th, 1892 in Tokyo.
Died November 23rd, 1971 at 79 years old
Heinz Hopf
German mathematician (1894–1971).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Grabiszyn-Grabiszynek.
Died June 3rd, 1971 at 76 years old in Zollikon.
Otto Lasch
German general.
Born June 25th, 1893 in Pszczyna.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 77 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Roger Adams
American organic chemist (1889–1971).
Born January 2nd, 1889 in Boston.
Died July 6th, 1971 at 82 years old in Urbana.
Ba Khin
Burmese civil servant and vipassana meditation master.
Born March 6th, 1899 in Yangon.
Died January 19th, 1971 at 71 years old in Yangon.
Princess Anna of Montenegro
Montenegrin princess and composer (1874-1971).
Born August 18th, 1874 in Cetinje.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 96 years old in Montreux.
Paruyr Sevak
Armenian writer, poet and specialist in literature (1924-1971).
Born January 24th, 1924 in Zangakatun.
Died June 17th, 1971 at 47 years old in Yerevan (traffic collision).
Anthony Ludovici
British academic (1882-1971).
Born January 8th, 1882 in London.
Died April 3rd, 1971 at 89 years old
Deaths 181 to 190 of 524
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