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In the year 1971
487 Notable deaths
Chesty Puller
United states marine corps general (1898-1971).
Born June 26th, 1898 in King William County.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 73 years old in Hampton (illness).
Vikram Sarabhai
Father of indian space programme (1919-1971).
Born August 12th, 1919 in Ahmedabad.
Died December 30th, 1971 at 52 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Bobby Jones
American amateur golfer and lawyer.
Born March 17th, 1902 in Atlanta.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 69 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
Thomas E. Dewey
American politician (1902–1971).
Born March 24th, 1902 in Owosso.
Died March 16th, 1971 at 68 years old in Bal Harbour (myocardial infarction).
Philo Farnsworth
American inventor.
Born August 19th, 1906 in Beaver.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 64 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).
Harold Lloyd
American film actor and producer (1893-1971).
Born April 20th, 1893 in Burchard. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1971 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
Diane Arbus
American photographer.
Born March 14th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1971 at 48 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Ub Iwerks
American animator and special effects pioneer (1901–1971).
Born March 24th, 1901 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Violet Jessop
Titanic crew member (1887–1971).
Born October 2nd, 1887 in Bahía Blanca.
Died May 5th, 1971 at 83 years old in Great Ashfield (heart failure).
Pete Duel
American actor.
Born February 24th, 1940 in Rochester.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 31 years old in Hollywood.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn