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In the year 1971
469 Notable deaths
Ellaline Terriss
English actress, singer (1871-1971).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Stanley. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1971 at 100 years old in London, Hampstead (disease).
Andrey Andreyev
Soviet politician (1895–1971).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Kuznetsovo.
Died December 5th, 1971 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Mikhail Romm
Soviet film director.
Born January 24th, 1901 in Irkutsk. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1971 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Archduchess Immaculata of Austria
Austrian archduchess.
Born September 9th, 1892 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1971 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
Paul Karrer
Russian chemist (1889-1971).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1971 at 82 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Naoya Shiga
Japanese writer.
Born February 20th, 1883 in Ishinomaki. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1971 at 88 years old in Kanto Central Hospital for Public School Teachers (pneumonia).
Leonard Jimmie Savage
American mathematician (1917-1971).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Detroit. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 53 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Agnes Meyer Driscoll
American cryptographer.
Born July 24th, 1889 in Geneseo.
Died September 16th, 1971 at 82 years old in Fairfax.
Roland de Vaux
French archaeologist (1903–1971).
Born December 17th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1971 at 67 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Charlie Shavers
Jazz trumpeter.
Born August 3rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 50 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci