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In the year 1971
505 Notable deaths
Werner Peters
Actor (1918-1971).
Born July 7th, 1918 in Wiedemar.
Died March 30th, 1971 at 52 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Mak Dizdar
Bosnian and yugoslav poet (1917–1971).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Stolac.
Died July 14th, 1971 at 53 years old in Sarajevo.
Elmer Flick
American baseball player (1876-1971).
Born January 11th, 1876 in Ohio.
Died January 9th, 1971 at 94 years old in Bedford.
Ignazio Giunti
Italian racing driver.
Born August 30th, 1941 in Rome.
Died January 10th, 1971 at 29 years old in Buenos Aires.
Usmar Ismail
Indonesian film director (1921-1971).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Bukittinggi.
Died January 2nd, 1971 at 49 years old in Indonesia.
Montagu Stopford
British army general (1892-1971).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Hanover Square.
Died March 10th, 1971 at 78 years old in Chipping Norton.
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]
James Waddell Alexander II
American mathematician (1888–1971).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Sea Bright.
Died September 23rd, 1971 at 83 years old in Princeton.
Charles Noguès
French soldier.
Born August 13th, 1876 in Monléon-Magnoac. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1971 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aldo Castellani
Italian bacteriologist.
Born September 8th, 1874 in Florence.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 97 years old in Lisbon.
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