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In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Ella Cara Deloria
Yankton dakota author (1889–1971).
Born January 31st, 1889 in Yankton Indian Reservation.
Died February 12th, 1971 at 82 years old in Tripp.
Carl Ruggles
American composer (1876-1971).
Born March 11th, 1876 in Marion.
Died October 24th, 1971 at 95 years old in Bennington.
Henri Tomasi
French composer and conductor.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Marseille.
Died January 13th, 1971 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Monseré
Cyclist (1948-1971).
Born September 8th, 1948 in Roeselare.
Died March 15th, 1971 at 22 years old in Lille.
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]
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.
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