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In the year 1971
469 Notable deaths
Aldo Castellani
Italian bacteriologist.
Born September 8th, 1874 in Florence.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 97 years old in Lisbon.
Louis Armand
French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter.
Born January 17th, 1905 in Cruseilles. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1971 at 66 years old in Villers-sur-Mer. [ref]
Aleksandr Tvardovsky
Soviet poet.
Born June 21st, 1910 in Zagorye. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1971 at 61 years old in Vatutinki (lung cancer). [ref]
Simon Vestdijk
Dutch author (1898-1971).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Harlingen.
Died March 23rd, 1971 at 72 years old in Utrecht.
Gaito Gazdanov
Russian writer, radio liberty editor (1903–1971).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 5th, 1971 at 67 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi
Nigerian physician (1910-1971).
Born November 11th, 1910 in Lagos. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1971 at 60 years old [ref]
Jean Grenier
French philosopher and writer (1898-1971).
Born February 6th, 1898 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1971 at 73 years old in Dreux. [ref]
Edward Andrade
English physicist (1887-1971).
Born December 27th, 1887 in London.
Died June 6th, 1971 at 83 years old
Godfried Bomans
Dutch writer (1913-1971).
Born March 2nd, 1913 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 58 years old in Bloemendaal (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Fildes
British pathologist and microbiologist.
Born February 10th, 1882 in London.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 88 years old in London.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 469
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi