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In the year 1971
469 Notable deaths
Erich Abraham
German general.
Born March 27th, 1895 in Malbork.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
Sergey Timofeyevich Konyonkov
Russian and soviet sculptor (1874-1971).
Died December 9th, 1971 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marin Sais
Actress (1890-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in San Rafael.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971).
Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Gertrud von Le Fort
German writer of novels, poems and essays (1876-1971).
Born October 11th, 1876 in Minden.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 95 years old in Oberstdorf.
Li Siguang
Chinese geologist and politician (1889-1971).
Born October 26th, 1889 in Huilongshan.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney
American civil engineer, architect and suffragist (1883–1971).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Basingstoke.
Died January 18th, 1971 at 87 years old in Greenwich.
Jean-Pierre Monseré
Cyclist (1948-1971).
Born September 8th, 1948 in Roeselare.
Died March 15th, 1971 at 22 years old in Lille.
Péter Szondi
German academic.
Born May 27th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died November 9th, 1971 at 42 years old in Berlin (drowning).
Phil Edwards
Canadian middle distance runner (1907-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Georgetown.
Died September 6th, 1971 at 63 years old in Montreal.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 469
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