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In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Archduchess Immaculata of Austria
Austrian archduchess.
Born September 9th, 1892 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1971 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
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.
Erich Abraham
German general (1895–1971).
Born March 27th, 1895 in Malbork.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
Lester Germer
American physicist (1896–1971).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 74 years old in Shawangunk Ridge.
József Zakariás
Hungarian footballer (1924-1971).
Born March 25th, 1924 in Budafok.
Died November 22nd, 1971 at 47 years old in Budapest.
Paul Fildes
British pathologist and microbiologist (1882–1971).
Born February 10th, 1882 in London.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 88 years old in London.
Simon Vestdijk
Dutch author (1898-1971).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Harlingen.
Died March 23rd, 1971 at 72 years old in Utrecht.
Godfried Bomans
Dutch writer (1913-1971).
Born March 2nd, 1913 in The Hague.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 58 years old in Bloemendaal (myocardial infarction).
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971).
Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
May Clark
British actress (1885-1971).
Born June 1st, 1885 in Kent, Sunbury-on-Thames. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 524
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson