In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Pavel Fitin
Soviet intelligence officer and statesman (1907-1971).
Born December 28th, 1907.
Died December 24th, 1971 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Phil Edwards
Canadian middle distance runner (1907-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Georgetown.
Died September 6th, 1971 at 63 years old in Montreal.
Sergey Timofeyevich Konyonkov
Russian and soviet sculptor (1874-1971).
Died December 9th, 1971 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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.
Nikola Kotkov
Bulgarian footballer (1938-1971).
Born December 9th, 1938 in Sofia.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 32 years old in Vitinya Pass (traffic collision).
Marin Sais
Actress (1890-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in San Rafael.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Ernst Krenkel
Russian arctic explorer of baltic german origin (1903-1971).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Białystok.
Died December 8th, 1971 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Camille Gutt
Economist, industrialist, politician (1884-1971).
Born November 14th, 1884 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 7th, 1971 at 86 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Norman Steenrod
American mathematician (1910-1971).
Born April 22nd, 1910 in Dayton.
Died October 14th, 1971 at 61 years old in Princeton.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 524
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