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In the year 1971
470 Notable deaths
H. A. R. Gibb
Scottish orientalist (1895–1971).
Born January 2nd, 1895 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1971 at 76 years old in Shipston-on-Stour. [ref]
Hyakken Uchida
Japanese writer (1889-1971).
Born May 29th, 1889 in Okayama.
Died April 20th, 1971 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Lucien Hubbard
Screenwriter (1888-1971).
Born December 22nd, 1888 in Fort Thomas. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Mary Kendall Browne
American tennis player (1891-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1891 in Santa Monica.
Died August 19th, 1971 at 80 years old in Laguna Hills.
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).
Tullio Carminati
Italian actor (1894-1971).
Born September 21st, 1894 in Zadar.
Died February 26th, 1971 at 76 years old in Rome (stroke).
Leah Baird
American actress and screenwriter (1883-1971).
Born June 20th, 1883 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Mohammad Moin
Iranian academic.
Born June 12th, 1914 in Rasht.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 57 years old in Tehran.
Jean Vilar
French theatre director and actor.
Born March 25th, 1912 in Sète. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1971 at 59 years old in Sète. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 470
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius