In the year 1971
469 Notable deaths
Violet Jessop
Titanic crew member (1887–1971).
Born October 2nd, 1887 in Bahía Blanca.
Died May 5th, 1971 at 83 years old in Great Ashfield (heart failure).
Pete Duel
American actor.
Born February 24th, 1940 in Rochester.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 31 years old in Hollywood.
Reinhold Niebuhr
American protestant theologian (1892–1971).
Born June 21st, 1892 in Wright City. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1971 at 78 years old in Stockbridge. [ref]
Bill W.
Founder of alcoholics anonymous (1895–1971).
Born November 26th, 1895 in East Dorset.
Died January 24th, 1971 at 75 years old in Miami (pulmonary emphysema).
Van Heflin
American actor (1908–1971).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Walters. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1971 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Edith Tolkien
J. r. r. tolkien's wife and muse (1889–1971).
Born January 21st, 1889 in Gloucester.
Died November 29th, 1971 at 82 years old in Bournemouth.
Schlitzie
American sideshow performer (1901-1971).
Born September 10th, 1901 in The Bronx.
Died September 24th, 1971 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Hugo Black
U.s. supreme court justice (1886-1971).
Born February 27th, 1886 in Ashland. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1971 at 85 years old in Bethesda (stroke). [ref]
Gene Vincent
American musician; rock and roll and rockabilly pioneer (1935-1971).
Born February 11th, 1935 in Norfolk. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1971 at 36 years old in Newhall (ulcer). [ref]
Lin Biao
Chinese communist military commander and politician.
Born December 5th, 1907 in Huanggang.
Died September 13th, 1971 at 63 years old in Öndörkhaan (aviation accident). [ref]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling