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In the year 1971
471 Notable deaths
Herbert McLean Evans
American scientist (1882-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1882 in Modesto.
Died March 6th, 1971 at 88 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Yasui Kono
Japanese biologist and cytologist (1880-1971).
Born February 16th, 1880 in Kagawa Prefecture.
Died March 24th, 1971 at 91 years old in Bunkyō-ku.
Mihail Jora
Romanian composer.
Born August 14th, 1891 in Roman. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Kurt Reidemeister
German mathematician (1893-1971).
Born October 13th, 1893 in Brunswick.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 77 years old in Göttingen.
Tommy Thomson
Canadian athlete (1895-1971).
Born February 15th, 1895 in Birch Hills.
Died April 19th, 1971 at 76 years old in Oceanside.
Erich Straube
German infantry officer (1887–1971).
Born December 11th, 1887 in Elsterwerda.
Died March 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Osterode am Harz.
Virginia True Boardman
Actress (1889-1971).
Born May 23rd, 1889 in Fort Davis.
Died June 10th, 1971 at 82 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Al Ferguson
Irish-american actor (1888-1971).
Born April 19th, 1888 in County Wexford.
Died December 4th, 1971 at 83 years old in Long Island.
Max Trapp
German composer (1887-1971).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Antonio Bacci
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 4th, 1885 in Italy. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1971 at 85 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 471
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn