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In the year 1971
505 Notable deaths
Ed Gordon
American long jumper (1908-1971).
Born July 1st, 1908 in Jackson.
Died September 5th, 1971 at 63 years old in Detroit.
Friedebert Tuglas
Estonian writer and critic (1886–1971).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Livonia Governorate.
Died April 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in Tallinn.
Joseph Santley
Actor, film director (1889-1971).
Born January 10th, 1889 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 8th, 1971 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Antonio Bacci
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 4th, 1885 in Italy. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1971 at 85 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Mihail Jora
Romanian composer.
Born August 14th, 1891 in Roman. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Massimo Campigli
Italian painter and journalist (1895-1971).
Born July 4th, 1895 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1971 at 75 years old in Saint-Tropez. [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.
Jimmy Gallagher
American soccer player.
Born June 7th, 1901 in Kirkintilloch.
Died October 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Cleveland.
Thawi Bunyaket
5th prime minister of thailand (1904-1971).
Born November 10th, 1904 in Bangkok.
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 66 years old in Bangkok.
Viliam Široký
Czechoslovak vice prime minister of czechoslovakia, member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and slovak nation politician (1902-1971).
Born May 31st, 1902 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1971 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 505
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn