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In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
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]
Marie Collier
Australian opera soprano (1927-1971).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Ballarat.
Died December 8th, 1971 at 44 years old in London (falling from height).
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]
Aleksey Isayev
Russian engineer (1908–1971).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 1971 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Mauersberger
German choral conductor and composer. (1889–1971).
Born January 29th, 1889 in Mauersberg.
Died February 22nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Dresden.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 524
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi