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In the year 1971
471 Notable deaths
Paul Klinger
German actor.
Born June 14th, 1907 in Essen.
Died November 14th, 1971 at 64 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Philip Fleming
British merchant banker and rower (1889-1971).
Born August 15th, 1889 in Newport-on-Tay.
Died October 13th, 1971 at 82 years old in Woodstock.
Hussein Al Oweini
Lebanese businessman and former prime minister (1900-1971).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Beirut.
Died December 10th, 1971 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Piero Gherardi
Italian costume and set designer (1909–1971).
Born November 20th, 1909 in Poppi.
Died June 8th, 1971 at 61 years old in Rome.
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh
Russian mathematician (1908-1971).
Born January 19th, 1908 in Yartsevo. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1971 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Etienne Gailly
Athletics competitor.
Born November 26th, 1922 in Beringen.
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 48 years old in Genval.
Olga Preobrazhenskaya
Russian actress, film director, screenwriter and teacher (1881-1971).
Born July 24th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Bernhard Paumgartner
Austrian composer and conductor.
Born November 14th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died July 27th, 1971 at 83 years old in Salzburg.
Antanas Venclova
Soviet politician (1906-1971).
Born January 7th, 1906 in Trempiniai. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1971 at 65 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Ernesto Cucchiaroni
Argentine footballer (1927–1971).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Posadas.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 43 years old in Posadas (traffic collision).
Deaths 331 to 340 of 471
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