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In the year 1971
471 Notable deaths
Guillermo Uribe Holguín
Colombian musician.
Born March 17th, 1880 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1971 at 91 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Harry Dénis
Dutch soccer player (1896-1971).
Born August 28th, 1896 in The Hague. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1971 at 74 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Earl Foster Thomson
American equestrian (1900-1971).
Born August 14th, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died July 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Santa Barbara.
Edgar Bain
American metallurgist (1891–1971).
Born September 14th, 1891 in Marion.
Died November 27th, 1971 at 80 years old in Edgeworth.
Jennison Heaton
American skeleton racer.
Born April 16th, 1904 in New Haven.
Died August 6th, 1971 at 67 years old in Burlingame. [ref]
Ferenc Erdei
Hungarian politician, sociologist (1910-1971).
Born December 24th, 1910 in Makó. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1971 at 60 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ernő Verebes
American actor (1902–1971).
Born December 6th, 1902 in New York City.
Died June 13th, 1971 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Josef Košťálek
Czech footballer (1909-1971).
Born August 31st, 1909 in Kladno. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1971 at 62 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Austin Clapp
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1910–1971).
Born November 8th, 1910 in Farmington.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 61 years old in Woodside.
Josef Kainar
Czech poet, playwright and lyricist.
Born July 29th, 1917 in Přerov. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1971 at 54 years old in Dobříš. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 471
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