In the year 1971
505 Notable deaths
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]
Federico Callori di Vignale
Catholic cardinal (1890–1971).
Born December 15th, 1890 in Vignale Monferrato.
Died August 10th, 1971 at 80 years old in Vatican City.
Avet Avetisyan
Soviet actor (1897-1971).
Born November 24th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died March 29th, 1971 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Robert Hunter
American amateur golfer (1886–1971).
Born November 20th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died March 28th, 1971 at 84 years old in Santa Barbara.
François Augiéras
Painter and writer.
Born July 18th, 1925 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1971 at 46 years old in Périgueux. [ref]
Alexander Zaitsev
Russian chess grandmaster.
Born June 15th, 1935 in Vladivostok.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 36 years old in Vladivostok.
Walter Byron
Canadian ice hockey player (1894-1971).
Born September 2nd, 1894 in Winnipeg.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Winnipeg.
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
Japanese association football player and manager (1902–1971).
Born October 13th, 1902 in Fukushima.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 69 years old in Japan.
Armand Massard
French fencer (1884–1971).
Born December 1st, 1884 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1971 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 505
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami