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In the year 1971
471 Notable deaths
Ber Groosjohan
Dutch footballer (1897-1971).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Rotterdam.
Died August 5th, 1971 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
Alberto Fermín Zubiría
President of uruguay (1901-1971).
Born October 9th, 1901 in Montevideo.
Died October 4th, 1971 at 69 years old in Montevideo.
Hjalmar Andersson
Swedish long-distance runner (1889-1971).
Born July 13th, 1889 in Ljusnarsberg Municipality. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Insjön.
Albert Ströck
Romanian association football player (1903-1971).
Born October 2nd, 1903 in Oradea.
Died May 9th, 1971 at 67 years old in Switzerland.
Douglass Cadwallader
American golfer (1884-1971).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Illinois.
Died February 7th, 1971 at 87 years old in Minneapolis.
Rodolfo Terlizzi
Fencer (1896–1971).
Born October 17th, 1896 in Florence.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 74 years old in Florence.
Lawrence Nuesslein
Sport shooter.
Born May 16th, 1895 in Ridgefield Park.
Died May 10th, 1971 at 75 years old in Allentown.
Edward Toms
British sprinter (1899–1971).
Born December 11th, 1899 in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Died January 2nd, 1971 at 71 years old in Wareham.
Ciro Verratti
Fencer (1907-1971).
Born August 17th, 1907 in Archi, Abruzzo.
Died July 6th, 1971 at 63 years old in Milan (traffic collision).
Orvar Trolle
Swimmer.
Born April 4th, 1900 in Malmö.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Blikstorp.
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