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In the year 1971
471 Notable deaths
Thomas Thould
British water polo player.
Born January 11th, 1886 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died June 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in Weston-super-Mare.
Giuseppe Milano
Italian footballer and manager (1887-1971).
Born September 26th, 1887 in Revere.
Died May 13th, 1971 at 83 years old in Vercelli.
Gustaf Johansson
Swedish ice hockey player (1900–1971).
Born September 14th, 1900 in Stockholm.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
Gunnar Sköld
Swedish racing cyclist (1894–1971).
Born September 24th, 1894 in Västerås.
Died June 24th, 1971 at 76 years old in Västerås.
Károly Weichelt
Romanian footballer (1906-1971).
Born March 2nd, 1906 in Oradea.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 65 years old in Romania.
Olaf Ingebretsen
Gymnast.
Born May 24th, 1892 in Christiania.
Died July 20th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bærum.
Paul Vasseur
French water polo player (1884-1971).
Born October 10th, 1884 in Lille. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1971 at 87 years old in Saint-Didier. [ref]
John Lyons
American ice hockey player.
Born March 31st, 1900 in Massachusetts.
Died January 15th, 1971 at 70 years old in Massachusetts.
Frank Jerwood
British rower (1885–1971).
Born November 29th, 1885 in Keighley.
Died July 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Leicester.
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