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In the year 1971

505 Notable deaths

Alberto Ghilardi

Olympic cyclist.

Born August 25th, 1909 in Rome.

Died June 30th, 1971 at 61 years old in Rome.

Joseph Helffrich

German astronomer (1890–1971).

Born January 12th, 1890 in Mannheim.

Died December 26th, 1971 at 81 years old in Neckarau.

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.

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 Guinchard

Swiss footballer (1914-1971).

Born November 10th, 1914 in Geneva.

Died May 19th, 1971 at 56 years old in Geneva. [ref]

Félix Balyu

Belgian footballer (1891-1971).

Born August 5th, 1891 in Bruges.

Died January 15th, 1971 at 79 years old

Ciro Verratti

Fencer (1907-1971).

Born August 17th, 1907 in Archi, Abruzzo.

Died July 6th, 1971 at 63 years old in Milan (traffic collision).

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.

Olaf Barda

Norwegian chess player.

Born August 17th, 1909 in Oslo.

Died May 2nd, 1971 at 61 years old in Oslo.

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