In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Luigi Tasselli
Olympic cyclist.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Borgo Virgilio.
Died November 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Mantua.
Mauritz Andersson
Wrestler (1886–1971).
Born September 22nd, 1886 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 85 years old in Gothenburg.
Gioacchino Guaragna
Italian fencer.
Born June 14th, 1908 in Milan.
Died April 19th, 1971 at 62 years old in Milan.
André Fierens
Belgian footballer (1898-1971).
Born February 8th, 1898 in Antwerp.
Died January 12th, 1971 at 72 years old [ref]
Vlasta Kálalová
Czech entomologist and doctor (1896–1971).
Born October 26th, 1896 in Bernartice.
Died February 15th, 1971 at 74 years old in Písek.
Edwin Frazier
American ice hockey goaltender (1907–1971).
Born January 21st, 1907 in Stoneham.
Died November 2nd, 1971 at 64 years old in Wilmington.
Koichi Kudo
Japanese association football player and manager.
Born February 4th, 1909 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died September 21st, 1971 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Massinet Sorcinelli
Basketball player.
Born February 27th, 1922 in São Paulo.
Died August 12th, 1971 at 49 years old
Romelia Alarcón Folgar
Guatemalan poet, journalist and suffragette.
Born October 27th, 1900 in Cobán.
Died July 19th, 1971 at 70 years old in Guatemala City.
Fred Thompson
New zealand rower, 1908-1971.
Born March 31st, 1908 in Christchurch.
Died December 15th, 1971 at 63 years old in Christchurch.
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black