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In the year 1971

524 Notable deaths

Donald Gollan

British rower (1896-1971).

Born January 19th, 1896 in Paddington.

Died August 13th, 1971 at 75 years old in Worthing.

Felice Soldini

Swiss footballer (1915-1971).

Born January 1st, 1915 in Lugano.

Died January 15th, 1971 at 56 years old in Argentina.

Thomas Thould

British water polo player (1886–1971).

Born January 11th, 1886 in Weston-super-Mare.

Died June 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in Weston-super-Mare.

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]

Ivor Campbell

Canadian rower (1898–1971).

Born January 11th, 1898 in Kirkintilloch.

Died September 1st, 1971 at 73 years old in Portland.

Gustaf Johansson

Swedish ice hockey player (1900–1971).

Born September 14th, 1900 in Stockholm.

Died July 1st, 1971 at 70 years old in Stockholm.

Kazimierz Fabisiak

Polish actor (1903–1971).

Born February 11th, 1903 in Warsaw.

Died April 28th, 1971 at 68 years old in Kraków.

Károly Weichelt

Romanian footballer (1906-1971).

Born March 2nd, 1906 in Oradea.

Died July 4th, 1971 at 65 years old in Romania.

Giovanni Reggio

Sailor (1888–1971).

Born December 12th, 1888 in Genoa.

Died December 22nd, 1971 at 83 years old in Genoa. [ref]

Giulio Sarrocchi

Fencer.

Born May 24th, 1887 in Rome.

Died July 18th, 1971 at 84 years old in Rome.

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