In the year 1971
438 Notable deaths
Glenda Farrell
Actress (1904-1971).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Enid. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1971 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Bill Thompson
Voice actor (1913-1971).
Born July 8th, 1913 in Terre Haute. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1971 at 58 years old in Culver City (septic shock). [ref]
Paul Lukas
Hungarian-american actor.
Born May 26th, 1894 in Budapest.
Died August 16th, 1971 at 77 years old in Tangier (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Pedro Rodríguez
Mexican racecar driver (1940-1971).
Born January 18th, 1940 in Mexico City.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 31 years old in Norisring.
John W. Campbell
American science fiction writer (1910–1971).
Born June 8th, 1910 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1971 at 61 years old in Mountainside. [ref]
Ejnar Mikkelsen
Danish explorer and writer.
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Brønderslev.
Died May 1st, 1971 at 90 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Norman Cota
U.s. army major general.
Born May 30th, 1893 in Chelsea.
Died October 4th, 1971 at 78 years old in Wichita.
Mátyás Rákosi
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 78 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Diana Lynn
American actress (1926-1971).
Born October 7th, 1926 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1971 at 45 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Tor Johnson
Swedish professional wrestler and actor (1903-1971).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Kalmar.
Died May 12th, 1971 at 67 years old in San Fernando (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 438
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur