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In the year 1971
504 Notable deaths
Norman Cota
U.s. army major general.
Born May 30th, 1893 in Chelsea.
Died October 4th, 1971 at 78 years old in Wichita.
Diana Lynn
American actress (1926-1971).
Born October 7th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 45 years old in New York City (stroke).
Jay C. Flippen
American actor (1899-1971).
Born March 6th, 1899 in Little Rock. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1971 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Pedro RodrÃguez
Mexican racecar driver (1940-1971).
Born January 18th, 1940 in Mexico City.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 31 years old in Norisring.
Lil Hardin Armstrong
American jazz musician (1898-1971).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Memphis.
Died August 27th, 1971 at 73 years old in Chicago.
August Derleth
American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist (1909-1971).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Sauk City.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 62 years old in Sauk City (myocardial infarction).
John Marshall Harlan II
Us supreme court justice from 1955 to 1971.
Born May 20th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1971 at 72 years old in Washington, D.C. (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Cecil Parker
Actor (1897-1971).
Born September 3rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1971 at 73 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Robert Lowery
American motion picture, television, and stage actor (1913-1971).
Born October 17th, 1913 in Kansas City.
Died December 26th, 1971 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Lennie Hayton
American composer and conductor (1908-1971).
Born February 14th, 1908 in New York City.
Died April 24th, 1971 at 63 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 504
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