Famous Deaths Happened In 1971
Sunday, 18 January 2026
Jan 01 In the year 1971 death of saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894) 


Jan 02 On this day in history death of willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906) 


Jan 04 On this day in history death of arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) 


Jan 05 On this day in history death of douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) 


Jan 07 On this day in history dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 


Jan 08 Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1971. 


Jan 09 In the year 1971 death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) 


Jan 10 In the year 1971 gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87 


Jan 13 On this day in history bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 


Jan 14 Ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history. 


Jan 15 On this day in history john Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 


Jan 16 Kermit Maynard, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68 in the year 1971. 


Jan 18 In the year 1971 catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 


Jan 19 Harry Shields, American musician (b. 1899) died in the year 1971. 


Jan 20 In the year 1971 gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 


Jan 21 Richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73 on this day in history. 


Jan 23 Fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871) died on this day in history. 


Jan 24 Bill W., American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895) died in the year 1971. 


Jan 27 On this day in history death of jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (b. 1913) 


Jan 28 On this day in history death of donald Winnicott, British psychoanalyst (b. 1896) 


Feb 01 On this day in history jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies 


Feb 03 On this day in history jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 


Feb 05 Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78 in the year 1971. 


Feb 11 On this day in history death of whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria 


Feb 12 George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 on this day in history. 


Feb 15 Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1971. 


Feb 17 Teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73 in the year 1971. 


Feb 21 In the year 1971 adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79 


Feb 22 Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81 on this day in history. 


Feb 23 King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 in the year 1971. 


Feb 25 Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1884) died on this day in history. 


Feb 26 On this day in history edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies 


Mar 02 On this day in history charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 


Mar 05 In the year 1971 winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71 


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