Famous Deaths In 1971
Saturday, 10 June 2023
Jan 01 On this day in history death of saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894)
Jan 02 Willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906) died on this day in history.
Jan 04 Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) died on this day in history.
Jan 05 Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) died in the year 1971.
Jan 07 Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 in the year 1971.
Jan 08 Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
Jan 09 Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) died in the year 1971.
Jan 10 Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
Jan 13 Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 on this day in history.
Jan 14 Ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1971.
Jan 15 John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 on this day in history.
Jan 16 Kermit Maynard, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68 in the year 1971.
Jan 18 Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 on this day in history.
Jan 19 Harry Shields, American musician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.
Jan 20 Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 in the year 1971.
Jan 21 In the year 1971 richard B Russell, (Sen-D-Ga), dies at 73
Jan 23 In the year 1971 death of fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (b. 1871)
Jan 24 On this day in history death of bill W., American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (b. 1895)
Jan 27 In the year 1971 death of jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (b. 1913)
Jan 28 Donald Winnicott, British psychoanalyst (b. 1896) died on this day in history.
Feb 01 Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies in the year 1971.
Feb 03 On this day in history jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72
Feb 05 In the year 1971 mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian premier (1952..56), dies at 78
Feb 11 Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria died in the year 1971.
Feb 12 In the year 1971 george Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86
Feb 15 On this day in history marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63
Feb 17 On this day in history teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73
Feb 21 Adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
Feb 22 In the year 1971 barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81
Feb 23 In the year 1971 king Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73
Feb 25 In the year 1971 death of theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1884)
Feb 26 Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies on this day in history.
Mar 02 Charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 on this day in history.
Mar 05 In the year 1971 winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71