Famous Deaths Happened In 1971
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Jan 01 Saint Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Saint (b. 1894) died in the year 1971.
Jan 02 On this day in history death of willard Maas, American educator and experimental filmmaker (b. 1906)
Jan 04 Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896) died in the year 1971.
Jan 05 Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. 1899) died on this day in history.
Jan 07 Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 on this day in history.
Jan 08 On this day in history adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85
Jan 09 Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) died on this day in history.
Jan 10 In the year 1971 gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87
Jan 13 Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding, Germ SS-gen/contractor (Tulle), dies at 65 on this day in history.
Jan 14 On this day in history ethel Glenn Hier, composer, dies at 82
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 Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 in the year 1971.
Jan 19 Harry Shields, American musician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.
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 in the year 1971.
Jan 23 On this day in history 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 Jacobo Arbenz, President of Guatemala (b. 1913) died on this day in history.
Jan 28 On this day in history death of donald Winnicott, British psychoanalyst (b. 1896)
Feb 01 In the year 1971 jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies
Feb 03 In the year 1971 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 on this day in history.
Feb 12 George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 on this day in history.
Feb 15 In the year 1971 marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63
Feb 17 In the year 1971 teddy Hart, actor (3 Men on a Horse), dies at 73
Feb 21 On this day in history adolph Weiss, composer, dies at 79
Feb 22 Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81 in the year 1971.
Feb 23 King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 on this day in history.
Feb 25 On this day in history death of theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1884)
Feb 26 On this day in history edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (S Afr in 2 Tests in 30's), dies
Mar 02 Charles W Engelhard, US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 on this day in history.
Mar 05 Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71 on this day in history.