Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1971

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 1971. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• June 1 Reinhold Niebuhr

  American theologian, ethicist and public intellectual. he was also commentator on politics and a professor at union theological seminary for over 30 years. he is the brother of h. richard niebuhr (a prominent theological ethicist), and was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. his most important books include moral man and immoral society and the nature and destiny of man. …

• June 3 Heinz Hopf

  German-swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1894)

• June 4 György Lukács

  Hungarian historian and philosopher (b. 1885)

• June 8 J. I. Rodale

  American author and playwright (b. 1898)

• June 10 Michael Rennie

  British actor famous for his iconic roles in science fiction and historical films, particularly known for playing Klaatu in 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' and a lead role in 'The Robe'.

• June 14 Carlos P. Garcia

  8th president of the republic of the philippines (b. 1896)

• June 15 Wendell Stanley

  Wendell Stanley was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on virus isolation and crystallization, fundamentally advancing our understanding of viral structures.

• June 15 Wendell Meredith Stanley

  Nobel Prize laureate for their preparation of enzymes and virus proteins in a pure form

• June 16 John Reith

  Scottish executive and general manager of british broadcasting company, 1922-1938. he was then the first director-general for the bbc 1927-1938. he was made baron 1940. the principles of broadcasting were associated with lord reith. these principles include equal consideration of all viewpoints and probity, universality, and a commitment of public service. they still form part the bbc's mission statement.

• June 16 Lord Reith

  British broadcast executive (born 1889)

• June 18 Paul Karrer

  CHE - Russian-swiss chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1889)

• June 23 Walter Schulthess

  Composer dies at 76

• June 24 Jack Good

  British television producer

• June 25 John Boyd Orr

  PEA - 1st baron boyd-orr, scottish physician, biologist, and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1880)

• June 25 John Boyd Orr, Baron Boyd-Orr of Brechin Mearn

  Nobel Prize laureate for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war

• June 26 Inia Te Wiata

  Opera singer

• June 26 Guillermo Uribe Holguin

  Composer dies at 91

• June 26 Juan Manen

  Composer dies at 88

• June 28 Franz Stangl

  Nazi SS officer and commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II, responsible for the systematic murder of approximately 900,000 Jews. He was a key figure in the Holocaust and was convicted of war crimes in 1970.

• June 28 Henri Puvrez

  Belgian sculptor (serenity) dies at 78

• June 29 Viktor Patsayev

  Soviet cosmonaut who tragically died during the Soyuz 11 mission, becoming one of the first humans to perish in space. He was part of the crew that suffered a fatal decompression accident during re-entry.

• June 29 Vladimir Volkov

  Cosmonaut (soyuz-11-landing accident), is killed at 35

• June 30 Vladislav Volkov

  Soviet cosmonaut who participated in space missions during the height of the Space Race, tragically dying during the Soyuz 11 mission in 1971.

• June 30 Nikola Kotkov

  Bulgarian footballer (b. 1938)

• June 30 Herbert Biberman

  American director and screenwriter (b. 1900)

• June 30 Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov

  Cosmonaut (soyuz 7, 11,) dies at 35