What were famous people doing at age 71?

12 events at age 71, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• Voldemort: Killed by own curse
• Lord Voldemort: Defeated by Harry Potter
• Coco Chanel: Comeback collection (1954)
• Golda Meir: Became first female Prime Minister of Israel (1969)
• Nelson Mandela: Released from prison (1990)
• Haile Selassie: Founded Organization of African Unity (1963)
• Richard Branson: Flew to space in VSS Unity (2021)
• Richard Branson: Flew to space on Virgin Galactic spacecraft (2021)
• Ray Dalio: Built Bridgewater into world's largest hedge fund (2020)
• Masaru Ibuka: Launched Walkman (1979)
• Katsushika Hokusai: Created "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" (1831)
• Akira Yoshino: Won Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019)

Age 70 | Age 72 | 日本語版