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Dead at age 70
1,402 Notable deaths
Adelheid Popp
Austrian feminist and socialist (1869–1939).
Born February 11th, 1869 in Inzersdorf. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1939 at 70 years old in Vienna (stroke). [ref]
Mahmut Atalay
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 30th, 1934 in Çorum.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 70 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Pavlo Virsky
Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975).
Born February 25th, 1905 in Odesa.
Died July 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in Kyiv.
Arthur Hoffmann
Member of the swiss federal council (1857-1927).
Born June 18th, 1857 in St. Gallen.
Died July 23rd, 1927 at 70 years old in St. Gallen.
Ailo Gaup
Norwegian writer.
Born June 18th, 1944 in Kautokeino.
Died September 24th, 2014 at 70 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Päivi Paunu
Finnish singer (1946–2016).
Born September 20th, 1946 in Helsinki.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 70 years old (cancer).
Władysław Witwicki
Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator historian (of philosophy and art), and artist.
Born April 30th, 1878 in Lubaczów. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1948 at 70 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Karl Robatsch
Chess player (1929-2000).
Born October 14th, 1929 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2000 at 70 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (esophageal cancer).
Italo Zingarelli
Film producer (1930–2000).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Lugo.
Died April 29th, 2000 at 70 years old in Rome.
Cemil Meriç
Turkish writer (1916–1987).
Born December 12th, 1916 in Reyhanlı.
Died June 13th, 1987 at 70 years old in Istanbul.
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