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Dead at age 70

1,404 Notable deaths

Pierre Decourcelle

French writer and playwright (1856–1926).

Born January 25th, 1856 in boulevard Saint-Martin.

Died October 10th, 1926 at 70 years old in rue du Cirque.

Janko Jesenský

Czechoslovak poet, lawyer, politician and translator (1874–1945).

Born December 30th, 1874 in Martin. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Bratislava. [ref]

Baddeley Devesi

Solomon island politician (1941-2012).

Born October 16th, 1941 in Guadalcanal.

Died February 16th, 2012 at 70 years old [ref]

Josef Augusta

Czech ice hockey player and coach (1946-2017).

Born November 24th, 1946 in Jihlava, Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]

Died February 16th, 2017 at 70 years old in Jihlava (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Bernice Adiku Heloo

Ghanaian politician and member of parliament.

Born September 24th, 1954 in Hohoe. [ref]

Died December 25th, 2024 at 70 years old

József Nagy

Hungarian footballer (born 1892).

Born October 15th, 1892 in Budapest.

Died January 22nd, 1963 at 70 years old in Budapest.

Sergei Filatov

Soviet equestrian (1926–1997).

Born September 25th, 1926 in Lysye Gory.

Died April 3rd, 1997 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Bernhard Pankok

German architect and painter (1872-1943).

Born May 16th, 1872 in Münster. [ref]

Died April 5th, 1943 at 70 years old in Baierbrunn. [ref]

Ivan Blatný

Czech poet (1919-1990).

Born December 21st, 1919 in Brno. [ref]

Died August 5th, 1990 at 70 years old in Colchester. [ref]

Audun Boysen

Athletics competitor.

Born May 10th, 1929 in Bjarkøy.

Died March 2nd, 2000 at 70 years old in Oslo.

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