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Dead at age 70
1,399 Notable deaths
Otto Peltzer
German middle distance runner (1900-1970).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Berlin, Drage. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1970 at 70 years old in Eutin.
Juan Luis Segundo
Uruguayan theologian.
Born October 31st, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1996 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Mihail Savov
Bulgarian general (1857–1928).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Stara Zagora.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 70 years old in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.
Michael Fekete
Israeli-hungarian mathematician (1886–1957).
Born July 19th, 1886 in Senta. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Albert Bond Lambert
Amateur golfer, aviator (1875–1946).
Born December 6th, 1875 in St. Louis.
Died November 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in St. Louis.
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Nurse and an inventor.
Born December 31st, 1928 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1999 at 70 years old in Jamaica.
Vlasta Burian
Czech actor, comedian, theater manager, playwright, film director, writer and singer, cyclist, soccer player, publicist, entrepreneur, (1891-1962).
Born April 9th, 1891 in Liberec. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1962 at 70 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Umberto Maglioli
Italian racecar driver.
Born June 5th, 1928 in Bioglio.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 70 years old in Monza.
Daniel Oduber Quirós
37th president of costa rica (1921-1991).
Born August 25th, 1921 in San José.
Died October 13th, 1991 at 70 years old in Escazú.
Ramón de Algeciras
Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer (1938-2009).
Born February 5th, 1938 in Algeciras. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2009 at 70 years old in Madrid (disease).
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir