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Dead at age 70

1,401 Notable deaths

Siegfried Rasp

German general (1898–1968).

Born January 10th, 1898 in Munich.

Died September 2nd, 1968 at 70 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Nobutaka Machimura

Japanese politician (1944-2015).

Born October 17th, 1944 in Numazu.

Died June 1st, 2015 at 70 years old in Tokyo (cerebral infarction).

Ladislav Fuks

Czech novelist and writer (1923–1994).

Born September 24th, 1923 in Prague.

Died August 19th, 1994 at 70 years old in Prague.

Marián Varga

Slovak composer and organist (1947–2017).

Born January 29th, 1947 in Skalica. [ref]

Died August 9th, 2017 at 70 years old in Bratislava, Čierna Voda (heart failure). [ref]

Ray Ventura

French musician.

Born April 16th, 1908 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died March 30th, 1979 at 70 years old in Palma.

Valeriu Muravschi

Moldovan politician (1949-2020).

Born July 31st, 1949 in Sirota. [ref]

Died April 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Chișinău. [ref]

Reima Pietilä

Finnish architect (1923-1993).

Born August 25th, 1923 in Turku. [ref]

Died August 26th, 1993 at 70 years old in Helsinki.

Alfred Stock

German chemist.

Born July 16th, 1876 in Gdańsk.

Died August 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in Aken (Elbe).

Henri Jeanson

French film director (1900–1970).

Born March 6th, 1900 in boulevard de Port-Royal. [ref]

Died November 7th, 1970 at 70 years old in Équemauville.

Yuri Danilov

Russian general.

Born August 25th, 1866 in Kyiv.

Died February 3rd, 1937 at 70 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.

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