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Dead at age 70
1,405 Notable deaths
John Flanagan
Irish-american hammer thrower.
Born January 28th, 1868 in County Limerick. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1938 at 70 years old in Kilmallock.
Herb Drury
American ice hockey player (1895-1965).
Born March 2nd, 1895 in Midland.
Died July 30th, 1965 at 70 years old in Aspinwall Veterans Hospital. [ref]
Takao Sakurai
Japanese boxer (1941-2012).
Born September 25th, 1941 in Sawara.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Robert Ouko
Athletics competitor from kenya (1948–2019).
Born November 24th, 1948.
Died August 18th, 2019 at 70 years old in Ngong. [ref]
Julie Vinter Hansen
Danish astronomer (1890-1960).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died July 27th, 1960 at 70 years old in Mürren.
Adolf Hoffmeister
Czechoslovakian writer (1902-1973).
Born August 15th, 1902 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1973 at 70 years old in Říčky v Orlických horách. [ref]
Petar Trifunović
Yugoslav chess grandmaster.
Born August 31st, 1910 in Dubrovnik.
Died December 8th, 1980 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
Frank Van der Stucken
Flemish-american violinist, conductor, composer and festival director.
Born October 15th, 1858 in Fredericksburg.
Died August 16th, 1929 at 70 years old in Hamburg (disease).
Zabel Sibil Asadour
Armenian writer.
Born July 23rd, 1863 in Üsküdar.
Died June 19th, 1934 at 70 years old in Istanbul.
Bolesław Kominek
Catholic cardinal (1903-1974).
Born December 23rd, 1903 in Wodzisław Śląski.
Died March 10th, 1974 at 70 years old in Wrocław.
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