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Dead at age 70
1,404 Notable deaths
Elizabeth Haffenden
British costume designer (1906-1976).
Born April 18th, 1906 in Croydon.
Died May 29th, 1976 at 70 years old in London.
Mikhail Gasparov
Russian philologist and translator (1935-2005).
Born April 13th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died November 7th, 2005 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Coelho Neto
Brazilian writer and politician (1864–1934).
Born February 21st, 1864 in Caxias.
Died November 28th, 1934 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Juliette Atkinson
Us tennis player (1873-1944).
Born April 15th, 1873 in Rahway.
Died January 12th, 1944 at 70 years old in Lawrenceville.
Petr Shelokhonov
Russian actor and director.
Born August 15th, 1929 in Hayduki.
Died September 15th, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Oscar Egg
Swiss bicycle racer (1890–1961).
Born March 2nd, 1890 in Schlatt.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 70 years old in Nice.
René Maheu
French philosopher (1905–1975).
Born March 28th, 1905 in Saint-Gaudens.
Died December 19th, 1975 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jiří Raška
Czechoslovak skijumpers and skijumpers (1941–2012).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2012 at 70 years old in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Gerard Mortier
Belgian opera director (1943–2014).
Born November 25th, 1943 in Ghent.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 70 years old in City of Brussels (pancreatic cancer).
Olena Stepaniv
Ukrainian military and public figure, economist (1892–1963).
Born December 7th, 1892 in Vyshnivchyk.
Died July 11th, 1963 at 70 years old in Lviv.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr