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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
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]
Valeriu Muravschi
Moldovan politician (1949-2020).
Born July 31st, 1949 in Sirota. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Alfred Stock
German chemist (1876–1946).
Born July 16th, 1876 in Gdańsk.
Died August 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in Aken (Elbe).
Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl
German classical philologist (1806-1876).
Born April 6th, 1806 in Großvargula.
Died November 9th, 1876 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Albert Atterberg
Swedish chemist (1846-1916).
Born March 19th, 1846 in Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1916 at 70 years old in Kalmar cathedral parish. [ref]
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.
Friedrich Soennecken
German inventor (1848–1919).
Born September 20th, 1848 in Iserlohn.
Died July 2nd, 1919 at 70 years old in Bonn.
Yuri Danilov
Russian general (1866–1937).
Born August 25th, 1866 in Kyiv.
Died February 3rd, 1937 at 70 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Charles Baudouin
French-swiss psychoanalyst (1893–1963).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Nancy.
Died August 25th, 1963 at 70 years old in Plan-les-Ouates.
Alfred Roller
Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer (1864-1935).
Born October 1st, 1864 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1935 at 70 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 991 to 1000 of 1874
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