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Dead at age 70

1,336 Notable deaths

Alfred A. Cohn

American writer (1880-1951).

Born March 26th, 1880 in Freeport.

Died February 3rd, 1951 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.

Takao Sakurai

Japanese boxer (1941-2012).

Born September 25th, 1941 in Sawara.

Died January 10th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

André Bloc

French architect.

Born May 23rd, 1896 in Algiers. [ref]

Died November 8th, 1966 at 70 years old in New Delhi. [ref]

Arthur Holland

Football referee.

Born November 28th, 1916 in Barnsley. [ref]

Died March 19th, 1987 at 70 years old in Radcliffe. [ref]

Artemide Zatti

Salesiano coadjutor (religioso), enfermero (1880-1951).

Born October 12th, 1880 in Boretto.

Died March 15th, 1951 at 70 years old in Viedma (liver cancer).

Hermann Hirt

German linguist (1865-1936).

Born December 19th, 1865 in Magdeburg.

Died September 12th, 1936 at 70 years old in Giessen.

Zabel Sibil Asadour

Armenian writer.

Born July 23rd, 1863 in Üsküdar.

Died June 19th, 1934 at 70 years old in Istanbul.

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]

Octavio Vial

Mexican footballer (1918-1989).

Born November 26th, 1918 in Mexico.

Died January 19th, 1989 at 70 years old

Bernhard Germeshausen

East german bobsledder.

Born August 21st, 1951 in Heilbad Heiligenstadt.

Died April 15th, 2022 at 70 years old [ref]

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