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Dead at age 70
1,336 Notable deaths
Sándor Bíró
Hungarian footballer.
Born August 19th, 1918 in Füzesabony.
Died October 7th, 1988 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Władysław Witwicki
Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator historian (of philosophy and art), and artist.
Born April 30th, 1878 in Lubaczów. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1948 at 70 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. [ref]
Arcady Boytler
Russian film director.
Born August 31st, 1895 in Moscow.
Died November 24th, 1965 at 70 years old in Mexico City (cardiovascular disease).
Viktor Potapov
Soviet-russian sailor (1947-2017).
Born March 29th, 1947 in Dolgoprudny.
Died December 10th, 2017 at 70 years old in Dolgoprudny (traffic collision). [ref]
Emily Hood Westacott
Australian tennis player.
Born May 6th, 1910 in Brisbane.
Died October 9th, 1980 at 70 years old
Otto Rippert
German film director and actor (1869-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Offenbach am Main.
Died January 15th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Ludovico Bidoglio
Argentine footballer (1900-1970).
Born February 5th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 25th, 1970 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Antonio Riberi
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio.
Born June 15th, 1897 in Monaco.
Died December 16th, 1967 at 70 years old in Rome.
Dietmar Lorenz
East german judoka (1950-2021).
Born September 23rd, 1950 in Schleiz.
Died September 8th, 2021 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Julie Vinter Hansen
Danish astronomer (1890-1960).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died July 27th, 1960 at 70 years old in Mürren.
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