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Dead at age 70

1,874 Notable deaths

Nenad Stekić

Yugoslav long jumper (1951–2021).

Born March 7th, 1951 in Belgrade.

Died July 18th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]

Elisar von Kupffer

Baltic german painter and writer (1872-1942).

Born February 20th, 1872 in Tallinn.

Died October 31st, 1942 at 70 years old in Minusio.

Sofya Yanovskaya

Russian mathematician (1896–1966).

Born January 31st, 1896 in Pružany. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1966 at 70 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]

Marian Hemar

Polish writer (1901–1972).

Born April 6th, 1901 in Lviv. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in Dorking.

Frank B. Jewett

American physicist (1879–1949).

Born September 5th, 1879 in Pasadena.

Died November 18th, 1949 at 70 years old in Summit.

Richard Wagner

German-romanian writer (1952–2023).

Born April 10th, 1952 in Lovrin. [ref]

Died March 14th, 2023 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Horace B. Carpenter

Actor, film director (1875-1945).

Born January 31st, 1875 in Grand Rapids.

Died May 21st, 1945 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

George Henry Corliss

American engineer (1817-1888).

Born June 2nd, 1817 in Easton.

Died February 21st, 1888 at 70 years old in Providence.

Frank Alamo

French singer (1941–2012).

Born October 12th, 1941 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 11th, 2012 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Çesk Zadeja

Albanian composer (1927-1997).

Born June 8th, 1927 in Shkodër.

Died August 15th, 1997 at 70 years old in Rome.

Deaths 1071 to 1080 of 1874

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