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Dead at age 70

1,376 Notable deaths

Rupert Wildt

German-american astronomer.

Born June 25th, 1905 in Munich.

Died January 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Orleans.

Dietmar Lorenz

East german judoka (1950-2021).

Born September 23rd, 1950 in Schleiz.

Died September 8th, 2021 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Edward Wilber Berry

American paleobotanist (1875-1945).

Born February 10th, 1875 in Newark.

Died September 20th, 1945 at 70 years old

Roy Rea

Northern irish footballer (1934-2005).

Born November 28th, 1934 in Belfast.

Died April 5th, 2005 at 70 years old in Toronto.

Pierre Decourcelle

French writer and playwright (1856–1926).

Born January 25th, 1856 in boulevard Saint-Martin.

Died October 10th, 1926 at 70 years old in rue du Cirque.

Janko Jesenský

Czechoslovak poet, lawyer, politician and translator (1874–1945).

Born December 30th, 1874 in Martin. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Bratislava. [ref]

Baddeley Devesi

Solomon island politician (1941-2012).

Born October 16th, 1941 in Guadalcanal.

Died February 16th, 2012 at 70 years old [ref]

Josef Augusta

Czech ice hockey player and coach (1946-2017).

Born November 24th, 1946 in Jihlava, Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]

Died February 16th, 2017 at 70 years old in Jihlava (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Bernice Adiku Heloo

Ghanaian politician and member of parliament.

Born September 24th, 1954 in Hohoe. [ref]

Died December 25th, 2024 at 70 years old

József Nagy

Hungarian footballer (born 1892).

Born October 15th, 1892 in Budapest.

Died January 22nd, 1963 at 70 years old in Budapest.

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