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Dead at age 70

1,340 Notable deaths

Finn Tveter

Norwegian rower (1947-2018).

Born November 19th, 1947 in Oslo.

Died July 30th, 2018 at 70 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Joachim Werner

German rower (1939-2010).

Born July 19th, 1939 in Berlin.

Died July 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Berlin.

Levan Sanadze

Athletics competitor.

Born August 16th, 1928 in Tbilisi.

Died August 24th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Hugo Villaverde

Argentine footballer (1954–2024).

Born January 27th, 1954 in Santa Fe.

Died November 17th, 2024 at 70 years old [ref]

Roberto Cortés

Chilean footballer (1905-1975).

Born February 2nd, 1905 in Iquique.

Died August 30th, 1975 at 70 years old in Chile.

Gia Nadareishvili

Soviet chess player (1921–1991).

Born September 22nd, 1921 in Tbilisi.

Died October 3rd, 1991 at 70 years old

Jonathan Dwight

Ornithologist (1858–1929).

Born December 8th, 1858 in New York City.

Died February 22nd, 1929 at 70 years old in New York City (cancer).

Dino Staffa

Catholic cardinal (1906-1977).

Born August 14th, 1906 in Lugo.

Died August 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome.

Jahangir Jahangirov

Azerbaijani soviet composer.

Born July 20th, 1921 in Balaxanı.

Died March 25th, 1992 at 70 years old in Baku.

Reidar Ødegaard

Cross-country skier (1901-1972).

Born November 24th, 1901 in Lillehammer.

Died April 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in Lillehammer.

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