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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Jimmy Gallagher
American soccer player (1901–1971).
Born June 8th, 1901 in Kirkintilloch.
Died October 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Cleveland.
Sandro Penna
Italian poet (1906–1977).
Born June 12th, 1906 in Perugia.
Died January 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan
German catholic priest and religious founder (1848–1918).
Born June 16th, 1848 in Gurtweil.
Died September 8th, 1918 at 70 years old in Tafers.
Jan Maria Michał Kowalski
First minister generalis of the mariavites (1871-1942).
Born December 25th, 1871 in Latowicz.
Died May 26th, 1942 at 70 years old in Dachau concentration camp, Hartheim Euthanasia Centre (lethal injection).
Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg
Austrian poet and politician (1806-1876).
Born April 11th, 1806 in Ljubljana.
Died September 12th, 1876 at 70 years old in Graz.
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz
German mathematician (1903–1974).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Hamelin.
Died May 22nd, 1974 at 70 years old in Stanford.
Nasif al-Yaziji
Lebanese writer (1800-1871).
Born March 25th, 1800 in Kfarshima.
Died February 8th, 1871 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Hans Bethge
German writer and poet (1876–1946).
Born January 9th, 1876 in Dessau.
Died February 1st, 1946 at 70 years old in Göppingen.
Georges Ohnet
French writer (1848–1918).
Born April 3rd, 1848 in rue de Seine.
Died May 5th, 1918 at 70 years old in Avenue Trudaine.
Jozef Miloslav Hurban
Slovak writer, journalist, politician, and protestant priest (1817-1888).
Born March 19th, 1817 in Beckov. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1888 at 70 years old in Hlboké. [ref]
Deaths 1171 to 1180 of 1874
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi