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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Georges Speicher
French road bicycle racer (1907–1978).
Born June 8th, 1907 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 24th, 1978 at 70 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Nicolaas Pierson
Dutch politician (1839-1909).
Born February 7th, 1839 in Amsterdam.
Died December 24th, 1909 at 70 years old in Heemstede.
Sally Salminen
Finnish writer (1906–1976).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Vårdö.
Died July 18th, 1976 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Pat O'Hara Wood
Australian tennis player (1891-1961).
Born April 30th, 1891 in Melbourne.
Died December 3rd, 1961 at 70 years old in Melbourne.
Birger Malmsten
Swedish actor (1920–1991).
Born December 23rd, 1920 in Gräsö.
Died February 15th, 1991 at 70 years old in Stockholm.
Princess Mathilde of Saxony
Saxon princess (1863–1933).
Born March 19th, 1863 in Dresden.
Died March 27th, 1933 at 70 years old in Dresden.
Stewart Culin
American ethnographer and writer (1858-1929).
Born July 13th, 1858 in Philadelphia.
Died April 8th, 1929 at 70 years old in Amityville.
Josep Antoni Coderch
Spanish architect (1913-1984).
Born November 26th, 1913 in Barcelona.
Died November 6th, 1984 at 70 years old in Espolla.
Emilio Arrieta
Spanish composer (1821–1894).
Born October 21st, 1823 in Puente La Reina – Gares.
Died February 11th, 1894 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Nicole Bricq
French politician (1947-2017).
Born June 10th, 1947 in La Rochefoucauld.
Died August 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Poitiers (falling from height). [ref]
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