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Dead at age 70
1,340 Notable deaths
Atanas Kirov
Bulgarian weightlifter.
Born September 24th, 1946 in Burgas. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 70 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arthur Christensen
Danish writer (1875-1945).
Born January 9th, 1875 in Copenhagen.
Died March 31st, 1945 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Theodor von Scheve
German chess player.
Born June 11th, 1851 in Koźle.
Died April 19th, 1922 at 70 years old in Paczków.
Eva Šuranová
Czechoslovak long jumper.
Born April 24th, 1946 in Ózd.
Died December 31st, 2016 at 70 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Crisanto Luque Sánchez
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tunja.
Died May 7th, 1959 at 70 years old in Bogotá (pulmonary hemorrhage).
Orvar Trolle
Swimmer.
Born April 4th, 1900 in Malmö.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Blikstorp.
Karl-Heinz Hopp
German rower (1936–2007).
Born November 20th, 1936 in Olsztyn.
Died February 11th, 2007 at 70 years old in Palingen.
Jos Huysmans
Belgian road bicycle racer (1941–2012).
Born December 18th, 1941 in Beerzel.
Died October 10th, 2012 at 70 years old in Beerzel. [ref]
Richard Roland Holst
Dutch writer, artist, performance artist and painter (1868–1938).
Born December 4th, 1868 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1938 at 70 years old in Bloemendaal. [ref]
Jimmy Davidson
Scottish footballer (1925-1996).
Born November 8th, 1925 in Douglas Water.
Died January 24th, 1996 at 70 years old
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