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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Karl Elmendorff
German conductor (1891–1962).
Born October 25th, 1891 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 21st, 1962 at 70 years old in Hofheim am Taunus.
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
Soviet cosmonaut (1932–2002).
Born September 18th, 1932 in Tomsk.
Died October 19th, 2002 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Enrique Carreras
Peruvian-argentine film director.
Born January 6th, 1925 in Lima.
Died August 29th, 1995 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Yuri Kara
Russian film director,.
Born November 12th, 1954 in Donetsk.
Died July 16th, 2025 at 70 years old in Yalta. [ref]
Bu Wancang
Chinese film director (1903-1974).
Born August 23rd, 1903 in Tianchang. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1973 at 70 years old in British Hong Kong. [ref]
Takenoshin Nakai
Japanese botanist (1882-1952).
Born November 9th, 1882 in Gifu.
Died December 6th, 1952 at 70 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde
President of comoros (1933-2004).
Born December 25th, 1933 in Domoni.
Died March 1st, 2004 at 70 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Eemil Nestor Setälä
Finnish politician and linguist (1864–1935).
Born February 27th, 1864 in Kokemäki.
Died February 8th, 1935 at 70 years old in Helsinki.
Franco Brusati
Italian film director and screenwriter (1922–1993).
Born August 4th, 1922 in Milan.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 70 years old in Rome.
Françoise Bourdin
French novelist (1952–2022).
Born July 22nd, 1952 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 25th, 2022 at 70 years old in Vernon. [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson