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Dead at age 70
1,340 Notable deaths
Johannes Dyba
German archbishop (1929-2000).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Bezirk Mitte.
Died July 23rd, 2000 at 70 years old in Fulda (myocardial infarction).
Héctor Vargas Bastidas
Chilean priest, bishop.
Born December 29th, 1951 in Valdivia.
Died March 7th, 2022 at 70 years old in Temuco (stomach cancer). [ref]
Carl Christensen
Danish botanist (1872-1942).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Lolland.
Died November 24th, 1942 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Nikolai Stolyarov
Soviet il-2 pilot (1922-1993).
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Adolphe Grisel
French athlete (1872-1942).
Born December 9th, 1872 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1942 at 70 years old in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Elson Beiruth
Brazilian footballer (1941-2012).
Born October 20th, 1941 in São João da Barra.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 70 years old in Santiago (diabetes). [ref]
Lujo Adamović
Croatian botanist (1864-1935).
Born July 31st, 1864 in Rovinj.
Died July 19th, 1935 at 70 years old in Dubrovnik.
John B. Kelly Sr.
American olympic rower (1889–1960).
Born October 4th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died June 20th, 1960 at 70 years old in Philadelphia.
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born January 6th, 1933 in Udomlya.
Died May 28th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Ken Carpenter
Athletics competitor.
Born April 19th, 1913 in Compton.
Died March 15th, 1984 at 70 years old in Buena Park.
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