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Dead at age 70

1,376 Notable deaths

Horst Tüller

East german bicycle racer.

Born February 5th, 1931 in Wuppertal. [ref]

Died June 4th, 2001 at 70 years old in Berlin.

Lujo Adamović

Croatian botanist (1864-1935).

Born July 31st, 1864 in Rovinj.

Died July 19th, 1935 at 70 years old in Dubrovnik.

Gerda Tirén

Swedish painter (1858-1928).

Born January 11th, 1858 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1928 at 70 years old in Länna church parish. [ref]

Robert Minton

Bobsledder.

Born July 13th, 1904 in Lawrence.

Died September 2nd, 1974 at 70 years old in New York City.

Marcel Cadolle

Road bicycle racer.

Born December 21st, 1885 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.

Died August 21st, 1956 at 70 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

Tor Nilsson

Olympic wrestler (1919-1989).

Born March 20th, 1919 in Lund.

Died April 13th, 1989 at 70 years old in Lund.

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]

Julien Schepens

Belgian road bicycle racer (1935–2006).

Born December 19th, 1935 in Anzegem. [ref]

Died August 16th, 2006 at 70 years old in Nokere.

Bill Wood

Canadian rower (1899-1969).

Born January 6th, 1899 in Winnipeg.

Died October 2nd, 1969 at 70 years old in Vancouver.

Willi Bartholomae

German rower (1885–1955).

Born January 31st, 1885 in Krefeld.

Died April 26th, 1955 at 70 years old

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