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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Hermann Hirt
German linguist (1865-1936).
Born December 19th, 1865 in Magdeburg.
Died September 12th, 1936 at 70 years old in Giessen.
Danuta Rinn
Polish singer.
Born July 17th, 1936 in Kraków. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2006 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Vali Akhundov
Soviet politician, scientist (1916-1986).
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 70 years old in Baku.
Herb Drury
American ice hockey player (1895-1965).
Born March 2nd, 1895 in Midland.
Died July 30th, 1965 at 70 years old in Aspinwall Veterans Hospital. [ref]
Takao Sakurai
Japanese boxer (1941-2012).
Born September 25th, 1941 in Sawara.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Charles Nuitter
French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the parisian opéra (1828–1899).
Born April 24th, 1828 in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré.
Died February 23rd, 1899 at 70 years old in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré (stroke).
Robert Ouko
Athletics competitor from kenya (1948–2019).
Born November 24th, 1948.
Died August 18th, 2019 at 70 years old in Ngong. [ref]
Julie Vinter Hansen
Danish astronomer (1890-1960).
Born July 20th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died July 27th, 1960 at 70 years old in Mürren.
Adolf Hoffmeister
Czechoslovakian writer (1902-1973).
Born August 15th, 1902 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1973 at 70 years old in Říčky, Říčky v Orlických horách. [ref]
Petar Trifunović
Yugoslav chess grandmaster (1910–1980).
Born August 31st, 1910 in Dubrovnik.
Died December 8th, 1980 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
Deaths 1361 to 1370 of 1874
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