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Dead at age 70

1,874 Notable deaths

Natalya Petrusyova

Soviet speed skater.

Born September 2nd, 1955 in Pavlovsky Posad.

Died November 28th, 2025 at 70 years old [ref]

Earl Foster Thomson

American equestrian (1900-1971).

Born August 14th, 1900 in Cleveland.

Died July 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Santa Barbara.

Lothar Berger

German general and knight's cross recipient.

Born December 31st, 1900 in Halberstadt.

Died November 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bad Schwartau.

Roger Saint-Vil

Haitian footballer (1949-2020).

Born December 8th, 1949 in Port-au-Prince.

Died June 7th, 2020 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]

Daniel Norling

Gymnast and equestrian (1888–1958).

Born January 16th, 1888 in Stockholm.

Died August 28th, 1958 at 70 years old in Malmö.

Alan Paterson

British high jumper (1928–1999).

Born June 11th, 1928 in Glasgow.

Died May 8th, 1999 at 70 years old in Canada.

Jure Kaštelan

Croatian poet and writer (1919–1990).

Born December 18th, 1919 in Zakučac.

Died February 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Zagreb.

Rupert Wildt

German-american astronomer (1905–1976).

Born June 25th, 1905 in Munich.

Died January 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Orleans.

Božidar Janković

Serbian third army commander (1849-1920).

Born December 7th, 1849 in Belgrade.

Died July 7th, 1920 at 70 years old in Herceg Novi.

Dietmar Lorenz

East german judoka (1950-2021).

Born September 23rd, 1950 in Schleiz.

Died September 8th, 2021 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]

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