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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Edward Wilber Berry
American paleobotanist (1875-1945).
Born February 10th, 1875 in Newark.
Died September 20th, 1945 at 70 years old
Roy Rea
Northern irish footballer (1934-2005).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Belfast.
Died April 5th, 2005 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Pierre Decourcelle
French writer and playwright (1856–1926).
Born January 25th, 1856 in boulevard Saint-Martin.
Died October 10th, 1926 at 70 years old in rue du Cirque.
Janko Jesenský
Czechoslovak poet, lawyer, politician and translator (1874–1945).
Born December 30th, 1874 in Martin. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Augustin Theiner
German oratorian priest and scholar (1804–1874).
Born April 11th, 1804 in Wrocław.
Died August 10th, 1874 at 70 years old in Civitavecchia.
Baddeley Devesi
Solomon island politician (1941-2012).
Born October 16th, 1941 in Guadalcanal.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 70 years old [ref]
Josef Augusta
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1946-2017).
Born November 24th, 1946 in Jihlava, Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2017 at 70 years old in Jihlava (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Bernice Adiku Heloo
Ghanaian politician and member of parliament.
Born September 24th, 1954 in Hohoe. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2024 at 70 years old
Leopold Loeffler
Polish painter (c.1830-1898).
Born October 27th, 1827 in Rzeszów.
Died February 6th, 1898 at 70 years old in Kraków.
József Nagy
Hungarian footballer (born 1892).
Born October 15th, 1892 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1963 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 1471 to 1480 of 1874
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht