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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Jan Halldoff
Film director, screenwriter (1939–2010).
Born September 4th, 1939 in Stockholm.
Died July 23rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Henry Tibbats Stainton
British entomologist (1822–1892).
Born August 13th, 1822 in London.
Died December 2nd, 1892 at 70 years old in London.
Leopold Hofmann
Austrian footballer (1905-1976).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Francesco Borgongini Duca
Catholic cardinal (1884–1954).
Born February 26th, 1884 in Rome.
Died October 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Rome.
Louis Martin
Father of saint thérèse de lisieux, spouse of and marie-azélie guérin (1823-1894).
Born August 22nd, 1823 in Bordeaux.
Died July 29th, 1894 at 70 years old in Arnières-sur-Iton (cancer).
Ben Adams
American athlete (1890–1961).
Born March 31st, 1890 in Newark.
Died March 15th, 1961 at 70 years old in Monmouth County.
Carlos Sherman
Uruguayan translator (1934–2005).
Born October 25th, 1934 in Montevideo.
Died March 6th, 2005 at 70 years old in Norway.
Julius Weismann
German composer and conductor (1879–1950).
Born December 26th, 1879 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died December 22nd, 1950 at 70 years old in Singen.
Verner Järvinen
Finnish athletics competitor (1870–1941).
Born March 4th, 1870 in Ruovesi.
Died January 31st, 1941 at 70 years old in Tampere.
Bill Hobbs
American rower (1949–2020).
Born July 30th, 1949 in Ponce.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 70 years old in Dartmouth. [ref]
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