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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Kastalsky
Russian composer and folklorist (1856-1926).
Born November 28th, 1856 in Moscow.
Died December 17th, 1926 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński
Polish sociologist, university teacher, and science fiction writer (1944–2015).
Born May 4th, 1944 in Sucha, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Delos Thurber
American high jumper.
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Los Angeles.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in San Diego.
Shigeo Sugiura
Japanese swimmer (1917-1988).
Born May 10th, 1917 in Hamamatsu.
Died April 10th, 1988 at 70 years old
Torill Thorstad Hauger
Norwegian writer and painter (1943–2014).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Oslo.
Died July 4th, 2014 at 70 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Luis Giannattasio
President of uruguay (1894-1965).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Montevideo.
Died February 7th, 1965 at 70 years old in Punta del Este.
Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg
German entomologist (1801–1871).
Born February 16th, 1801 in Berlin.
Died October 24th, 1871 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Karel Kašpar
Czech cardinal, lawyer and theologist (1870-1941).
Born May 16th, 1870 in Mirošov. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1941 at 70 years old in Prague. [ref]
Walter Schleger
Austrian footballer (1929-1999).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Prague.
Died December 3rd, 1999 at 70 years old
Osip Petrov
Russian singer (1806–1878).
Born November 15th, 1807 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died March 12th, 1878 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 1551 to 1560 of 1874
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