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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Fritz Feierabend
Bobsledder (1908-1978).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Engelberg.
Died November 25th, 1978 at 70 years old in Stans.
Dino Staffa
Catholic cardinal (1906-1977).
Born August 14th, 1906 in Lugo.
Died August 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome.
Simeon Bavier
Swiss civil engineer, railway pioneer, politician and diplomat (1825-1896).
Born September 16th, 1825 in Chur.
Died January 27th, 1896 at 70 years old in Basel.
Jakob Sederholm
Finnish geologist, director of the geological survey of finland (1863–1934).
Born July 20th, 1863 in Helsinki.
Died June 26th, 1934 at 70 years old in Helsinki.
Olav Johan Sopp
Norwegian mycologist (1860-1931).
Born October 6th, 1860 in Hamar Municipality.
Died August 14th, 1931 at 70 years old in Kapp.
Waltraud Kretzschmar
German handball player (1948–2018).
Born February 1st, 1948 in Lehnin.
Died February 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in Schöneiche bei Berlin.
Albert Pilát
Czech botanist and mycologist (1903-1974).
Born November 2nd, 1903 in Prague.
Died May 29th, 1974 at 70 years old in Prague.
Robert Finch
American politician (1925–1995).
Born October 9th, 1925 in Tempe.
Died October 10th, 1995 at 70 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Antonio Banfi
Italian philosopher and politician (1886-1957).
Born September 30th, 1886 in Vimercate.
Died July 22nd, 1957 at 70 years old in Milan.
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