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Dead at age 70

1,874 Notable deaths

Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne

German botanist (1848–1918).

Born February 12th, 1848 in Strzegom.

Died October 12th, 1918 at 70 years old in Berlin.

Ludwig Wrede

Figure skater (1894–1965).

Born October 28th, 1894.

Died January 1st, 1965 at 70 years old

William Alfred Buckingham

American politician (1804-1875).

Born May 28th, 1804 in Lebanon.

Died February 5th, 1875 at 70 years old in Norwich.

Viktor Bolkhovitinov

Soviet engineer (1899–1970).

Born February 4th, 1899 in Saratov.

Died January 29th, 1970 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Reima Pietilä

Finnish architect (1923-1993).

Born August 25th, 1923 in Turku.

Died August 26th, 1993 at 70 years old in Helsinki.

John Henry Gurney Sr.

English banker, politician, and amateur ornithologist (1819–1890).

Born July 4th, 1819 in Norwich.

Died April 20th, 1890 at 70 years old in Norwich.

Ion Monea

Boxer (1940–2011).

Born November 30th, 1940 in Tohanu Vechi.

Died March 1st, 2011 at 70 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer). [ref]

Slobodan Čašule

Macedonian politician (1945–2015).

Born September 27th, 1945 in Skopje.

Died December 18th, 2015 at 70 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Gustaf Eneström

Swedish mathematician (1852-1923).

Born September 5th, 1852 in Nora city parish.

Died June 10th, 1923 at 70 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]

Maria Crocifissa Cosulich

Italian-born roman cathoic nun and founder of the croatian order of the daughters of the sacred heart of jesus (1852-1922).

Born September 20th, 1852 in Rijeka.

Died September 29th, 1922 at 70 years old in Rijeka.

Deaths 1581 to 1590 of 1874

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