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Dead at age 70

1,874 Notable deaths

Giuseppe Enrici

Italian racing cyclist (1898–1968).

Born January 2nd, 1898 in Pittsburgh.

Died September 1st, 1968 at 70 years old in Nice.

Louis Halphen

French historian (1880-1950).

Born February 4th, 1880 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died October 7th, 1950 at 70 years old in Paris.

Edward Dewhurst

Australian tennis player.

Born March 27th, 1870 in Tamworth.

Died February 25th, 1941 at 70 years old in Australia.

Ken Carpenter

Athletics competitor (1913–1984).

Born April 19th, 1913 in Compton.

Died March 15th, 1984 at 70 years old in Buena Park.

Bernhard von Cotta

German geologist and botanist (1808-1879).

Born October 24th, 1808 in Zillbach.

Died September 14th, 1879 at 70 years old in Freiberg.

Zbigniew Pacelt

Polish sportsman, sports official and politician (1951–2021).

Born August 26th, 1951 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.

Died October 4th, 2021 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Tadeusz Rut

Polish athlete.

Born October 11th, 1931 in Przeworsk.

Died March 27th, 2002 at 70 years old in Warsaw.

Jahangir Jahangirov

Azerbaijani soviet composer (1921–1992).

Born June 20th, 1921 in Balaxanı.

Died March 25th, 1992 at 70 years old in Baku.

Arthur Wieferich

German number theorist (1884–1954).

Born April 27th, 1884 in Münster.

Died September 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Meppen.

Ferenc Toldy

Hungarian literary critic (1805–1875).

Born August 10th, 1805 in Buda.

Died December 10th, 1875 at 70 years old in Budapest.

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