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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
William Wilson Saunders
British insurance broker, entomologist and botanist (1809-1879).
Born June 4th, 1809 in Little London.
Died September 13th, 1879 at 70 years old in Worthington.
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
English physical chemist (1897-1967).
Born June 19th, 1897 in London.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 70 years old in London.
Reidar Ødegaard
Cross-country skier (1901-1972).
Born November 24th, 1901 in Lillehammer.
Died April 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in Lillehammer.
Ferenc Pataki
Hungarian gymnast (1917–1988).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died April 25th, 1988 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Emil Lindh
Sailor (1867–1937).
Born April 15th, 1867 in Helsinki.
Died September 3rd, 1937 at 70 years old in Helsinki.
Joachim Marquardt
German classical philologist, historian, and teacher (1812–1882).
Born April 19th, 1812 in Gdańsk.
Died November 30th, 1882 at 70 years old in Gotha.
Ernest Cosson
French botanist (1819–1889).
Born July 22nd, 1819 in Paris.
Died December 31st, 1889 at 70 years old in Paris.
László Branikovits
Hungarian football player (1949-2020).
Born December 18th, 1949 in Budapest.
Died October 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Frank Booth
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1910-1980).
Born October 4th, 1910 in Los Angeles.
Died December 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Newport Beach.
Schuyler Enck
Athletics competitor (1900–1970).
Born January 25th, 1900 in Lancaster County.
Died November 1st, 1970 at 70 years old in Harrisburg.
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