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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Lorenz Funk
Olympic ice hockey player (1947–2017).
Born March 17th, 1947 in Bad Tölz. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2017 at 70 years old in Greiling. [ref]
Jean Claessens
Belgian footballer (1908-1978).
Born June 18th, 1908 in Anderlecht.
Died December 19th, 1978 at 70 years old [ref]
Eligio Echagüe
Paraguayan footballer (1938-2009).
Born December 31st, 1938 in Concepción.
Died December 6th, 2009 at 70 years old in Lambaré.
Aleksandr Klepikov
Russian rower (1950–2021).
Born May 23rd, 1950 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 26th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Elma Danielsson
Swedish journalist.
Born March 1st, 1865 in Falu Kristine church parish.
Died February 8th, 1936 at 70 years old in Lomma.
Eva Šuranová
Slovak athletics competitor (1946–2016).
Born April 24th, 1946 in Ózd.
Died December 31st, 2016 at 70 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
Soviet cosmonaut (1933–2003).
Born January 6th, 1933 in Udomlya.
Died May 28th, 2003 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Wrexie Leonard
American astronomer.
Born September 15th, 1867 in Troy.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 70 years old in Roxbury.
Finn Tveter
Norwegian rower (1947–2018).
Born November 19th, 1947 in Oslo.
Died July 30th, 2018 at 70 years old in Oslo. [ref]
André Corthis
French writer (1882–1952).
Born April 15th, 1882 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1952 at 70 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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