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Dead at age 70

1,874 Notable deaths

Charlotte Mühe

Swimmer (1910–1981).

Born January 24th, 1910 in Uelzen.

Died January 10th, 1981 at 70 years old in Hildesheim.

Ferdinand Fabre

French writer and poet (1827-1898).

Born June 9th, 1827 in Bédarieux. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1898 at 70 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Aldo Valentini

Chilean footballer (1938-2009).

Born November 25th, 1938 in Valparaíso.

Died October 24th, 2009 at 70 years old in Santiago.

Robert Zander

Swedish association football player (1895-1966).

Born September 18th, 1895 in Luleå. [ref]

Died June 27th, 1966 at 70 years old in Gothenburg.

Ludwig Ruetimeyer

Swiss zoologist (1825-1895).

Born February 26th, 1825 in Biglen.

Died November 25th, 1895 at 70 years old in Basel.

William Robinson

British swimmer (1870–1940); olympic silver medallist.

Born June 23rd, 1870 in Airdrie.

Died July 4th, 1940 at 70 years old in Liverpool.

Orvar Trolle

Swimmer (1900–1971).

Born April 4th, 1900 in Malmö.

Died March 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Blikstorp.

David Wijnveldt

Dutch footballer (1891-1962).

Born December 15th, 1891 in Jember.

Died March 28th, 1962 at 70 years old in Zutphen.

Olle Laessker

Swedish track and field athlete (1922–1992).

Born April 2nd, 1922.

Died September 19th, 1992 at 70 years old

Jim Milisavljevic

Australian soccer player (1951–2022).

Born April 15th, 1951 in Melbourne.

Died February 24th, 2022 at 70 years old in Melbourne. [ref]

Deaths 1711 to 1720 of 1874

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