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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Werner Unger
German footballer (1931–2002).
Born May 4th, 1931 in Strehla.
Died March 15th, 2002 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Giovanni Battista Casali del Drago
Roman catholic cardinal (1838-1908).
Born January 30th, 1838 in Rome.
Died March 17th, 1908 at 70 years old in Rome.
Richard Hanke
Association footballer (1910-1980).
Born March 18th, 1910 in Wrocław.
Died September 2nd, 1980 at 70 years old in Ingolstadt.
Elio Morille
Italian rower (1927–1998).
Born September 7th, 1927 in Alessandria.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 70 years old in Rome.
Luigi Tasselli
Olympic cyclist.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Borgo Virgilio.
Died November 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Mantua.
Antonín Hudeček
Czech painter (1872-1941).
Born January 14th, 1872 in Loucká, Redhost. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1942 at 70 years old in Častolovice. [ref]
Mikhail Bychkov
Russian ice hockey player (1926–1997).
Born May 22nd, 1926 in Lyubertsy.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Carl Eduard Cramer
Swiss botanist (1831-1901).
Born March 4th, 1831 in Zurich.
Died November 24th, 1901 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Bohumil Kudrna
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1920–1991).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Brandlín. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1991 at 70 years old in Prague. [ref]
Mauro Cía
Boxer (1919–1990).
Born June 12th, 1919 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1990 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Deaths 1721 to 1730 of 1874
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche