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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Georges Leuillieux
French swimmer and water polo player (1879–1950).
Born August 3rd, 1879 in Lille. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1950 at 70 years old in Eu. [ref]
Franz Muncker
German literary historian.
Born December 4th, 1855 in Bayreuth.
Died September 7th, 1926 at 70 years old in Munich.
Emanuel Raasch
German racing cyclist.
Born November 16th, 1955 in Burg. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2026 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Johannes van Dijk
Dutch rower (1868-1938).
Born July 4th, 1868 in Amsterdam.
Died August 25th, 1938 at 70 years old in Amsterdam.
Sulo Salmi
Olympic gymnast (1914–1984).
Born March 4th, 1914 in Vaasa.
Died April 29th, 1984 at 70 years old in Vaasa.
Clarence Gamble
Us tennis player (1881–1952).
Born August 16th, 1881 in St. Louis.
Died June 13th, 1952 at 70 years old in St. Louis.
Rinus Terlouw
Dutch association football player (1922-1992).
Born June 16th, 1922 in Capelle aan den IJssel.
Died December 17th, 1992 at 70 years old in Capelle aan den IJssel.
Arne Linderholm
Swedish footballer (1916-1986).
Born February 22nd, 1916 in Norrköping.
Died November 20th, 1986 at 70 years old in Norrköping.
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Czech fencer (1886-1956).
Born March 31st, 1886 in Prague.
Died April 22nd, 1956 at 70 years old in Prague.
James Gorman
American sport shooter (1859–1929).
Born January 30th, 1859 in Bilston.
Died November 2nd, 1929 at 70 years old in San Francisco.
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