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Dead at age 70
1,864 Notable deaths
Sam Kelly
British actor (1943–2014).
Born December 19th, 1943 in Salford.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 70 years old in Esher (cancer).
Karl May
German author (1842–1912).
Born February 25th, 1842 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal.
Died March 30th, 1912 at 70 years old in Radebeul. [ref]
Ilse Braun
Sister of eva braun (1909-1979).
Born June 18th, 1909 in Munich.
Died June 28th, 1979 at 70 years old in Munich (cancer).
Jon Finch
British actor (1941/1942–2012).
Born March 2nd, 1942 in Caterham.
Died December 28th, 2012 at 70 years old in Swindon. [ref]
Edogawa Ranpo
Japanese writer (1894–1965).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Nabari.
Died July 28th, 1965 at 70 years old in Ikebukuro (cerebral hemorrhage).
Linda Hazzard
American quack, fraud, swindler and serial killer (1867-1938).
Born December 18th, 1867 in Carver County.
Died June 24th, 1938 at 70 years old (starvation).
Benjamin Tillman
American politician (1847–1918).
Born August 11th, 1847 in South Carolina.
Died July 3rd, 1918 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Richie Ashburn
American baseball player (1927–1997).
Born March 19th, 1927 in Tilden.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Iwane Matsui
Japanese general (1878–1948).
Born July 27th, 1878 in Makinochō.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and nobel prize laureate (1846–1916).
Born May 5th, 1846 in Wola Okrzejska.
Died November 15th, 1916 at 70 years old in Vevey (cardiovascular disease, aortic aneurysm).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1864
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