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Dead at age 70
1,239 Notable deaths
Thomas O. Paine
American scientist (1921-1992).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Berkeley.
Died May 4th, 1992 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Habib Elghanian
Iranian jewish businessman.
Born April 5th, 1909 in Tehran.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Wilhelm Boger
Holocaust perpetrator, gestapo and ss officer at auschwitz.
Born December 19th, 1906 in Zuffenhausen.
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 70 years old in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
Leslie Morshead
Australian soldier with a distinguished career in both world wars (1889-1959).
Born September 18th, 1889 in Ballarat.
Died September 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Patrick Juvet
Swiss singer-songwriter (1950-2021).
Born August 21st, 1950 in Montreux.
Died April 1st, 2021 at 70 years old in Barcelona (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lee Tracy
American actor (1898-1968).
Born April 14th, 1898 in Atlanta.
Died October 18th, 1968 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (liver cancer).
Gardner Dozois
American science fiction editor (1947-2018).
Born July 23rd, 1947 in Salem.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 70 years old in Philadelphia (sepsis). [ref]
Cesare Mori
Italian prefect and politician (1871-1942).
Born December 22nd, 1871 in Pavia.
Died July 5th, 1942 at 70 years old in Udine. [ref]
Ernst Heinkel
Aircraft designer and manufacturer (1888-1958).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Remshalden.
Died January 30th, 1958 at 70 years old in Stuttgart.
Antonín Novotný
President of czechoslovakia (1957-1968).
Born December 10th, 1904 in Letňany. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1975 at 70 years old in Prague (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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