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Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Chief Bender
American baseball player and coach (1884–1954).
Born May 5th, 1884 in Brainerd.
Died May 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in Philadelphia (prostate cancer).
Champ Clark
American politician (1850–1921).
Born March 7th, 1850 in Lawrenceburg.
Died March 2nd, 1921 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ole Bull
Norwegian violinist (1810–1880).
Born February 5th, 1810 in Bergen.
Died August 17th, 1880 at 70 years old in Bergen.
Montgomery Blair
American judge (1813-1883).
Born May 10th, 1813 in Franklin County.
Died July 27th, 1883 at 70 years old in Silver Spring.
Hubert Wilkins
Australian polar explorer (1888-1958).
Born October 31st, 1888 in Hallett.
Died November 30th, 1958 at 70 years old in Framingham.
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
French neoclassical architect (1736-1806).
Born March 21st, 1736 in Dormans. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1806 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Wilhelm Boger
Holocaust perpetrator, gestapo and ss officer at auschwitz (1906–1977).
Born December 19th, 1906 in Zuffenhausen.
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 70 years old in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
Merle Kilgore
American musician (1934-2005).
Born August 9th, 1934 in Chickasha.
Died February 6th, 2005 at 70 years old in Mexico (heart failure).
Isaac HaLevy Herzog
1st chief rabbi of ireland and israel (1888–1959).
Born December 2nd, 1888 in Łomża. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1959 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Sam Steele
Canadian politician and officer (1849–1919).
Born January 5th, 1849 in Bracebridge.
Died January 30th, 1919 at 70 years old in Putney (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Deaths 421 to 430 of 1871
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