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Dead at age 70
1,371 Notable deaths
Otto von Lossow
German general (1868–1938).
Born January 15th, 1868 in Hof.
Died November 25th, 1938 at 70 years old in Munich.
Helene Weigel
German actress and artistic director (1900-1971).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 6th, 1971 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Sidney Coleman
American physicist.
Born March 7th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 2007 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Vladimir Bekhterev
Russian neurologist.
Born February 1st, 1857 in Saralı.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Paul Schmidt
German interpreter and translator.
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Charlottenburg. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1970 at 70 years old in Gmund am Tegernsee. [ref]
Count Christian of Rosenborg
Former danish prince (1942-2013); youngest child of knud, hereditary prince of denmark, and princess caroline-mathilde of denmark.
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Sorgenfri Palace.
Died May 21st, 2013 at 70 years old in Gentofte.
Sveinn Björnsson
Icelandic politician, 1st president of iceland (1881-1952).
Born February 27th, 1881 in Copenhagen.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 70 years old in Reykjavík.
Gordon Goodwin
American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor.
Born December 30th, 1954 in Wichita.
Died December 8th, 2025 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nadia Gray
Romanian actress (1923–1994).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Bucharest.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 70 years old in New York City (stroke).
Larry Costello
American basketball player and coach (1931-2001).
Died December 13th, 2001 at 70 years old in Fort Myers.
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