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Dead at age 70
1,371 Notable deaths
John Howard Yoder
American theologian and academic (1927–1997).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Smithville.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in South Bend.
Ray Phiri
South african jazz musician.
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). [ref]
Igor Mitoraj
Polish sculptor.
Born March 26th, 1944 in Oederan. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2014 at 70 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Imre Schlosser
Hungarian association football player (1889–1959).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Budapest.
Died July 19th, 1959 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Rod La Rocque
American actor (1898-1969).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Giovanni Bragolin
Italian painter (1911-1981).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Venice.
Died September 22nd, 1981 at 70 years old in Padua. [ref]
Margo MacDonald
Scottish politician.
Born April 19th, 1943 in Hamilton. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2014 at 70 years old in Edinburgh (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian politician and cleric (1948-2018).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Najaf.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Tehran (brain cancer). [ref]
Karl Jäger
Swiss-born ss officer and einsatzkommando leader (1888-1959).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Schaffhausen.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Hohenasperg (hanging).
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer (1901-1972).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 70 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
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