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Dead at age 70
1,371 Notable deaths
Josep Samitier
Spanish football player and manager (1902–1972).
Born February 2nd, 1902 in Barcelona.
Died May 5th, 1972 at 70 years old in Barcelona.
Shorty Rogers
American west coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Berkshire County. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1994 at 70 years old in Van Nuys (cancer). [ref]
Will Alsop
British architect (1947-2018).
Born December 12th, 1947 in Northampton.
Died May 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in London.
Seán Lester
Irish diplomat (1888-1959).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Carrickfergus.
Died June 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Galway.
Wim Duisenberg
Dutch politician and economist.
Born July 9th, 1935 in Heerenveen. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2005 at 70 years old in Faucon (heart failure, drowning).
Liang Sicheng
Chinese architect and scholar (1901-1972).
Born April 20th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Mark Kac
Mathematician.
Born August 16th, 1914 in Kremenets. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1984 at 70 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
François Furet
French historian.
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure). [ref]
Annibale Bugnini, CM.
Italian vincentian and archbishop (1912-1982).
Born June 14th, 1912 in Umbria. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1982 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carl David Tolmé Runge
German mathematician and physicist.
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
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