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Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Leonid Gaidai
Soviet film director (1923-1993).
Born January 30th, 1923 in Svobodny.
Died November 19th, 1993 at 70 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Radomir Putnik
Serbian field marshal (1847-1917).
Born January 24th, 1847 in Kragujevac.
Died May 17th, 1917 at 70 years old in Nice (pulmonary emphysema).
Björn Granath
Swedish actor (1946-2017).
Born April 5th, 1946 in Örgryte församling.
Died February 5th, 2017 at 70 years old in Stockholms Sankt Matteus (disease). [ref]
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]
Albert Pinkham Ryder
American painter (1847–1917).
Born March 19th, 1847 in New Bedford.
Died March 28th, 1917 at 70 years old in New York City.
Jim Pollard
American basketball player and coach (1922–1993).
Born July 9th, 1922 in Oakland.
Died January 22nd, 1993 at 70 years old in Stockton.
Raúl Ruiz
Filmmaker (1941-2011).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Puerto Montt.
Died August 19th, 2011 at 70 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (liver cancer). [ref]
Jani Allan
South african columnist and broadcaster.
Born September 11th, 1952 in Gauteng. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2023 at 70 years old in Newtown.
Poul Nielsen
Danish footballer (1891-1962).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1962 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
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