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Dead at age 70
1,336 Notable deaths
John Urry
British sociologist (1946-2016).
Born January 6th, 1946 in London.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 70 years old in Lancaster.
John Rupert Firth
English linguist (1890-1960).
Born June 17th, 1890 in Keighley.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 70 years old in Lindfield. [ref]
Wilhelm Johannsen
Danish botanist (1857-1927).
Born February 3rd, 1857 in Copenhagen.
Died November 11th, 1927 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Fushimi Hiroyasu
Japanese prince (1875–1946).
Born October 16th, 1875 in Tokyo.
Died August 16th, 1946 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Rudolf Schmidt
German general (1886-1957).
Born May 12th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1957 at 70 years old in Krefeld.
Daniel Alvarado
Venezuelan actor (1949-2020).
Born August 12th, 1949 in Maracaibo.
Died July 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Caracas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios
Catholic archbishop.
Born September 8th, 1882 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam.
Died July 15th, 1953 at 70 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
J. R. Ackerley
English writer and editor (1896-1967).
Born November 4th, 1896 in London.
Died June 4th, 1967 at 70 years old in London.
Santiago Rusiñol
Spanish author and painter; (1861-1931).
Born February 25th, 1861 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1931 at 70 years old in Aranjuez. [ref]
Julian Steward
American anthropologist.
Born January 31st, 1902 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Urbana.
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