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Dead at age 70
1,372 Notable deaths
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios
Catholic archbishop.
Born September 8th, 1882 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam.
Died July 15th, 1953 at 70 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Josep Maria Sert
Spanish artist (1874-1945).
Born December 22nd, 1874 in Barcelona.
Died November 27th, 1945 at 70 years old in Barcelona.
Joaquín Nin
Spanish composer and pianist (1879-1949).
Born September 29th, 1879 in Havana.
Died October 24th, 1949 at 70 years old in Havana.
Owen Arthur
Barbadian politician (1949-2020).
Born October 17th, 1949 in Barbados.
Died July 27th, 2020 at 70 years old in Bridgetown (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham
Governor of kentucky (1869-1940).
Born August 5th, 1869 in Nelson County.
Died January 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Louisville.
Daniel Quillen
American mathematician.
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Orange. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2011 at 70 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).
John Rupert Firth
English linguist (1890-1960).
Born June 17th, 1890 in Keighley.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 70 years old in Lindfield. [ref]
John R. Hodge
United states army general (1893-1963).
Born June 12th, 1893 in Golconda.
Died November 12th, 1963 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Fritz Kolbe
German diplomat and resistance member (1900-1971).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bern.
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