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Dead at age 70

1,336 Notable deaths

Avram Davidson

Novelist (1923-1993).

Born April 23rd, 1923 in Yonkers. [ref]

Died May 8th, 1993 at 70 years old in Bremerton. [ref]

Tashi Namgyal

Chogyal of sikkim, 1914-1963.

Born October 26th, 1893 in Kurseong.

Died December 2nd, 1963 at 70 years old in Kolkata. [ref]

Joe Lapchick

American basketball player and coach.

Born April 12th, 1900 in Yonkers.

Died August 10th, 1970 at 70 years old in New York City.

Carl David Tolmé Runge

German mathematician and physicist.

Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.

Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.

William Bates

American ophthalmologist (1860-1931).

Born December 23rd, 1860 in Newark.

Died July 10th, 1931 at 70 years old in New York City.

Billy Bevan

Australian american film actor (1887–1957).

Born September 29th, 1887 in Orange.

Died November 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Escondido.

Philip Tartaglia

Catholic archbishop.

Born January 11th, 1951 in Glasgow.

Died January 13th, 2021 at 70 years old in Glasgow (COVID-19). [ref]

Alexandra Ripley

American writer (1934-2004).

Born January 8th, 1934 in Charleston. [ref]

Died January 10th, 2004 at 70 years old in Richmond. [ref]

Aleksandr Deyneka

Russian artist (1899-1969).

Born May 20th, 1899 in Kursk. [ref]

Died June 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]

André Marty

French politician (1886-1956).

Born November 6th, 1886 in Perpignan.

Died November 23rd, 1956 at 70 years old in Toulouse (lung cancer).

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