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Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
Liang Sicheng
Chinese architect and scholar (1901-1972).
Born April 20th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing Hospital.
Mykola Lysenko
Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist (1842–1912).
Born March 22nd, 1842 in Hrynky. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1912 at 70 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Mark Kac
Mathematician (1914–1984).
Born August 16th, 1914 in Kremenets. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1984 at 70 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Eugène Schneider
French businessman and french civil law notary (1805-1875).
Born March 29th, 1805 in Bidestroff.
Died November 27th, 1875 at 70 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
David Popper
Bohemian cellist and composer (1843–1913).
Born June 18th, 1843 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1913 at 70 years old in Baden.
François Furet
French historian (1927–1997).
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure).
Annibale Bugnini
Italian vincentian and archbishop (1912-1982).
Born June 14th, 1912 in Civitella del Lago.
Died July 3rd, 1982 at 70 years old in Rome.
Carl David Tolmé Runge
German mathematician and physicist (1856–1927).
Born August 30th, 1856 in Bremen.
Died January 3rd, 1927 at 70 years old in Göttingen.
John Hejduk
American architect, artist, educator (1929–2000).
Born July 13th, 1929 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 2000 at 70 years old in New York City, The Bronx.
Tito Gobbi
Italian opera singer (1913–1984).
Born October 24th, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 70 years old in Rome.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 1872
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