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Dead at age 70
1,336 Notable deaths
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.
Mignon McLaughlin
American journalist (1913-1983).
Born June 6th, 1913 in United States of America.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 70 years old
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
Ukrainian writer, playwright, artist, political activist, revolutionary, politician, and statesman (1880-1951).
Born July 26th, 1880 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1951 at 70 years old in Mougins.
Katharine Tynan
Irish poet.
Born February 3rd, 1861 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1931 at 70 years old in Wimbledon.
Gerhard von Rad
German theologian (1901-1971).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
Daniel Dolan
American sedevacantist bishop.
Born May 28th, 1951 in Detroit.
Died April 26th, 2022 at 70 years old [ref]
Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet
Quaker, sinologist (1873–1944).
Born October 20th, 1873 in Darlington.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Ali Sabri
Prime minister of egypt (1920-1991).
Born August 31st, 1920 in Cairo.
Died August 3rd, 1991 at 70 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Watkin
Actor (1889-1960).
Born December 29th, 1889 in Sioux City.
Died February 3rd, 1960 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Rosalia Zemlyachka
Russian revolutionary (1876-1947).
Born March 20th, 1876 in Mogilev.
Died January 21st, 1947 at 70 years old in Moscow.
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