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Dead at age 70
1,336 Notable deaths
Tengiz Abuladze
Soviet film director.
Born January 31st, 1924 in Kutaisi. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1994 at 70 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979).
Born February 20th, 1909 in Riga.
Died June 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Gu Hongming
Chinese writer.
Born July 18th, 1857 in Penang. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1928 at 70 years old in Beijing. [ref]
David S. Johnson
American computer scientist (1945-2016).
Born December 9th, 1945 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 8th, 2016 at 70 years old [ref]
Claudio Graziano
Italian general (1953–2024).
Born November 22nd, 1953 in Turin. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2024 at 70 years old in Rome (gunshot wound). [ref]
Boozoo Chavis
American musician (1930-2001).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Lake Charles.
Died May 5th, 2001 at 70 years old in Austin.
Abdurrahim El-Keib
Libyan politician (1950-2020).
Born March 2nd, 1950 in Tripoli.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 70 years old in Tuscaloosa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Wykoff
American athlete (1909–1980).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Des Moines. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Altadena. [ref]
Jacek Kuroń
Polish historian and politician (1934-2004).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Lviv. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2004 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Heimito von Doderer
Austrian writer.
Born September 5th, 1896 in Weidlingau. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1966 at 70 years old in Vienna (stomach cancer). [ref]
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