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Dead at age 70
1,372 Notable deaths
Gerhard von Rad
German theologian (1901-1971).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
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]
Théophile Delcassé
French statesman (1852-1923).
Born March 1st, 1852 in Pamiers. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1923 at 70 years old in Nice. [ref]
Hassan Firouzabadi
Chief of staff of the iranian armed forces (1951-2021).
Born February 3rd, 1951 in Mashhad.
Died September 3rd, 2021 at 70 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Tengiz Abuladze
Soviet film director (1924-1994).
Born January 31st, 1924 in Kutaisi.
Died March 6th, 1994 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
Doris Stevens
American suffragist.
Born October 26th, 1892 in Omaha.
Died March 22nd, 1963 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long
British politician (1854–1924).
Died September 26th, 1924 at 70 years old in West Ashton. [ref]
Ted Fio Rito
American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist (1900–1971).
Born December 20th, 1900 in Newark.
Died July 22nd, 1971 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Vladimir Chelomey
Soviey scientist and engineer.
Born June 30th, 1914 in Siedlce.
Died December 8th, 1984 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Leroy F. Aarons
American journalist, editor, author, and playwright (1933–2004).
Born December 8th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died November 28th, 2004 at 70 years old in Santa Rosa (cancer).
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