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Dead at age 70
1,372 Notable deaths
Henryk Zygalski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist.
Born July 15th, 1908 in Poznań.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 70 years old in Liss.
Cecil Cunningham
American actress (1888-1959).
Born August 2nd, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (atherosclerosis).
Rosika Schwimmer
Hungarian activist, editor (1877-1948).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Charles Gordone
American actor and dramatist (1925-1995).
Born October 12th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1995 at 70 years old in College Station (liver cancer). [ref]
Mignon McLaughlin
American journalist (1913-1983).
Born June 6th, 1913 in United States of America.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 70 years old
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979).
Born February 20th, 1909 in Riga.
Died June 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Irving Cummings
Actor, film director (1888–1959).
Born October 9th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
William Peel, 1st Earl Peel
British politician (1867-1937).
Born January 7th, 1867 in London.
Died September 28th, 1937 at 70 years old in East Meon.
Panagiotis Danglis
Greek politician and general (1853-1924).
Born November 17th, 1853 in Atalanti.
Died March 9th, 1924 at 70 years old in Athens.
Dorothy Christy
American actress.
Born May 26th, 1906 in Reading.
Died May 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Santa Monica.
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