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Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
J. C. W. Beckham
Governor of kentucky (1869-1940).
Born August 5th, 1869 in Bardstown.
Died January 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Louisville.
L. T. Meade
Irish writer, editor (1844–1914).
Born June 5th, 1844 in Bandon. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1914 at 70 years old [ref]
Daniel Quillen
American mathematician (1940–2011).
Born June 27th, 1940 in Orange. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2011 at 70 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease).
John Rupert Firth
English linguist (1890-1960).
Born June 17th, 1890 in Keighley.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 70 years old in Lindfield.
John R. Hodge
United states army general (1893-1963).
Born June 12th, 1893 in Golconda.
Died November 12th, 1963 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Fritz Kolbe
German diplomat and resistance member (1900-1971).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bern.
Emilie Mayer
German composer (1812-1883).
Born May 14th, 1812 in Friedland.
Died April 10th, 1883 at 70 years old in Berlin.
José Águas
Portuguese footballer (1930–2000).
Born November 9th, 1930 in Lobito.
Died December 10th, 2000 at 70 years old in Lisbon.
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
Academic, romantic and classicist poet, essayist, memoirist, short story writer, newspaper editor and politician (1802-1872).
Born January 6th, 1802 in Târgoviște.
Died April 27th, 1872 at 70 years old in Bucharest.
Fushimi Hiroyasu
Japanese prince (1875–1946).
Born October 16th, 1875 in Tokyo.
Died August 16th, 1946 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
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