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Dead at age 70
1,372 Notable deaths
G. R. S. Mead
English author, editor, translator, and theosophist.
Born March 22nd, 1863 in Peckham. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1933 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
Boozoo Chavis
American musician (1930-2001).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Lake Charles.
Died May 5th, 2001 at 70 years old in Austin.
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]
Patrick Joseph Hayes
(1867-1938) american cardinal and archbishop of new york.
Born November 20th, 1867 in Manhattan.
Died September 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in Manhattan.
Vasily Kuznetsov
Soviet general (1894–1964).
Born January 15th, 1894 in Solikamsky Uyezd.
Died June 20th, 1964 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Hans Kundt
Bolivian general (1869-1939).
Born February 28th, 1869 in Neustrelitz.
Died August 30th, 1939 at 70 years old in Lugano.
Gerhard Engel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1906-1976).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Guben.
Died December 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Munich.
Adriaan van Wijngaarden
Dutch computer scientist (1916-1987).
Born November 2nd, 1916 in Rotterdam.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 70 years old in Amstelveen.
Gu Hongming
Chinese writer.
Born July 18th, 1857 in Penang. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1928 at 70 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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]
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