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Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
Rudolf Schmidt
German general.
Born May 12th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1957 at 70 years old in Krefeld.
Björn Waldegård
Swedish rally driver, first winner of the world rally championship for drivers.
Born November 12th, 1943 in Solna Municipality. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2014 at 70 years old in Sweden (cancer). [ref]
Princess Marie of Battenberg
German noble (1852-1923).
Born July 15th, 1852 in Strasbourg.
Died June 20th, 1923 at 70 years old in Schönberg.
Hermann von Eichhorn
German general (1848-1918).
Born February 13th, 1848 in Wrocław.
Died July 30th, 1918 at 70 years old in Kyiv.
Tian Han
Chinese playwright, screenwriter, songwriter (1898-1968).
Born March 12th, 1898 in Changsha County.
Died December 10th, 1968 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Alfonso Reyes
Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat (1889-1959).
Born May 17th, 1889 in Monterrey. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1959 at 70 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Assar Gabrielsson
Swedish businessman (1891–1962).
Born August 13th, 1891 in Korsberga.
Died May 28th, 1962 at 70 years old in Gothenburg.
Julian Steward
American anthropologist (1902–1972).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Urbana.
Santiago Rusiñol i Prats
Catalan author and painter; (1861-1931).
Born February 25th, 1861 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1931 at 70 years old in Aranjuez. [ref]
William Shanks
Amateur calculator, school owner.
Born January 25th, 1812 in Corsenside.
Died June 13th, 1882 at 70 years old in Houghton-le-Spring.
Deaths 611 to 620 of 1872
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