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Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Ludwig Johannsen
Danish botanist (1857-1927).
Born February 3rd, 1857 in Copenhagen.
Died November 11th, 1927 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Jambyn Batmönkh
Mongolian politician (1927–1997).
Born March 10th, 1927 in Uvs Province.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 70 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Emilio Esteban Infantes
Spanish general (1892-1962).
Born May 18th, 1892 in Toledo.
Died September 6th, 1962 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Mary Carpenter
English educationist and social reformer (1807–1877).
Born April 3rd, 1807 in Exeter.
Died June 14th, 1877 at 70 years old in Bristol.
Trần Trọng Kim
Vietnamese scholar and politician (1883–1953).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Nghi Xuân.
Died December 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Đà Lạt.
Billy Bevan
Australian american film actor (1887–1957).
Born September 29th, 1887 in Orange.
Died November 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Escondido.
William Bates
American ophthalmologist (1860-1931).
Born December 23rd, 1860 in Newark.
Died July 10th, 1931 at 70 years old in New York City.
Samuel Stritch
Catholic cardinal (1887–1958).
Born August 17th, 1887 in Nashville.
Died May 27th, 1958 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ekaterina Maximova
Russian ballet dancer (1939-2009).
Born February 1st, 1939 in Moscow.
Died April 28th, 2009 at 70 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
André Marty
French politician (1886-1956).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Perpignan.
Died November 23rd, 1956 at 70 years old in Toulouse (lung cancer).
Deaths 631 to 640 of 1872
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo