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Dead at age 70
1,372 Notable deaths
Jane Murfin
American writer (1884-1955).
Born October 27th, 1884 in Quincy.
Died August 10th, 1955 at 70 years old in Brentwood.
Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza
Austro-hungarian field marshal.
Born March 30th, 1854 in Timișoara.
Died September 22nd, 1924 at 70 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Gennady Kolbin
Soviet politician (1927-1998).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Nizhny Tagil.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Julián Besteiro
Spanish academic and politician (1870–1940).
Born September 21st, 1870 in costanilla de Santiago. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1940 at 70 years old in Carmona (sepsis). [ref]
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Russian politician.
Born March 30th, 1886 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 1956 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
Wolfgang Becker
German film director and screenwriter (1954–2024).
Born June 22nd, 1954 in Hemer.
Died December 12th, 2024 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Ernst Robert Curtius
German philologist and literary scholar.
Born April 14th, 1886 in Thann. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1956 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
British army general (1871-1942).
Born December 15th, 1871 in Blair Castle.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 70 years old in Perth.
Štefan Banič
Slovak inventor (1870-1941).
Born November 23rd, 1870 in Smolenice.
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 70 years old in Smolenice.
Ole Olsen
American vaudevillian and comedian (1892-1963).
Born November 6th, 1892 in Peru.
Died January 26th, 1963 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (kidney disease).
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