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Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
Grace Williams
Welsh composer (1906-1977).
Born February 19th, 1906 in Barry.
Died February 10th, 1977 at 70 years old in Barry.
Charles Albert Gobat
Swiss politician and lawyer (1843-1914).
Born May 21st, 1843 in Tramelan.
Died March 16th, 1914 at 70 years old in Bern.
Philip Tartaglia
British catholic archbishop (1951–2021).
Born January 11th, 1951 in Glasgow.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 70 years old in Glasgow (COVID-19). [ref]
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Watkin
American actor (1889–1960).
Born December 29th, 1889 in Sioux City.
Died February 3rd, 1960 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Donald McKay
American shipbuilder (1810–1880).
Born September 4th, 1810 in Jordan Falls.
Died September 20th, 1880 at 70 years old in Massachusetts.
Robert S. Wistrich
Professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem (1945–2015).
Born April 7th, 1945 in Lenger.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
William Dobell
Australian artist (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Cooks Hill.
Died May 13th, 1970 at 70 years old in Wangi Wangi.
Satoshi Kirishima
Japanese terrorist (1954–2024).
Born January 9th, 1954 in Kannabe.
Died January 29th, 2024 at 70 years old in Kamakura (stomach cancer). [ref]
Beno Gutenberg
Seismologist (1889-1960).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1960 at 70 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia).
Deaths 671 to 680 of 1872
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