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Dead at age 70
1,404 Notable deaths
Balthasar van der Pol
Dutch physicist (1889-1959).
Born January 27th, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 70 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Margot Trooger
German actress (1923-1994).
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Rositz.
Died April 24th, 1994 at 70 years old in Mörlenbach.
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
German chemist (1877-1947).
Born March 19th, 1877 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died December 1st, 1947 at 70 years old in Munich.
Otto Peltzer
German middle distance runner (1900-1970).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Berlin, Drage. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1970 at 70 years old in Eutin.
Juan Luis Segundo
Uruguayan theologian.
Born October 31st, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1996 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Mihail Savov
Bulgarian general (1857–1928).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Stara Zagora.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 70 years old in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.
Michael Fekete
Israeli-hungarian mathematician (1886–1957).
Born July 19th, 1886 in Senta. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Albert Bond Lambert
Amateur golfer, aviator (1875–1946).
Born December 6th, 1875 in St. Louis.
Died November 12th, 1946 at 70 years old in St. Louis.
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Nurse and an inventor.
Born December 31st, 1928 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1999 at 70 years old in Jamaica.
Vlasta Burian
Czech actor, comedian, theater manager, playwright, film director, writer and singer, cyclist, soccer player, publicist, entrepreneur, (1891-1962).
Born April 9th, 1891 in Liberec. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1962 at 70 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
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