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Dead at age 70
1,404 Notable deaths
Umberto Maglioli
Italian racecar driver.
Born June 5th, 1928 in Bioglio.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 70 years old in Monza.
Daniel Oduber Quirós
37th president of costa rica (1921-1991).
Born August 25th, 1921 in San José.
Died October 13th, 1991 at 70 years old in Escazú.
Ramón de Algeciras
Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer (1938-2009).
Born February 5th, 1938 in Algeciras. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2009 at 70 years old in Madrid (disease).
Philippe Daverio
Italian art historian, teacher, writer, author, politician, and television personality (1949–2020).
Born October 17th, 1949 in Mulhouse.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Henry Chandler Cowles
American botanist (1869-1939).
Born February 27th, 1869 in Connecticut.
Died September 12th, 1939 at 70 years old in Chicago.
Pablo Dorado
Uruguayan footballer (1908-1978).
Born June 22nd, 1908 in Montevideo.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Hans-Dieter Sues
German-born u.s. paleontologist.
Born January 13th, 1956 in Rheydt.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Jan Cameron
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist, coach (1947–2018).
Born October 19th, 1947 in Sydney. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2018 at 70 years old in Queensland. [ref]
Shovkat Alakbarova
Azerbaijani singer (1922–1993).
Born October 20th, 1922 in Baku.
Died February 7th, 1993 at 70 years old in Baku.
Tibor Radó
Hungarian mathematician.
Born June 2nd, 1895 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1965 at 70 years old in New Smyrna Beach. [ref]
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