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Dead at age 70
1,335 Notable deaths
Sergey Dmitriyevich Merkurov
Soviet sculptor (1881-1952).
Born November 7th, 1881 in Gyumri.
Died June 8th, 1952 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Nenad Stekić
Yugoslav long jumper.
Born March 7th, 1951 in Belgrade.
Died July 18th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Arvīds Jansons
Latvian conductor (1914–1984).
Born October 23rd, 1914 in Liepāja.
Died November 21st, 1984 at 70 years old in Manchester.
Luigi Albertini
Italian politician (1871–1941).
Born October 19th, 1871 in Ancona.
Died December 29th, 1941 at 70 years old in Rome.
Louis Soutter
Swiss artist (1871-1942).
Born June 4th, 1871 in Morges. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1942 at 70 years old in Ballaigues. [ref]
László Lajtha
Hungarian musician.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1963 at 70 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Monrad Wallgren
American politician (1891-1961).
Born April 17th, 1891 in Des Moines.
Died September 18th, 1961 at 70 years old in Olympia (traffic collision).
Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke (1852-1923).
Born September 19th, 1852 in Ludwigslust.
Died May 17th, 1923 at 70 years old in Ludwigslust.
Paul Behncke
German admiral (1866-1937).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Süsel. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1937 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Krzysztof Kiersznowski
Polish actor.
Born November 26th, 1950 in Warsaw.
Died October 24th, 2021 at 70 years old in Komorów.
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