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Dead at age 70
1,335 Notable deaths
Dennis Poore
British racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1916 in London.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in London.
Henri Grob
Chess international master, swiss champion.
Born June 4th, 1904 in Braunau.
Died July 5th, 1974 at 70 years old in Zürich.
Andrea Carlo Ferrari
Italian catholic cardinal and blessed.
Born August 13th, 1850 in Palanzano. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1921 at 70 years old in Milan (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Sofya Yanovskaya
Russian mathematician.
Born January 31st, 1896 in Pružany. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1966 at 70 years old in Moscow (diabetes). [ref]
Kate Price
Irish-american actress (1872-1943).
Born February 13th, 1872 in Cork.
Died January 4th, 1943 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Willem van Otterloo
Dutch conductor and composer.
Born December 27th, 1907 in Winterswijk. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1978 at 70 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Lugné-Poe
French actor and director.
Born December 27th, 1869 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 19th, 1940 at 70 years old in Avignon.
Saeed Nafisi
Iranian writer.
Born June 8th, 1896 in Tehran.
Died November 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Tehran.
Pietro Francisci
Italian film director (1906–1977).
Born September 9th, 1906 in Rome.
Died March 1st, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome.
Georg von Arco
German physicist.
Born August 30th, 1869 in Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died May 5th, 1940 at 70 years old in Berlin.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht