Dead at age 70

1,404 Notable deaths

Gustav Adolf Deissmann

German theologian (1866–1937).

Born November 7th, 1866 in Langenscheid.

Died April 5th, 1937 at 70 years old in Wünsdorf.

Albert Guðmundsson

Icelandic association football player and politician (1923-1994).

Born October 5th, 1923 in Reykjavík. [ref]

Died April 7th, 1994 at 70 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]

Carl Boese

German film director (1887–1958).

Born August 26th, 1887 in Berlin.

Died July 6th, 1958 at 70 years old in Charlottenburg.

Leopoldo Marechal

Argentine writer.

Born June 11th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.

Died June 26th, 1970 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.

Christine Charbonneau

Canadian singer (1943-2014).

Born October 18th, 1943 in Montreal.

Died May 30th, 2014 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer).

Paul Behncke

German admiral (1866-1937).

Born August 13th, 1866 in Süsel. [ref]

Died January 4th, 1937 at 70 years old in Berlin.

John Wright

American cardinal of the roman catholic church (1909-1979).

Born July 18th, 1909 in Boston.

Died August 10th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge.

Gennady Gagulia

Abkhazian politician (1948-2018).

Born January 4th, 1948 in Lykhny.

Died September 8th, 2018 at 70 years old in Myussera (traffic collision).

Karel Traxler

Czech chess player (1866–1936).

Born January 17th, 1866 in Vlachovo Březí.

Died May 15th, 1936 at 70 years old in Volyně.

Dennis Poore

British racing driver.

Born August 19th, 1916 in London.

Died February 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in London.

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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker