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Dead at age 70
1,335 Notable deaths
Nicole Bricq
French politician (1947-2017).
Born June 10th, 1947 in La Rochefoucauld. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2017 at 70 years old in Poitiers (fall). [ref]
Francesc Cambó
Spanish politician (1876-1947).
Born September 2nd, 1876 in Verges. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1947 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Patricia Avery
Silent film actress (1902-1973).
Born November 19th, 1902 in Boston.
Died August 21st, 1973 at 70 years old in La Crescenta-Montrose (disease).
Josip Bukal
Yugoslav football player and coach (1945-2016).
Born November 15th, 1945 in Okešinec.
Died August 27th, 2016 at 70 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Russian chess master.
Born August 16th, 1884 in Pavlovsk.
Died December 31st, 1954 at 70 years old in Briis-sous-Forges.
Erol Taş
Turkish actor.
Born February 28th, 1928 in Erzurum.
Died November 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Istanbul (diabetes).
Marian Hemar
Polish writer.
Born April 6th, 1901 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1972 at 70 years old in London.
Paul Drayton
American sprinter.
Born May 8th, 1939 in Glen Cove.
Died March 2nd, 2010 at 70 years old in Cleveland (cancer). [ref]
Jocelyne Saab
Lebanese film director (1948-2019).
Born April 30th, 1948 in Beirut. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Petr Hapka
Czech composer and singer (1944–2014).
Born May 13th, 1944 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2014 at 70 years old in Okoř. [ref]
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