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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Dutch politician (1860-1930).
Born April 20th, 1860 in Leeuwarden.
Died May 12th, 1930 at 70 years old in The Hague.
Georg Kolbe
German sculptor (1877-1947).
Born April 13th, 1877 in Waldheim. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1947 at 70 years old in Berlin (bladder cancer). [ref]
George Horace Lorimer
American journalist and writer.
Born October 6th, 1867 in Louisville.
Died October 22nd, 1937 at 70 years old in Wyncote.
Philip Wilson
Australian roman catholic archbishop (1950–2021).
Born October 2nd, 1950 in Cessnock. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Alex Raisbeck
Scottish footballer (1878-1949).
Born December 26th, 1878 in Polmont.
Died March 12th, 1949 at 70 years old in Liverpool.
Paul Féval
French novelist and dramatist 1817-1887.
Born September 29th, 1816 in Hôtel de Blossac.
Died March 7th, 1887 at 70 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Infanta Amalia of Spain
Spanish infanta of the xixth century, married to prince adalbert of bavaria (1834-1905).
Born October 12th, 1834 in Madrid.
Died August 27th, 1905 at 70 years old in Munich.
Othmar Schoeck
Swiss composer (1886-1957).
Born September 1st, 1886 in Brunnen.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Henry Edwards
British actor, film director (1882-1952).
Born September 18th, 1882 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died November 2nd, 1952 at 70 years old in Chobham (myocardial infarction).
Mário Covas
Brazilian politician and former governor of the state of são paulo from 1995 to 2001 (born 1930–2001).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Santos.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 70 years old in São Paulo (bladder cancer).
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