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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Victor Meirelles
Brazilian painter (1832–1903).
Born August 18th, 1832 in Florianópolis.
Died February 22nd, 1903 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
Icelandic football player (1950-2021).
Born September 3rd, 1950 in Reykjavík.
Died January 24th, 2021 at 70 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Konrad von Preysing
German roman catholic cardinal (1880-1950).
Born August 30th, 1880 in Schloss Kronwinkl.
Died December 21st, 1950 at 70 years old in Berlin (disease).
Edmund Breon
Actor.
Born December 12th, 1882 in Hamilton.
Died June 24th, 1953 at 70 years old in Cork.
Louise Catherine Breslau
German-swiss painter (1856-1927).
Born December 6th, 1856 in Munich.
Died May 12th, 1927 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Giacomo Antonelli
Catholic cardinal (1806–1876).
Born April 2nd, 1806 in Sonnino.
Died November 6th, 1876 at 70 years old in Rome.
Radu Vasile
57th prime minister of romania (1998-1999).
Born October 10th, 1942 in Sibiu.
Died July 3rd, 2013 at 70 years old in Bucharest (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Johann Jakob Kaup
German paleontologist, ornithologist and ichthyologist (1803–1873).
Born April 10th, 1803 in Darmstadt.
Died July 4th, 1873 at 70 years old in Darmstadt.
Matthew George Easton
Presbyterian preacher and biblical scholar from scotland (1823-1894).
Died February 27th, 1894 at 70 years old
James Chesnut Jr.
American politician (1815-1885).
Born January 18th, 1815 in Camden.
Died February 1st, 1885 at 70 years old in Camden.
Deaths 851 to 860 of 1874
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