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Dead at age 70

1,335 Notable deaths

Oscar Egg

Swiss bicycle racer (1890-1961).

Born March 2nd, 1890 in Schlatt.

Died February 9th, 1961 at 70 years old in Nice.

Juan José Muñante

Peruvian footballer (1948-2019).

Born June 12th, 1948 in Pisco.

Died April 23rd, 2019 at 70 years old in Miami (lung cancer). [ref]

Hans Bethge

German writer and poet.

Born January 9th, 1876 in Dessau.

Died February 1st, 1946 at 70 years old in Göppingen.

Max Nosseck

German film director (1902-1972).

Born September 19th, 1902 in Nakło nad Notecią.

Died September 29th, 1972 at 70 years old in Bad Wiessee.

Sergey Oldenburg

Russian scholar of sanskrit and buddhism (1863-1934).

Born September 26th, 1863 in Nerchinsk.

Died February 28th, 1934 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Sandro Penna

Italian poet.

Born June 12th, 1906 in Perugia. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Carmen Alborch

Spanish politician and writer.

Born October 31st, 1947 in Castelló de Rugat.

Died October 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Valencia (cancer). [ref]

Louise Schroeder

German politician (1887-1957).

Born April 2nd, 1887 in Altona.

Died June 4th, 1957 at 70 years old in Berlin.

Aliagha Vahid

Azerbaijani poet (1895-1965).

Born February 17th, 1895 in Baku.

Died October 1st, 1965 at 70 years old in Baku.

Bertrand Marchand

French football player and manager (1953-2023).

Born April 27th, 1953 in Dinan. [ref]

Died August 26th, 2023 at 70 years old in Éréac. [ref]

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