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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum
German psychiatrist (1828–1899).
Born December 28th, 1828 in Drezdenko.
Died April 15th, 1899 at 70 years old in Görlitz.
John George
Syrian-american actor (1898-1968).
Born January 20th, 1898 in Aleppo.
Died August 25th, 1968 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Georgie Auld
Canadian jazz musician (1919-1990).
Born May 19th, 1919 in Toronto.
Died January 8th, 1990 at 70 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer).
Gonçalves de Magalhães, Viscount of Araguaia
Brazilian poet, playwright, physician and diplomat (1811–1882).
Born August 13th, 1811 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 10th, 1882 at 70 years old in Rome.
Eliza Cook
British writer (1818–1889).
Born December 24th, 1818 in London Road. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1889 at 70 years old in Wimbledon. [ref]
Axel Hägerström
Swedish philosopher and jurist (1868–1939).
Born September 6th, 1868 in Vireda church parish. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1939 at 70 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Manuel Quintana
Argentine politician (1835–1906).
Born October 19th, 1835 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 12th, 1906 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Takaki Kanehiro
Japanese navy physician (1849-1920).
Born October 30th, 1849 in Miyazaki, Takaoka.
Died April 13th, 1920 at 70 years old in Roppongi (cerebral hemorrhage).
Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Italian opera singer (1920-1991).
Born November 6th, 1920 in Constantinople.
Died March 12th, 1991 at 70 years old in Bloomington.
Oscar Florianus Bluemner
American painter (1867-1938).
Born June 21st, 1867 in Prenzlau.
Died January 12th, 1938 at 70 years old in Massachusetts.
Deaths 891 to 900 of 1874
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