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Dead at age 70
1,372 Notable deaths
Jimmy Gallagher
American soccer player.
Born June 7th, 1901 in Kirkintilloch.
Died October 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Cleveland.
Sandro Penna
Italian poet.
Born June 12th, 1906 in Perugia. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1977 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Irmgard Flügge-Lotz
German mathematician.
Born July 16th, 1903 in Hamelin.
Died May 22nd, 1974 at 70 years old in Stanford.
Aliagha Vahid
Azerbaijani poet (1895-1965).
Born February 17th, 1895 in Baku.
Died October 1st, 1965 at 70 years old in Baku.
Hans Bethge
German writer and poet (1876–1946).
Born January 9th, 1876 in Dessau.
Died February 1st, 1946 at 70 years old in Göppingen.
Ivan Olbracht
Czech politician, publicist, politic writer, publicist, bookwriter and writer (1882–1952).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Semily. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1952 at 70 years old in Prague. [ref]
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]
Patrick O'Donnell
Catholic cardinal (1856-1927).
Born November 28th, 1856 in Glenties.
Died October 22nd, 1927 at 70 years old in Carlingford.
Annemarie Huber-Hotz
Swiss politician (1948-2019).
Born August 16th, 1948 in Baar.
Died August 1st, 2019 at 70 years old in Schwarzsee (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gustave Geffroy
French writer.
Born June 1st, 1855 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1926 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
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