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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Oton Iveković
Croatian painter (1869–1939).
Born April 17th, 1869 in Klanjec.
Died July 4th, 1939 at 70 years old in Klanjec (myocardial infarction).
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Italian banker and economist (1940-2010).
Born July 23rd, 1940 in Belluno.
Died December 18th, 2010 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Umberto Bindi
Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Bogliasco.
Died May 24th, 2002 at 70 years old in Rome (liver cirrhosis).
Abioseh Nicol
Sierra leonean academic, diplomat and writer (1924-1994).
Born September 14th, 1924 in Bathurst.
Died September 20th, 1994 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Bernard Wolfe
American writer (1915–1985).
Born August 28th, 1915 in New Haven.
Died October 28th, 1985 at 70 years old in Calabasas.
Karl Eliasberg
Conductor (1907–1978).
Born June 10th, 1907 in Minsk.
Died February 12th, 1978 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Big Jack Johnson
American electric blues musician (1940–2011).
Born July 30th, 1940 in Clarksdale.
Died March 14th, 2011 at 70 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Balthasar van der Pol
Dutch physicist (1889-1959).
Born January 27th, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1959 at 70 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Joseph F. Johnston
American politician (1843-1913).
Born March 23rd, 1843 in Lincoln County.
Died August 8th, 1913 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
British politician (1819–1890).
Born July 23rd, 1819 in London.
Died April 3rd, 1890 at 70 years old in Brighton.
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