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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Louis Lewandowski
German composer (1821–1894).
Born April 3rd, 1823 in Września. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1894 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Margot Trooger
German actress (1923-1994).
Born June 2nd, 1923 in Rositz.
Died April 24th, 1994 at 70 years old in Mörlenbach.
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
German chemist (1877-1947).
Born March 19th, 1877 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died December 1st, 1947 at 70 years old in Munich.
Muhammad VI al-Habib
Bey of tunis (1922-1929).
Born August 13th, 1858 in Le Bardo. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1929 at 70 years old in Carthage. [ref]
Otto Peltzer
German middle distance runner (1900-1970).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Berlin, Drage. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1970 at 70 years old in Eutin.
Juan Luis Segundo
Uruguayan theologian.
Born October 31st, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1996 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Mihail Savov
Bulgarian general (1857–1928).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Stara Zagora.
Died July 21st, 1928 at 70 years old in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.
Walter Dukes
American basketball player (1930-2001).
Born June 23rd, 1930 in Rochester.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 70 years old in Detroit.
Cyril of Bulgaria
Patriarch of bulgaria and righteous among the nations (-1971).
Born January 3rd, 1901 in Sofia.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Sofia.
William George Aston
British diplomat, scholar and author (1841–1911).
Born April 9th, 1841 in Derry.
Died November 22nd, 1911 at 70 years old in Beer.
Deaths 931 to 940 of 1874
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus