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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Alfonso Maria Fusco
Italian priest and saint (1839–1910).
Born March 23rd, 1839 in Angri.
Died February 6th, 1910 at 70 years old in Angri.
Arthur M. Hyde
American politician (1877-1947).
Born July 12th, 1877 in Princeton.
Died October 17th, 1947 at 70 years old in New York City.
Jelly d'Arányi
Hungarian-born british violinist (1893–1966).
Born May 30th, 1895 in Budapest.
Died March 30th, 1966 at 70 years old in Florence.
Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke (1852-1923).
Born September 19th, 1852 in Ludwigslust.
Died May 17th, 1923 at 70 years old in Ludwigslust.
Konstantinos Volanakis
Greek painter (1837-1907).
Born March 17th, 1837 in Heraklion.
Died June 29th, 1907 at 70 years old in Piraeus.
Armstrong Gibbs
English composer.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Great Baddow.
Died May 12th, 1960 at 70 years old in Chelmsford and Essex Hospital (pneumonia).
Ivan Kliun
Russian artist (1873-1943).
Born September 1st, 1873 in Bolshiye Gorki.
Died December 13th, 1943 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Olga Skorokhodova
Russian writer and research fellow (1911-1982).
Born June 24th, 1911 in Bilozerka.
Died May 7th, 1982 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Leon Jessel
German composer (1871-1942).
Born January 22nd, 1871 in Szczecin.
Died January 4th, 1942 at 70 years old in Berlin (torture).
David Gill
Scottish astronomer (1843-1914).
Born June 12th, 1843 in Aberdeen.
Died January 24th, 1914 at 70 years old in London.
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