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Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Vlado Gotovac
Croatian politician and writer (1930-2000).
Born September 18th, 1930 in Imotski.
Died December 7th, 2000 at 70 years old in Rome (liver cancer).
Keiji Suzuki
Japanese army intelligence officer during the second world war.
Born February 6th, 1897 in Shizuoka Prefecture. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1967 at 70 years old [ref]
Ede Reményi
Hungarian violinist and composer (1828–1898).
Born January 17th, 1828 in Miskolc.
Died May 15th, 1898 at 70 years old in San Francisco.
Paul Préboist
French actor (1927-1997).
Born February 21st, 1927 in Marseille.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Paris.
Dragan Holcer
Yugoslav footballer (1945–2015).
Born January 19th, 1945 in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
Died September 23rd, 2015 at 70 years old in Split. [ref]
Ralph Benatzky
Czech austrian composer.
Born June 5th, 1887 in Moravské Budějovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1957 at 70 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Siegfried Rasp
German general (1898–1968).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Munich.
Died September 2nd, 1968 at 70 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Nobutaka Machimura
Japanese politician (1944-2015).
Born October 17th, 1944 in Numazu.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 70 years old in Tokyo (cerebral infarction).
Ladislav Fuks
Czech novelist and writer (1923–1994).
Born September 24th, 1923 in Prague.
Died August 19th, 1994 at 70 years old in Prague.
William Axt
American conductor (1888–1959).
Born April 19th, 1888 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Ukiah.
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