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Famous People Who Died in June 1870

  • Jun 8 Johann Gottlob Topfer, German composer, dies at 78

Person of interestCharles Dickens

Jun 9 Charles Dickens, English writer ("Oliver Twist"; "A Tale of Two Cities"; "A Christmas Carol"), dies of stroke at 58

Novelist Charles Dickens
Novelist
Charles Dickens
  • Jun 9 Erik Drake, Swedish composer (Swedish Academy of Music), dies at 82
  • Jun 20 Jules de Goncourt, French writer, wrote with his brother Edmond de Goncourt, dies at 39

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