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Dead at age 70
1,399 Notable deaths
James Gammon
American actor.
Born April 20th, 1940 in Newman.
Died July 16th, 2010 at 70 years old in Costa Mesa (liver cancer). [ref]
Schlitzie
American sideshow performer (1901-1971).
Born September 10th, 1901 in The Bronx.
Died September 24th, 1971 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
France Gall
French singer.
Born October 9th, 1947 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Simon Ward
English stage and film actor (1941-2012).
Born October 19th, 1941 in Beckenham.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in London.
Michael Sarrazin
Canadian actor (1940-2011).
Born May 22nd, 1940 in Quebec City.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
John Cheever
American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982).
Born May 27th, 1912 in Quincy. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 70 years old in Ossining (kidney cancer). [ref]
Guy Lafleur
Canadian ice hockey player (1951-2022).
Born September 20th, 1951 in Thurso.
Died April 22nd, 2022 at 70 years old in Kirkland (lung cancer). [ref]
André Breton
French writer and poet, co-founder of surrealism (1896–1966).
Born February 19th, 1896 in Tinchebray. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Paris.
Dasari Narayana Rao
Indian director, actor, politician.
Born May 4th, 1947 in Palakollu. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2017 at 70 years old in Hyderabad (disease).
Rahat Indori
Indian bollywood lyricist and urdu poet (1950–2020).
Born January 1st, 1950 in Indore.
Died August 11th, 2020 at 70 years old in Indore (COVID-19). [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou