Dead at age 70
1,398 Notable deaths
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist.
Born September 7th, 1934 in Inverness.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 70 years old in Memphis (stroke).
John B. Kelly Sr.
American olympic rower (1889–1960).
Born October 4th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died June 20th, 1960 at 70 years old in Philadelphia.
Raymond E. Brown
American priest and biblical scholar.
Born May 22nd, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Kay Johnson
American actress (1904–1975).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Mount Vernon.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 70 years old in Waterford.
Thomas O. Paine
American scientist (1921-1992).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Berkeley.
Died May 4th, 1992 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Michele Singer Reiner
American film producer and photographer.
Died December 14th, 2025 at 70 years old in Brentwood (stab wound). [ref]
Mory Kanté
Guinean musician.
Born March 29th, 1950 in Kissidougou Prefecture, Albadaria.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Conakry (chronic condition). [ref]
Gaganendranath Tagore
Indian painter and cartoonist of the bengal school (1867-1938).
Born September 18th, 1867 in Kolkata.
Died February 14th, 1938 at 70 years old in Kolkata.
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959).
Born December 15th, 1888 in Atlantic.
Died February 28th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stamford (stroke).
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Austrian jewish composer, conductor, and teacher (1871-1942).
Born October 14th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 70 years old in Larchmont.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan