Dead at age 70

1,401 Notable deaths

Juliette Atkinson

Us tennis player (1873-1944).

Born April 15th, 1873 in Rahway.

Died January 12th, 1944 at 70 years old in Lawrenceville.

Petr Shelokhonov

Russian actor and director.

Born August 15th, 1929 in Hayduki.

Died September 15th, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Oscar Egg

Swiss bicycle racer (1890–1961).

Born March 2nd, 1890 in Schlatt.

Died February 9th, 1961 at 70 years old in Nice.

René Maheu

French philosopher.

Born March 28th, 1905 in Saint-Gaudens. [ref]

Died December 19th, 1975 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Jiří Raška

Czechoslovak skijumpers and skijumpers (1941–2012).

Born February 4th, 1941 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. [ref]

Died January 20th, 2012 at 70 years old in Nový Jičín. [ref]

Gerard Mortier

Belgian opera director (1943–2014).

Born November 25th, 1943 in Ghent.

Died March 8th, 2014 at 70 years old in City of Brussels (pancreatic cancer).

Olena Stepaniv

Ukrainian military and public figure, economist (1892–1963).

Born December 7th, 1892 in Vyshnivchyk.

Died July 11th, 1963 at 70 years old in Lviv.

Anatole de Monzie

French politician (1876–1947).

Born November 22nd, 1876 in Bazas.

Died January 11th, 1947 at 70 years old in Paris.

Jacques Bertillon

French mathematician (1851-1922).

Born November 11th, 1851 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1922 at 70 years old in Valmondois. [ref]

Agustín Cejas

Argentine association football player (1945-2015).

Born March 22nd, 1945 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 14th, 2015 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson