Dead at age 70

1,402 Notable deaths

Gustave Le Rouge

French writer (1867-1938).

Born July 22nd, 1867 in Valognes. [ref]

Died February 24th, 1938 at 70 years old in Paris (prostate cancer).

Harry Rowohlt

German author and translator (1945-2015).

Born March 27th, 1945 in Hamburg.

Died June 15th, 2015 at 70 years old in Hamburg (lung cancer).

Edwin Vásquez

Sport shooter.

Born July 28th, 1922 in Lima.

Died March 9th, 1993 at 70 years old in Lima.

Roberto Telch

Argentine footballer (1943-2014).

Born November 6th, 1943 in San Vicente.

Died October 12th, 2014 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Kaarle Krohn

Finnish folklorist.

Born May 10th, 1863 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died July 19th, 1933 at 70 years old in Sammatti.

Ferdo Šišić

Croatian historian (1869–1940).

Born March 9th, 1869 in Vinkovci.

Died January 21st, 1940 at 70 years old in Zagreb.

Toni Ulmen

German racecar driver (1906-1976).

Born January 25th, 1906 in Düsseldorf.

Died November 4th, 1976 at 70 years old in Düsseldorf.

Jack Medica

American swimmer (1914–1985).

Born October 5th, 1914 in Seattle.

Died April 15th, 1985 at 70 years old in Carson City.

Hans Carl Adolph von Carlowitz

German politician (1858-1922).

Born March 25th, 1858 in Riesa. [ref]

Died July 9th, 1928 at 70 years old in Gersdorf. [ref]

Gustav Flatow

German gymnast (1875-1945).

Born January 7th, 1875 in Kościerzyna. [ref]

Died January 29th, 1945 at 70 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.

Deaths 981 to 990 of 1402

The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu