Dead at age 70
1,399 Notable deaths
Ben Hecht
American writer, director, and producer (1894–1964).
Born February 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1964 at 70 years old in New York City (coronary thrombosis).
Tris Speaker
American baseball player (1888-1958).
Born April 4th, 1888 in Texas.
Died December 8th, 1958 at 70 years old in Texas (myocardial infarction).
Konstantinos P. Cavafy
Greek poet.
Born April 29th, 1863 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1933 at 70 years old in Alexandria (prostate cancer). [ref]
Edward Andrews
American actor (1914-1985).
Born October 9th, 1914 in Griffin.
Died March 8th, 1985 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
United states army general, medal of honor recipient (1883-1953).
Born August 23rd, 1883 in Washington.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Texas (stroke).
Ann Prentiss
American actress (1939-2010).
Born November 27th, 1939 in San Antonio.
Died January 12th, 2010 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Ron Santo
American baseball player (1940–2010).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Seattle.
Died December 3rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (type-1 diabetes, bladder cancer). [ref]
Menen Asfaw
Ethiopian empress consort (1891-1962).
Born April 3rd, 1891 in Ethiopian Empire.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 70 years old in Addis Ababa.
Hermann Weyl
German mathematician (1885–1955).
Born November 9th, 1885 in Elmshorn.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Gordon McQueen
Scottish association football player and manager (1952–2023).
Born June 26th, 1952 in Kilwinning.
Died June 15th, 2023 at 70 years old in Hutton Rudby. [ref]
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