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Dead at age 70
1,399 Notable deaths
Rush Limbaugh
American political commentator (1951–2021).
Born January 12th, 1951 in Cape Girardeau.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 70 years old in Palm Beach (lung cancer). [ref]
M. G. Ramachandran
Film actor, chief minister of tamil nadu (1917 – 1987).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Kandy.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 70 years old in Chennai.
Richard Kuklinski
American contract killer.
Born April 11th, 1935 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2006 at 70 years old in Trenton (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Roger Ebert
American film critic, author (1942–2013).
Born June 18th, 1942 in Urbana.
Died April 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Chicago (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Joe Cocker
English musician (1944–2014).
Born May 20th, 1944 in Sheffield. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2014 at 70 years old in Colorado, Crawford (lung cancer). [ref]
Vinod Khanna
Indian actor, director, politician (1946–2017).
Born October 6th, 1946 in Peshawar.
Died April 27th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mumbai (bladder cancer). [ref]
Nelson Rockefeller
Vice president of the united states from 1974 to 1977.
Born July 8th, 1908 in Bar Harbor. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Buster Keaton
American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966).
Born October 4th, 1895 in Piqua. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1966 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Sarojini Naidu
Indian poet, politician, governor of the united provinces of agra and oudh from 1947 to 1949.
Born February 13th, 1879 in Hyderabad.
Died March 2nd, 1949 at 70 years old in Lucknow (myocardial infarction).
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Indian cricket player. (1941-2011).
Born January 5th, 1941 in Bhopal.
Died September 22nd, 2011 at 70 years old in New Delhi (lung disease). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy