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Dead at age 70
1,399 Notable deaths
Ray Kennedy
English footballer.
Born July 28th, 1951 in Northumberland.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 70 years old (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lincoln Steffens
American journalist (1866-1936).
Born April 6th, 1866 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1936 at 70 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
John T. Scopes
American schoolteacher.
Born August 3rd, 1900 in Paducah.
Died October 21st, 1970 at 70 years old in Shreveport (cancer).
Pete Way
English musician.
Born August 7th, 1950 in London.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 70 years old in London Borough of Enfield (traffic collision). [ref]
Harvey Williams Cushing
American neurosurgeon (1869-1939).
Born April 8th, 1869 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1939 at 70 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Sri lankan tamil metaphysician (1877–1947).
Born August 22nd, 1877 in Colombo. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1947 at 70 years old in Needham. [ref]
Patti Yasutake
American actress.
Born September 6th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
American actor.
Born June 25th, 1950 in Griffin.
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 70 years old in Atlanta (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Henry Royce
English engineer, car designer, co-founder of rolls-royce.
Born March 27th, 1863 in Huntingdonshire.
Died April 22nd, 1933 at 70 years old in West Wittering.
Mary Pat Gleason
American actress (1950–2020).
Born February 23rd, 1950 in Lake City.
Died June 2nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
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