Dead at age 70
1,399 Notable deaths
Augusta Savage
American sculptor (1892–1962).
Born February 29th, 1892 in Green Cove Springs. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1962 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
Austrian biologist and philosopher (1901–1972).
Born September 19th, 1901 in Atzgersdorf.
Died June 12th, 1972 at 70 years old in Buffalo.
P. F. Sloan
American singer and songwriter (1945–2015).
Born September 18th, 1945 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Yukihiro Takahashi
Japanese singer-songwriter, drummer, music producer, fashion designer (1952-2023).
Born June 6th, 1952 in Meguro-ku.
Died January 11th, 2023 at 70 years old (aspiration pneumonia). [ref]
Gregory Corso
American writer (1930-2001).
Born March 26th, 1930 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2001 at 70 years old in Robbinsdale (prostate cancer). [ref]
Will Vinton
American animator (1947-2018).
Born November 17th, 1947 in McMinnville.
Died October 4th, 2018 at 70 years old in Portland (multiple myeloma). [ref]
John Dickson Carr
American writer (1906–1977).
Born November 30th, 1906 in Uniontown.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Greenville (lung cancer).
Silvia Derbez
Mexican actress (1932-2002).
Born March 8th, 1932 in San Luis Potosí.
Died April 6th, 2002 at 70 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer).
Abbas II
Khedive of egypt and sudan (1874-1944) (r. 1892-1914).
Born July 14th, 1874 in Alexandria.
Died December 19th, 1944 at 70 years old in Geneva.
Cemal Gürsel
Turkish general and politician (1895-1966).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Hınıs.
Died September 14th, 1966 at 70 years old in Ankara (stroke).
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Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney