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Dead at age 70
1,864 Notable deaths
Corin Redgrave
British actor (1939–2010).
Born July 16th, 1939 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2010 at 70 years old in Tooting (prostate cancer). [ref]
Richard Jaeckel
American actor (1926-1997).
Born October 10th, 1926 in Long Beach.
Died June 14th, 1997 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (melanoma).
Dorothea Lange
American photojournalist (1895-1965).
Born May 25th, 1895 in Hoboken. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1965 at 70 years old in San Francisco (esophageal cancer).
Tim Pigott-Smith
English film and television actor and author (1946–2017).
Died April 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Northampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000).
Born July 18th, 1929 in Cleveland.
Died February 12th, 2000 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (surgical complications).
Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer and actress (1904–1975).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Tamayy Elzahayra. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 70 years old in Cairo.
John S. McCain, Jr.
United states navy admiral (1911-1981).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Council Bluffs.
Died March 22nd, 1981 at 70 years old in Arizona (myocardial infarction).
John Russell
American actor (1921–1991).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died January 19th, 1991 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Jock Mahoney
American actor and stuntman (1919-1989).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died December 14th, 1989 at 70 years old in Bremerton (stroke).
Mandy Rice-Davies
British actress (1944-2014).
Born October 1st, 1944 in Mere.
Died December 18th, 2014 at 70 years old in London (cancer).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 1864
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