Dead at age 70

1,336 Notable deaths

Giuseppe Cavanna

Italian footballer (1905-1976).

Born November 18th, 1905 in Vercelli.

Died November 3rd, 1976 at 70 years old in Vercelli.

Ilia Vekua

Russian mathematician (1907-1977).

Born May 6th, 1907 in Shesheleti.

Died December 2nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.

Dries van der Lof

Dutch racing driver (1919-1990).

Born August 23rd, 1919 in Emmen.

Died May 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Enschede.

Seiichiro Kashio

Japanese tennis player.

Born January 2nd, 1892 in Osaka.

Died September 6th, 1962 at 70 years old in Osaka. [ref]

Yuri Kara

Russian film director,.

Born November 12th, 1954 in Donetsk.

Died July 16th, 2025 at 70 years old in Yalta. [ref]

Ahmed Agdamski

Azerbaijani opera singer (1884-1954).

Born January 5th, 1884 in Shusha.

Died April 1st, 1954 at 70 years old in Agdash.

Lothar Berger

German general and knight's cross recipient.

Born December 31st, 1900 in Halberstadt.

Died November 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bad Schwartau.

A. S. Hitchcock

Botanist (1865-1935).

Born September 4th, 1865 in Owosso.

Died December 16th, 1935 at 70 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]

Charles Waldstein

English archaeologist.

Born March 30th, 1856 in New York City. [ref]

Died March 21st, 1927 at 70 years old in Naples. [ref]

Claude Esteban

French poet.

Born July 26th, 1935 in Paris. [ref]

Died April 10th, 2006 at 70 years old in Paris.

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel