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Dead at age 70

1,340 Notable deaths

Jure Kaštelan

Croatian poet and writer (1919–1990).

Born December 18th, 1919 in Zakučac.

Died February 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Zagreb.

Angel Karaliychev

Bulgarian writer (1902–1972).

Born August 21st, 1902 in Strazhitsa.

Died December 14th, 1972 at 70 years old in Sofia.

Sōjin Kamiyama

Japanese actor.

Born January 30th, 1884 in Sendai.

Died July 28th, 1954 at 70 years old in Tokyo.

Giorgio Bambini

Boxer.

Born February 24th, 1945 in La Spezia.

Died November 13th, 2015 at 70 years old in La Spezia.

Natalya Petrusyova

Soviet speed skater.

Born September 2nd, 1955 in Pavlovsky Posad.

Died November 28th, 2025 at 70 years old [ref]

Henry Roussel

French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter (1875-1946).

Born November 17th, 1875 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 13th, 1946 at 70 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

Giani Stuparich

Italian writer.

Born April 4th, 1891 in Imperial Free City of Trieste. [ref]

Died April 7th, 1961 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]

Gamal El-Ghitani

Egyptian author and novelist.

Born May 9th, 1945 in Sohag Governorate.

Died October 18th, 2015 at 70 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).

Bernhard Pankok

German architect and painter (1872-1943).

Born May 16th, 1872 in Münster. [ref]

Died April 5th, 1943 at 70 years old in Baierbrunn. [ref]

Shigeo Sugiura

Japanese swimmer (1917-1988).

Born May 10th, 1917 in Hamamatsu.

Died April 10th, 1988 at 70 years old

Deaths 1081 to 1090 of 1340

Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown