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Dead at age 70
1,239 Notable deaths
James Gammon
American actor.
Born April 20th, 1940 in Newman.
Died July 16th, 2010 at 70 years old in Costa Mesa (liver cancer). [ref]
Hassan II
King of morocco from 1961 to 1999.
Died July 20th, 1999 at 70 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction).
Michael Sarrazin
Canadian actor (1940-2011).
Born May 22nd, 1940 in Quebec City.
Died April 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
John Cheever
American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982).
Born May 27th, 1912 in Quincy. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 70 years old in Ossining (kidney cancer). [ref]
Tessa Jowell
British politician (1947–2018).
Born September 17th, 1947 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in Shipston-on-Stour (brain cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
Soviet politician (1875-1946).
Born November 19th, 1875 in Verkhnaya Troitsa.
Died June 3rd, 1946 at 70 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer).
Simon Ward
English stage and film actor (1941-2012).
Born October 16th, 1941 in Beckenham.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in London.
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012).
Born November 24th, 1941 in Memphis. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Usha Kiran
Indian actress (1929-2000).
Born April 22nd, 1929 in Vasai-Virar.
Died March 9th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nashik.
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