Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 70
1,874 Notable deaths
Mildred McDaniel
Athletics competitor (1933-2004).
Born November 3rd, 1933 in Atlanta.
Died September 30th, 2004 at 70 years old in Pasadena (disease).
Fathi Kameel
Kuwaiti footballer.
Born May 23rd, 1955 in Kuwait City.
Died January 31st, 2026 at 70 years old [ref]
Adelheid Popp
Austrian feminist and socialist (1869–1939).
Born February 11th, 1869 in Inzersdorf. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1939 at 70 years old in Vienna (stroke). [ref]
Mahmut Atalay
Turkish wrestler (1934–2004).
Born March 30th, 1934 in Çorum.
Died December 5th, 2004 at 70 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pavlo Virsky
Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975).
Born February 25th, 1905 in Odesa.
Died July 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in Kyiv.
Arthur Hoffmann
Member of the swiss federal council (1857-1927).
Born June 18th, 1857 in St. Gallen.
Died July 23rd, 1927 at 70 years old in St. Gallen.
Yuri Ahronovitch
Music conductor (1932–2002).
Born May 13th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 31st, 2002 at 70 years old in Cologne.
Otto Staudinger
German lepidopterist and insect dealer (1830-1900).
Born May 2nd, 1830 in Groß Wüstenfelde.
Died October 13th, 1900 at 70 years old in Lucerne.
Ernst Richter
German musical theorist (1808–1879).
Born October 24th, 1808 in Großschönau.
Died April 9th, 1879 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Johann Baptist Franzelin
Catholic cardinal (1816-1886).
Born April 15th, 1816 in Aldein.
Died December 11th, 1886 at 70 years old in Rome.
Deaths 1321 to 1330 of 1874
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel