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Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Iskandar Ali Mirza
Pakistani politician, statesman and military general (1899–1969).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Murshidabad.
Died November 13th, 1969 at 70 years old in London (cardiac arrest).
John Boyd
American pilot and pentagon consultant.
Born January 23rd, 1927 in Erie.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 70 years old in West Palm Beach (cancer).
Robert M. La Follette
American progressive politician from wisconsin (1855–1925).
Born June 13th, 1855 in Primrose.
Died June 18th, 1925 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease).
Nigel Terry
English actor (1945–2015).
Born August 15th, 1945 in Bristol.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 70 years old in Newquay (pulmonary emphysema).
Béla Tarr
Hungarian filmmaker and anarchist (1955–2026).
Died January 6th, 2026 at 70 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Freddie Hubbard
American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008).
Born April 7th, 1938 in Indianapolis.
Died December 29th, 2008 at 70 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mas Oyama
Korean-japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of kyokushin (1922-1994).
Died April 26th, 1994 at 70 years old in Tsukiji (lung cancer).
Bob Willis
English cricketer (1949-2019).
Born May 30th, 1949 in Sunderland.
Died December 4th, 2019 at 70 years old in Wimbledon. [ref]
Edmund Barton
Australian politician, first prime minister of australia and founding justice of the high court of australia (1849-1920).
Born January 18th, 1849 in Glebe.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 70 years old in Medlow Bath (heart failure).
Alec John Such
American bassist (1951–2022).
Born November 14th, 1951 in Yonkers.
Died June 5th, 2022 at 70 years old in Horry County. [ref]
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