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Dead at age 70
1,336 Notable deaths
Konstantinos P. Cavafy
Greek poet.
Born April 29th, 1863 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1933 at 70 years old in Alexandria (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ben Hecht
American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist.
Born February 28th, 1894 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1964 at 70 years old in New York City (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
American actor.
Born June 25th, 1950 in Griffin.
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 70 years old in Atlanta (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Bebe Daniels
American entertainer (1901-1971).
Born January 14th, 1901 in Dallas. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Larry Junstrom
American musician.
Born June 22nd, 1949 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 70 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Ray Kennedy
English footballer.
Born July 28th, 1951 in Northumberland.
Died November 30th, 2021 at 70 years old (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lincoln Steffens
American journalist (1866-1936).
Born April 6th, 1866 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1936 at 70 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Menen Asfaw
Ethiopian empress consort (1891-1962).
Born April 3rd, 1891 in Ethiopian Empire.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 70 years old in Addis Ababa.
Ron Santo
American baseball player.
Born February 25th, 1940 in Seattle.
Died December 3rd, 2010 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (type-1 diabetes, bladder cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Gish
American actress.
Born March 11th, 1898 in Massillon.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 70 years old in Rapallo (pneumonia).
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