Dead at age 70

1,864 Notable deaths

Rush Limbaugh

American political commentator (1951–2021).

Born January 12th, 1951 in Cape Girardeau.

Died February 17th, 2021 at 70 years old in Palm Beach (lung cancer). [ref]

M. G. Ramachandran

Film actor, chief minister of tamil nadu (1917 – 1987).

Born January 17th, 1917 in Kandy.

Died December 29th, 1987 at 70 years old in Chennai.

Richard Kuklinski

American criminal (1935–2006).

Born April 11th, 1935 in Jersey City. [ref]

Died March 5th, 2006 at 70 years old in Trenton (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]

Roger Ebert

American film critic and author (1942–2013).

Born June 18th, 1942 in Urbana.

Died April 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Chicago (thyroid cancer). [ref]

Joe Cocker

British singer (1944–2014).

Born May 20th, 1944 in Sheffield.

Died December 22nd, 2014 at 70 years old in Crawford (lung cancer). [ref]

Vinod Khanna

Indian actor, director, politician (1946–2017).

Born October 6th, 1946 in Peshawar.

Died April 27th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mumbai (bladder cancer). [ref]

Nelson Rockefeller

Vice president of the united states from 1974 to 1977.

Born July 8th, 1908 in Bar Harbor.

Died January 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer and poet (1805–1875).

Born April 2nd, 1805 in Odense. [ref]

Died August 5th, 1875 at 70 years old in Rolighed (liver cancer). [ref]

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966).

Born October 4th, 1895 in Piqua. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1966 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the united states from 1877 to 1881.

Born October 4th, 1822 in Delaware.

Died January 17th, 1893 at 70 years old in Fremont (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 11 to 20 of 1864

Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius