Dead at age 70

1,336 Notable deaths

John T. Scopes

American schoolteacher.

Born August 3rd, 1900 in Paducah.

Died October 21st, 1970 at 70 years old in Shreveport (cancer).

Jerry Lawson

American video game developer.

Born December 1st, 1940 in Brooklyn.

Died April 9th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mountain View (diabetes).

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician (1885–1955).

Born November 9th, 1885 in Elmshorn.

Died December 9th, 1955 at 70 years old in Zurich.

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV

United states army general, medal of honor recipient (1883-1953).

Born August 23rd, 1883 in Washington.

Died September 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Texas (stroke).

Mary Pat Gleason

American actress (1950–2020).

Born February 23rd, 1950 in Lake City.

Died June 2nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Hans von Seeckt

German general (1866-1936).

Born April 22nd, 1866 in Schleswig. [ref]

Died December 27th, 1936 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Pete Way

English musician.

Born August 7th, 1950 in London.

Died August 14th, 2020 at 70 years old in London Borough of Enfield (traffic collision). [ref]

Robert Muldoon

Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1921–1992).

Born September 25th, 1921 in Auckland.

Died August 5th, 1992 at 70 years old in Auckland.

Ken Shimura

Japanese comedian (1950-2020).

Born February 20th, 1950 in Higashimurayama.

Died March 29th, 2020 at 70 years old in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (COVID-19). [ref]

Ananda Coomaraswamy

Sri lankan tamil metaphysician (1877–1947).

Born August 22nd, 1877 in Colombo. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1947 at 70 years old in Needham. [ref]

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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach