Dead at age 70
1,336 Notable deaths
Rahul Sankrityayan
Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963).
Born April 9th, 1893 in Pandaha. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1963 at 70 years old in Darjeeling. [ref]
Harvey Williams Cushing
American neurosurgeon (1869-1939).
Born April 8th, 1869 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1939 at 70 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Henri Giraud
French general and politician (1879-1949).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1949 at 70 years old in Dijon. [ref]
Bob Clampett
American animator (1913–1984).
Born May 8th, 1913 in San Diego.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 70 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Kappler
Nazi war criminal (1907-1978).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Stuttgart.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 70 years old in Soltau (cancer).
Sandy Berger
Us national security advisor (1945–2015).
Born October 28th, 1945 in Millerton. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
Edgar Froese
German electronic music pioneer (1944-2015).
Born June 6th, 1944 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2015 at 70 years old in Vienna (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Jim Thompson
American writer (1906–1977).
Born September 27th, 1906 in Anadarko.
Died April 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Ralph Miliband
Marxist theorist.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died May 21st, 1994 at 70 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction).
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet
British surgeon and writer (1853-1923).
Born February 15th, 1853 in Dorchester.
Died December 7th, 1923 at 70 years old in Lausanne (peritonitis).
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson