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Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Harvey Williams Cushing
American neurosurgeon (1869-1939).
Born April 8th, 1869 in Cleveland.
Died October 8th, 1939 at 70 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Sri lankan tamil metaphysician (1877–1947).
Born August 22nd, 1877 in Colombo.
Died September 9th, 1947 at 70 years old in Needham.
Patti Yasutake
American actress (1953–2024).
Born September 6th, 1953 in Gardena.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (T-cell lymphoma). [ref]
William Onyeabor
Nigerian funk musician.
Born March 26th, 1946 in Nigeria. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2017 at 70 years old in Nigeria. [ref]
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
American actor (1950–2020).
Born June 25th, 1950 in Griffin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2020 at 70 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound). [ref]
Henry Royce
English engineer, car designer, co-founder of rolls-royce.
Born March 27th, 1863 in Huntingdonshire.
Died April 22nd, 1933 at 70 years old in West Wittering.
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]
Ralph Miliband
Marxist theorist (1924–1994).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died May 21st, 1994 at 70 years old in Westminster (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).
John Bradley
Navy corpsman in world war ii, flagraiser at iwo jima.
Born July 10th, 1923 in Antigo.
Died January 11th, 1994 at 70 years old in Antigo.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde