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Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Barbara O'Neil
Actress (1910-1980).
Born July 17th, 1910 in St. Louis.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 70 years old in Greenwich (myocardial infarction).
Max Azria
French-tunisian fashion designer.
Born January 1st, 1949 in Sfax.
Died May 6th, 2019 at 70 years old in Houston (lung cancer). [ref]
Larry Wallis
British rock musician (1949–2019).
Born May 19th, 1949 in England.
Died September 19th, 2019 at 70 years old [ref]
Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy
British politician (1885-1955).
Born May 15th, 1885 in Chelsea.
Died July 8th, 1955 at 70 years old in England.
Robert Bolt
English playwright (1924–1995).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Sale.
Died February 20th, 1995 at 70 years old in Petersfield (stroke). [ref]
Mordecai Richler
Canadian writer (1931–2001).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 70 years old in Montreal (kidney cancer).
Edgar Froese
German electronic music pioneer (1944-2015).
Born June 6th, 1944 in Sovetsk.
Died January 20th, 2015 at 70 years old in Vienna (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Hamilton Camp
British actor (1934–2005).
Born October 30th, 1934 in London.
Died October 2nd, 2005 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (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).
Hubert Parry
British composer, teacher and historian (1848–1918).
Born February 27th, 1848 in Bournemouth.
Died October 7th, 1918 at 70 years old in Rustington (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 1871
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