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Dead at age 70
1,239 Notable deaths
Max Reinhardt
Theatre director, actor (1873-1943).
Born September 8th, 1873 in Baden bei Wien. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1943 at 70 years old in New York City (cerebrovascular disease).
Don Mitchell
American actor (1943-2013).
Born March 17th, 1943 in Houston.
Died December 8th, 2013 at 70 years old in Encino. [ref]
Hoot Gibson
American actor.
Born August 6th, 1892 in Tekamah. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1962 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Ulrich Beck
German sociologist & scholar.
Born May 15th, 1944 in Słupsk.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 70 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
British anthropologist.
Born September 21st, 1902 in Sussex, Crowborough. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1973 at 70 years old in Oxford. [ref]
John Spencer
English snooker player.
Born September 18th, 1935 in Radcliffe.
Died July 11th, 2006 at 70 years old in Greater Manchester (stomach cancer). [ref]
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1944 in Marylebone.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 70 years old in Hawick (myocardial infarction).
Will Vinton
American animator (1947-2018).
Born November 17th, 1947 in McMinnville.
Died October 4th, 2018 at 70 years old in Portland (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
American lawyer (1851-1921).
Born June 9th, 1851 in Baltimore.
Died June 28th, 1921 at 70 years old in Baltimore County (cholera).
Christoph Daum
German football manager (1953–2024).
Born October 24th, 1953 in Zwickau.
Died August 24th, 2024 at 70 years old in Cologne (lung cancer). [ref]
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