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Dead at age 70
1,239 Notable deaths
Eugène Atget
French photographer (1857-1927).
Born February 12th, 1857 in Libourne. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1927 at 70 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elaine de Kooning
American painter (1918–1989).
Born March 12th, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 70 years old in Southampton (lung cancer). [ref]
Henry Scott Tuke
English painter and photographer (1858-1929).
Born June 12th, 1858 in York. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1929 at 70 years old in Falmouth.
Leo McCarey
American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Edith Barrett
American actress (1907-1977).
Born January 19th, 1907 in Roxbury.
Died February 22nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
Bobby Pearce
Australian rower (1905-1976).
Born September 30th, 1905 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1976 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
Greek princess, queen consort of croatia, duchess of aosta (1904-1974).
Born February 13th, 1904 in Athens.
Died April 15th, 1974 at 70 years old in Fiesole (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Garo Yepremian
American football player (1944-2015).
Born June 2nd, 1944 in Larnaca.
Died May 15th, 2015 at 70 years old in Media (brain cancer). [ref]
Michał Kalecki
Polish economist.
Born June 22nd, 1899 in Łódź. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1970 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Javier Marías
Spanish writer (1951–2022).
Born September 20th, 1951 in Madrid.
Died September 11th, 2022 at 70 years old in Madrid (COVID-19). [ref]
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