Dead at age 70

1,336 Notable deaths

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).

Bukka White

American singer-songwriter.

Born November 12th, 1906 in Houston.

Died February 26th, 1977 at 70 years old in Memphis (cancer).

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]

Edward Lowassa

Tanzanian politician (1953–2024).

Born August 26th, 1953 in Arusha.

Died February 10th, 2024 at 70 years old in Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute.

Flórián Albert

Hungarian footballer (1941-2011).

Born September 15th, 1941 in Hercegszántó.

Died October 31st, 2011 at 70 years old in Budapest (surgical complications). [ref]

James Truslow Adams

American writer and historian (1878–1949).

Born October 18th, 1878 in Brooklyn, Southport.

Died May 18th, 1949 at 70 years old in Westport.

John Cockcroft

British physicist.

Born May 27th, 1897 in Todmorden.

Died September 18th, 1967 at 70 years old in Churchill College. [ref]

Jeanne Sauvé

Canadian politician (1922-1993).

Born April 26th, 1922 in Prud'homme.

Died January 26th, 1993 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer).

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore