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Dead at age 70
1,336 Notable deaths
An Wang
American businessman.
Born February 7th, 1920 in Shanghai.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Jasper Maskelyne
British stage magician (1902–1973).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Wandsworth.
Died March 15th, 1973 at 70 years old in Nairobi.
Helen Westcott
American actress (1928-1998).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 1998 at 70 years old in Edmonds (cancer).
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist.
Born September 7th, 1934 in Inverness.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 70 years old in Memphis (stroke).
Tomás Boy
Mexican association football player and manager.
Born June 28th, 1951 in Mexico City.
Died March 8th, 2022 at 70 years old in Acapulco (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Lim Yew Hock
Singaporean and malaysian politician (1914-1984).
Born October 15th, 1914 in Singapore.
Died November 30th, 1984 at 70 years old in Saudi Arabia.
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer.
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure). [ref]
Jimmy Carl Black
American musician.
Born February 1st, 1938 in El Paso.
Died November 1st, 2008 at 70 years old in Siegsdorf (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Ángel Nieto
Spanish motorcycle racer.
Born January 25th, 1947 in Zamora. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 70 years old in Ibiza (traffic collision). [ref]
Sisavang Vatthana
Prime minister of laos (1907-1978).
Born November 13th, 1907 in Luang Prabang.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Xam Neua.
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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