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Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Leo McCarey
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1898-1969).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Shyamala Gopalan
Indian-american biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009).
Born April 7th, 1938 in Chennai.
Died February 11th, 2009 at 70 years old in Oakland (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Robert Axelrod
American actor (1949–2019).
Born May 29th, 1949 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
Kōki Hirota
Japanese prime minister, diplomat, and war criminal (1878-1948).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Fukuoka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).
Ali Shamkhani
Iranian naval officer and politician (1955–2026).
Born September 29th, 1955 in Ahvaz.
Died February 28th, 2026 at 70 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Kaija Saariaho
Finnish composer (1952–2023).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Helsinki.
Died June 2nd, 2023 at 70 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (glioblastoma). [ref]
Lionel Trilling
American literary critic (1905–1975).
Born July 4th, 1905 in Queens.
Died November 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in New York City.
Samuel Brannan
American politician (1819–1889).
Born March 2nd, 1819 in Saco. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1889 at 70 years old in Escondido. [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]
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (coronary occlusion).
Deaths 321 to 330 of 1871
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht