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Dead at age 70
1,239 Notable deaths
Eiji Yoshikawa
Japanese historical novelist (1892–1962).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Yokohama. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1962 at 70 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Ahad Ha'am
Hebrew essayist and thinker (1856–1927).
Born August 18th, 1856 in Skvyra.
Died January 2nd, 1927 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv.
Muhammad al-Badr
King and imam of yemen (1926–1996).
Born February 15th, 1926 in Sanaa.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in London.
Samia Gamal
Egyptian belly dancer and actress.
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Beni Suef.
Died December 1st, 1994 at 70 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Laurence J. Peter
Canadian educator.
Born September 16th, 1919 in Vancouver.
Died January 12th, 1990 at 70 years old in Palos Verdes Estates. [ref]
Patti Yasutake
American actress.
Born September 6th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Ruler of sheikhdom of kuwait from 1950 to 1965.
Born January 1st, 1895 in Kuwait City.
Died November 24th, 1965 at 70 years old in Kuwait City.
Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal (1922–1993).
Born May 31st, 1922 in Madrid.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 70 years old in Deutschfeistritz.
Björn Granath
Swedish actor (1946-2017).
Born April 5th, 1946 in Örgryte.
Died February 5th, 2017 at 70 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Leslie Ward
British cartoonist (1851-1922).
Born November 21st, 1851 in London. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1922 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
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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