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Dead at age 70
1,371 Notable deaths
John B. Kelly Sr.
American olympic rower (1889–1960).
Born October 4th, 1889 in Philadelphia.
Died June 20th, 1960 at 70 years old in Philadelphia.
Raymond E. Brown
American priest and biblical scholar.
Born May 22nd, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1998 at 70 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Kay Johnson
American actress (1904–1975).
Born November 29th, 1904 in Mount Vernon.
Died November 17th, 1975 at 70 years old in Waterford.
Thomas O. Paine
American scientist (1921-1992).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Berkeley.
Died May 4th, 1992 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Mory Kanté
Guinean musician.
Born March 29th, 1950 in Kissidougou Prefecture, Albadaria.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 70 years old in Conakry (chronic condition). [ref]
Gaganendranath Tagore
Indian painter and cartoonist of the bengal school (1867-1938).
Born September 18th, 1867 in Kolkata.
Died February 14th, 1938 at 70 years old in Kolkata.
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959).
Born December 15th, 1888 in Atlantic.
Died February 28th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stamford (stroke).
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Austrian jewish composer, conductor, and teacher (1871-1942).
Born October 14th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 70 years old in Larchmont.
Jason Robards
American actor (1892–1963).
Born December 31st, 1892 in Hillsdale.
Died April 4th, 1963 at 70 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Mika Waltari
Finnish writer (1908–1979).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Helsinki.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
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