Dead at age 70
1,331 Notable deaths
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.
Died May 15th, 1922 at 70 years old in London.
John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Eastern orthodox ascetic (1896-1966).
Born June 16th, 1896 in Kharkiv Oblast.
Died July 2nd, 1966 at 70 years old in Seattle.
Richard Aldington
English writer and poet.
Born July 8th, 1892 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1962 at 70 years old in Sury-en-Vaux. [ref]
Vasily Sokolovsky
Marshal of the soviet union (1897-1968).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Koźliki, Białystok County.
Died May 10th, 1968 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Narriman Sadek
Egyptian queen consort.
Born October 31st, 1934 in Cairo.
Died October 16th, 2005 at 70 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage).
E. V. Lucas
British writer (1868-1938).
Born June 12th, 1868 in London.
Died June 26th, 1938 at 70 years old in Marylebone.
Héctor Babenco
Brazilian film director (1946-2016).
Born February 7th, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 70 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction, sinusitis). [ref]
William Van Alen
American architect.
Born August 10th, 1883 in Brooklyn.
Died May 24th, 1954 at 70 years old in New York City.
Anthony Hope
English novelist and playwright.
Born February 9th, 1863 in London. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Walton on the Hill (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson