Dead at age 70

1,331 Notable deaths

Patricia Crone

Danish orientalist and historian (1945–2015).

Born March 28th, 1945 in Lejre Municipality. [ref]

Died July 11th, 2015 at 70 years old in Princeton (cancer). [ref]

Henri Michel

French football player and manager (1947-2018).

Born October 28th, 1947 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]

Died April 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Gardanne (cancer). [ref]

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).

Habib Elghanian

Iranian jewish businessman.

Born April 5th, 1909 in Tehran.

Died May 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).

Gordon Goodwin

American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor.

Born December 30th, 1954 in Wichita.

Died December 8th, 2025 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Wilhelm Boger

Holocaust perpetrator, gestapo and ss officer at auschwitz.

Born December 19th, 1906 in Zuffenhausen.

Died April 3rd, 1977 at 70 years old in Bietigheim-Bissingen.

Leslie Morshead

Australian soldier with a distinguished career in both world wars (1889-1959).

Born September 18th, 1889 in Ballarat.

Died September 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in Sydney (cancer).

Patrick Juvet

Swiss singer-songwriter (1950-2021).

Born August 21st, 1950 in Montreux.

Died April 1st, 2021 at 70 years old in Barcelona (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Lee Tracy

American actor (1898-1968).

Born April 14th, 1898 in Atlanta.

Died October 18th, 1968 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (liver cancer).

Gardner Dozois

American science fiction editor (1947-2018).

Born July 23rd, 1947 in Salem.

Died May 27th, 2018 at 70 years old in Philadelphia (sepsis). [ref]

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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa