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Dead at age 70
1,331 Notable deaths
Carlos Ezquerra
Spanish comics artist (1947–2018).
Born November 12th, 1947 in Ibdes.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 70 years old (cancer). [ref]
Artur da Costa e Silva
Military and president of brazil (1899–1985) during the dictator ship.
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Taquari. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1969 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Harun Farocki
German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film (1944–2014).
Born January 9th, 1944 in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2014 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Katherine Dunn
American novelist, journalist, poet (1945–2016).
Born October 24th, 1945 in Garden City.
Died May 11th, 2016 at 70 years old in Portland (lung cancer). [ref]
Evgeny Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1915-1985).
Born October 21st, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died October 29th, 1985 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Jani Allan
South african columnist and broadcaster.
Born September 11th, 1952 in Gauteng. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2023 at 70 years old in Newtown.
Jason Robards
American stage and screen actor (1892-1963).
Born December 31st, 1892 in Hillsdale.
Died April 4th, 1963 at 70 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Leonid Gaidai
Soviet film director (1923-1993).
Born January 30th, 1923 in Svobodny. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1993 at 70 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ray Phiri
South african jazz musician.
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). [ref]
Gottfried Benn
German novelist, poet.
Born May 2nd, 1886 in Putlitz. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1956 at 70 years old in West Berlin (cancer). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius