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Dead at age 70
1,871 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]
Richard von Mises
Austrian physicist and mathematician (1883-1953).
Born April 19th, 1883 in Lviv.
Died July 14th, 1953 at 70 years old in Boston.
Bobby Pearce
Australian rower (1905-1976).
Born September 30th, 1905 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1976 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Richard Gaines
American actor (1904-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1904 in Oklahoma City.
Died July 20th, 1975 at 70 years old in North Hollywood.
John P. Ryan
American actor (1936–2007).
Born July 30th, 1936 in New York City.
Died March 20th, 2007 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Narriman Sadek
Egyptian queen consort.
Born October 31st, 1934 in Cairo.
Died October 16th, 2005 at 70 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist (1899-1970).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in London.
Died July 29th, 1970 at 70 years old in London.
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
German queen (1822-1892); second daughter of nicholas i of russia and charlotte of prussia.
Born September 11th, 1822 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 30th, 1892 at 70 years old in Friedrichshafen.
Vasilis Karras
Greek singer (1953–2023).
Born November 12th, 1953 in Kokkinochori.
Died December 24th, 2023 at 70 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Luis Sepúlveda
Chilean writer (1949–2020).
Born October 4th, 1949 in Ovalle.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Oviedo City (COVID-19). [ref]
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson