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Dead at age 70
1,864 Notable deaths
Edmund Dulac
French-born british illustrator and stamp designer (1882–1953).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1953 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
Tomás Boy
Mexican association football player and manager (1951–2022).
Born June 28th, 1951 in Mexico City.
Died March 8th, 2022 at 70 years old in Acapulco de Juárez (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Joseph Nicolosi
American clinical psychologist (1947–2017).
Born January 24th, 1947 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2017 at 70 years old in Thousand Oaks (influenza). [ref]
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer (1923–1994).
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando.
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure).
Samia Gamal
Egyptian belly dancer and actress (1924–1994).
Born May 27th, 1924 in Beni Suef.
Died December 1st, 1994 at 70 years old in Cairo.
Nihal Atsız
Turkish poet and writer (1905–1975).
Born January 12th, 1905 in Istanbul.
Died December 11th, 1975 at 70 years old in Kadıköy.
William Travilla
American costume designer (1920-1990).
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died November 2nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Chief Bender
American baseball player and coach (1884–1954).
Born May 5th, 1884 in Brainerd.
Died May 22nd, 1954 at 70 years old in Philadelphia (prostate cancer).
Champ Clark
American politician (1850–1921).
Born March 7th, 1850 in Lawrenceburg.
Died March 2nd, 1921 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ole Bull
Norwegian violinist (1810–1880).
Born February 5th, 1810 in Bergen.
Died August 17th, 1880 at 70 years old in Bergen.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1864
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson