Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Anthony Hope
English novelist (1863-1933).
Born February 9th, 1863 in London.
Died July 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Walton on the Hill (laryngeal cancer).
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).
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
Un high commissioner for refugees (1933-2003).
Born January 17th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died May 12th, 2003 at 70 years old in Boston (cancer).
Manuel Göttsching
German musician (1952–2022).
Born September 9th, 1952 in West Berlin.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Christian Rub
Austrian-american actor (1886–1956).
Born April 13th, 1886 in Passau, Graz.
Died April 14th, 1956 at 70 years old in Santa Barbara.
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]
John William Draper
British-american academic (1811-1882).
Born May 5th, 1811 in St Helens.
Died January 4th, 1882 at 70 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
Union army soldier (1840–1910).
Born November 9th, 1840 in Paris.
Died December 5th, 1910 at 70 years old in Saint-Firmin.
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
American neuroscientist (1898–1969).
Born November 16th, 1898 in Orange. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1969 at 70 years old in Cambridge. [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]
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk