Dead at age 70

1,371 Notable deaths

John Hejduk

Architect, artist, educator.

Born July 13th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 2000 at 70 years old in New York City, The Bronx. [ref]

Tito Gobbi

Italian opera singer (1913–1984).

Born October 24th, 1913 in Bassano del Grappa.

Died March 5th, 1984 at 70 years old in Rome.

Dick Quax

New zealand athlete (1948–2018).

Born January 1st, 1948 in Alkmaar.

Died May 28th, 2018 at 70 years old in Auckland (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

John Charnley

British surgeon.

Born August 29th, 1911 in Bury.

Died August 5th, 1982 at 70 years old in Manchester.

Guido Crepax

Italian artist (1933-2003).

Born July 15th, 1933 in Milan. [ref]

Died July 31st, 2003 at 70 years old in Milan (multiple sclerosis).

Volodymyr Vynnychenko

Ukrainian writer, playwright, artist, political activist, revolutionary, politician, and statesman (1880-1951).

Born July 26th, 1880 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]

Died March 6th, 1951 at 70 years old in Mougins.

Carlo Abarth

Automobile engineer, designer and racecar driver (1908-1979).

Born November 15th, 1908 in Vienna.

Died October 24th, 1979 at 70 years old in Vienna.

Giuseppe Garibaldi II

Italian general, granchild of italian patriot giuseppe garibaldi (1879-1950).

Born July 29th, 1879 in Melbourne.

Died May 19th, 1950 at 70 years old in Rome.

Robert L. Forward

American physicist, science fiction writer.

Born August 15th, 1932 in Geneva. [ref]

Died September 21st, 2002 at 70 years old in Seattle. [ref]

Joe Lapchick

American basketball player and coach.

Born April 12th, 1900 in Yonkers.

Died August 10th, 1970 at 70 years old in New York City.

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