Dead at age 70
1,865 Notable deaths
Eamonn Campbell
Irish musician (1946–2017).
Born November 29th, 1946 in Drogheda.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 70 years old in Dublin (heart failure).
Boris Podolsky
Russian-american physicist (1896-1966).
Born June 29th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died November 28th, 1966 at 70 years old in Cincinnati.
Gottfried Benn
German novelist, poet (1886–1956).
Born May 2nd, 1886 in Putlitz. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1956 at 70 years old in West Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Margaret Gibson
American actress (1894-1964).
Born September 14th, 1894 in Colorado Springs.
Died October 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Matthew Quay
American politician (1833-1904).
Born September 30th, 1833 in Dillsburg.
Died May 28th, 1904 at 70 years old in Beaver.
Gottfried Keller
Swiss poet and writer of german literature (1819–1890).
Born July 19th, 1819 in Zurich.
Died July 15th, 1890 at 70 years old in Zurich.
Karl Hess
American journalist, writer and libertarian (1923–1994).
Born May 25th, 1923 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 22nd, 1994 at 70 years old in Charlottesville.
Arthur Rothstein
American photojournalist (1915–1985).
Born July 17th, 1915 in Manhattan.
Died November 11th, 1985 at 70 years old in New Rochelle.
James Henry Breasted
American archaeologist, egyptologist and historian (1865–1935).
Born August 27th, 1865 in Rockford.
Died December 2nd, 1935 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Flora Thompson
English author and poet (1876–1947).
Born December 5th, 1876 in Juniper Hill.
Died May 21st, 1947 at 70 years old in Brixham.
Deaths 481 to 490 of 1865
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin