Dead at age 70
1,871 Notable deaths
Henry Hopkins Sibley
Confederate army general (1816–1886).
Born May 25th, 1816 in Natchitoches.
Died August 23rd, 1886 at 70 years old in Fredericksburg.
Alfred Riedl
Austrian soccer player (1949–2020).
Born November 2nd, 1949 in Vienna.
Died September 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Pottendorf. [ref]
Dick Heckstall-Smith
English jazz and blues saxophonist (1934-2004).
Born September 26th, 1934 in Ludlow. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2004 at 70 years old in London. [ref]
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.
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld