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Dead at age 70
1,373 Notable deaths
Emma Goldman
Russian anarchist.
Born June 27th, 1869 in Kaunas.
Died May 14th, 1940 at 70 years old in Toronto (stroke).
Gerald Durrell
British naturalist and writer (1925–1995).
Born January 7th, 1925 in Jamshedpur.
Died January 30th, 1995 at 70 years old in Jersey.
Dixie Carter
Actress (1939-2010).
Born May 25th, 1939 in McLemoresville.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Houston (uterine cancer). [ref]
Denholm Elliott
Actor (1922-1992).
Born May 31st, 1922 in Lexham Gardens. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1992 at 70 years old in Ibiza (tuberculosis). [ref]
Dennis M. Ritchie
American computer scientist, co-inventor of the unix operating system and the c programming language.
Born September 9th, 1941 in Bronxville.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 70 years old in Berkeley Heights (prostate cancer). [ref]
Eugene V. Debs
American labor and political leader (1855–1926).
Born November 5th, 1855 in Terre Haute.
Died October 20th, 1926 at 70 years old in Elmhurst (heart failure).
Boris Shcherbina
Soviet politician (1919–1990), vice-chairman of the council of ministers.
Born October 5th, 1919 in Debaltseve.
Died August 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Sterling Hayden
American actor (1916–1986).
Born March 26th, 1916 in Montclair. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 70 years old in Sausalito (prostate cancer). [ref]
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician.
Born March 4th, 1944 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2014 at 70 years old in Tarzana (disease). [ref]
Johnny Winter
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Beaumont. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2014 at 70 years old in Bülach District (disease). [ref]
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