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Dead at age 70
1,864 Notable deaths
Henry Ford II
American automotive industry executive (1917–1987).
Born September 4th, 1917 in Detroit.
Died September 29th, 1987 at 70 years old in Detroit (pneumonia).
Vivian Vance
American actress (1909–1979).
Born July 26th, 1909 in Cherryvale.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 70 years old in Belvedere (breast cancer, bone cancer).
Irene Ryan
Actress (1902–1973).
Born October 17th, 1902 in El Paso.
Died April 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
John Paul Getty Jr.
British philanthropist and book collector (1932–2003).
Born September 7th, 1932 in Genoa.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 70 years old in London.
Emma Goldman
Russian-born american anarchist (1869–1940).
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
American actress (1939–2010).
Born May 25th, 1939 in McLemoresville.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Houston (uterine cancer). [ref]
Denholm Elliott
British actor (1922–1992).
Born May 31st, 1922 in Lexham Gardens.
Died October 6th, 1992 at 70 years old in Santa Eulària des Riu (tuberculosis).
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 (testicular 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).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 1864
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi