Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
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.
Ernest Douwes Dekker
Indonesia politician (1879–1950).
Born October 8th, 1879 in Pasuruan.
Died August 28th, 1950 at 70 years old in Bandung.
Bob Davies
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Harrisburg.
Died April 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Hilton Head Island.
Otto von Lossow
German general (1868–1938).
Born January 15th, 1868 in Hof.
Died November 25th, 1938 at 70 years old in Munich.
Helene Weigel
German actress and artistic director (1900–1971).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 6th, 1971 at 70 years old in Berlin, East Berlin.
Sidney Coleman
American physicist (1937–2007).
Born March 7th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 2007 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Vladimir Bekhterev
Russian neurologist.
Born February 1st, 1857 in Saralı.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 491 to 500 of 1872
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)