Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
Ray Phiri
South african jazz musician (1947–2017).
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). [ref]
Igor Mitoraj
Polish sculptor (1944–2014).
Born March 26th, 1944 in Oederan.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 70 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Rod La Rocque
American actor (1898-1969).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Giovanni Bragolin
Italian painter (1911-1981).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Venice.
Died September 22nd, 1981 at 70 years old in Padua. [ref]
Gaston Maspero
French egyptologist (1846–1916).
Born June 24th, 1846 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1916 at 70 years old in Paris.
Margo MacDonald
Scottish politician (1943–2014).
Born April 19th, 1943 in Hamilton. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2014 at 70 years old in Edinburgh (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian ayatollah (1948–2018).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Najaf.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Tehran (brain cancer). [ref]
Karl Jäger
Swiss-born ss officer and einsatzkommando leader (1888-1959).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Schaffhausen.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Hohenasperg (hanging to death).
Jimmy Rushing
American blues shouter and swing jazz singer (1901-1972).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Oklahoma City.
Died June 8th, 1972 at 70 years old in New York City (leukemia).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde