Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.

Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions

Dead at age 70

1,872 Notable deaths

Ike Willis

American musician.

Born November 12th, 1955 in St. Louis.

Died May 17th, 2026 at 70 years old in North Las Vegas. [ref]

Pyotr Mamonov

Russian actor and singer (1951-2021).

Born April 14th, 1951 in Moscow.

Died July 15th, 2021 at 70 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]

Josep Samitier

Spanish football player and manager (1902–1972).

Born February 2nd, 1902 in Barcelona.

Died May 5th, 1972 at 70 years old in Barcelona.

Shorty Rogers

American west coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994).

Born April 14th, 1924 in Berkshire County.

Died November 7th, 1994 at 70 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).

Russell Alexander Alger

Union army general (1836-1907).

Born February 27th, 1836 in Lafayette Township.

Died January 24th, 1907 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C..

George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

British diplomat (1800-1870).

Born January 12th, 1800 in London.

Died June 27th, 1870 at 70 years old in London.

Tyrone Guthrie

English actor and director (1900–1971).

Born July 2nd, 1900 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

Died May 15th, 1971 at 70 years old in Newbliss (disease).

Will Alsop

British architect (1947-2018).

Born December 12th, 1947 in Northampton.

Died May 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in London.

Seán Lester

Irish diplomat (1888-1959).

Born September 28th, 1888 in Carrickfergus.

Died June 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Galway.

Wim Duisenberg

Dutch politician and economist (1935–2005).

Born July 9th, 1935 in Heerenveen.

Died July 31st, 2005 at 70 years old in Faucon (heart failure, drowning).

Deaths 531 to 540 of 1872

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein