Dead at age 70
1,865 Notable deaths
Robert L. Forward
American physicist, science fiction writer (1932–2002).
Born August 15th, 1932 in Geneva.
Died September 21st, 2002 at 70 years old in Seattle.
Joe Lapchick
American basketball player and coach (1900–1970).
Born April 12th, 1900 in Yonkers.
Died August 10th, 1970 at 70 years old in Monticello.
William Alexander Graham
American politician (1804-1875).
Born September 5th, 1804 in Lincoln County. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1875 at 70 years old in Saratoga Springs. [ref]
Adolf Brand
German writer (1874-1945).
Born November 14th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 70 years old in Berlin.
David Tudor
American pianist and composer (1926–1996).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 70 years old in New York City.
Robert Abram Bartlett
Newfoundland-american explorer.
Born August 15th, 1875 in Brigus.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 70 years old in New York City.
Alan Dundes
American folklorist (1934–2005).
Born September 8th, 1934 in New York City.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 70 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Sam Loyd
American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician (1841–1911).
Born January 30th, 1841 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1911 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ferdinand Cohn
German biologist (1828-1898).
Born January 24th, 1828 in Wrocław.
Died June 26th, 1898 at 70 years old in Wrocław (myocardial infarction).
Chen Yi
Chinese military officer, people's republic of china (1901-1972).
Born August 26th, 1901 in Lezhi County.
Died January 6th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1865
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur