Dead at age 70
1,865 Notable deaths
Sarah Parker Remond
American abolitionist and suffragist (1824-1894).
Died December 13th, 1894 at 70 years old in Rome.
Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet
Quaker, sinologist (1873–1944).
Born October 20th, 1873 in Darlington.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Virginia Valli
American actress (1898-1968).
Born June 10th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 70 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).
Ernesto Nazareth
Brazilian composer and pianist (1863–1934).
Born March 20th, 1863 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 5th, 1934 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drowning).
Grace Williams
Welsh composer (1906-1977).
Born February 19th, 1906 in Barry.
Died February 10th, 1977 at 70 years old in Barry.
Charles Albert Gobat
Swiss politician and lawyer (1843-1914).
Born May 21st, 1843 in Tramelan.
Died March 16th, 1914 at 70 years old in Bern.
Philip Tartaglia
British catholic archbishop (1951–2021).
Born January 11th, 1951 in Glasgow.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 70 years old in Glasgow (COVID-19). [ref]
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Watkin
American actor (1889–1960).
Born December 29th, 1889 in Sioux City.
Died February 3rd, 1960 at 70 years old in Hollywood.
Donald McKay
American shipbuilder (1810–1880).
Born September 4th, 1810 in Jordan Falls.
Died September 20th, 1880 at 70 years old in Massachusetts.
Deaths 661 to 670 of 1865
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi