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Dead at age 70
1,865 Notable deaths
Robert S. Wistrich
Professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem (1945–2015).
Born April 7th, 1945 in Lenger.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
William Dobell
Australian artist (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Cooks Hill.
Died May 13th, 1970 at 70 years old in Wangi Wangi.
Satoshi Kirishima
Japanese terrorist (1954–2024).
Born January 9th, 1954 in Kannabe.
Died January 29th, 2024 at 70 years old in Kamakura (stomach cancer). [ref]
Beno Gutenberg
Seismologist (1889-1960).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1960 at 70 years old in Pasadena (pneumonia).
Fay Baker
American actress, novelist (1917-1987).
Born January 31st, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1987 at 70 years old in Sleepy Hollow (breast cancer).
Jean Thiriart
Belgian neofascist.
Born March 22nd, 1922 in Brussels.
Died November 23rd, 1992 at 70 years old in Brussels (myocardial infarction).
Katharine Tynan
Irish poet.
Born February 3rd, 1861 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1931 at 70 years old in Wimbledon.
Roland Hanna
American pianist (1932–2002).
Born February 10th, 1932 in Detroit.
Died November 13th, 2002 at 70 years old in Hackensack.
Ito Sukeyuki
Japanese admiral (1843-1914).
Born May 20th, 1843 in Kagoshima.
Died January 16th, 1914 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Ali Sabri
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1920–1991).
Born August 31st, 1920 in Sharqia Governorate.
Died August 3rd, 1991 at 70 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 671 to 680 of 1865
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel