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Dead at age 70
1,864 Notable deaths
Anne Sullivan
Teacher and companion of helen keller.
Born April 4th, 1866 in Feeding Hills.
Died October 20th, 1936 at 70 years old in Forest Hills.
Keenan Wynn
American actor (1916–1986).
Born July 27th, 1916 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 1986 at 70 years old in Brentwood (pancreatic cancer).
Moe Berg
Baseball player, spy (1902–1972).
Born March 2nd, 1902 in Harlem.
Died May 30th, 1972 at 70 years old in Belleville (falling from height).
Raymond Chandler
American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959).
Born July 23rd, 1888 in Chicago.
Died March 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia).
Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist (1921–1992).
Born August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1992 at 70 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Mancini
American film composer (1924–1994).
Born April 16th, 1924 in Cleveland.
Died June 14th, 1994 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).
Jagjit Singh
Indian ghazal singer (1941–2011).
Born February 8th, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gilles Deleuze
French philosopher (1925–1995).
Born January 18th, 1925 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 70 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Maurizio D'Ancora
Italian actor and businessman (1912-1983).
Born July 16th, 1912 in Florence.
Died May 15th, 1983 at 70 years old in Milan.
G.H. Hardy
British mathematician (1877–1947).
Born February 7th, 1877 in Cranleigh. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1947 at 70 years old in Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 1864
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