Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
Henryk Zygalski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1908–1978).
Born July 15th, 1908 in Poznań.
Died August 30th, 1978 at 70 years old in Liss.
Peter Guthrie Tait
Scottish mathematical physicist (1831–1901).
Born April 28th, 1831 in Dalkeith.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 70 years old in Edinburgh.
Cecil Cunningham
American actress (1888-1959).
Born August 2nd, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (atherosclerosis).
Emile de Antonio
American film director (1919-1989).
Born May 14th, 1919 in Scranton.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 70 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Alan Arnold Griffith
British engineer (1893–1963).
Born June 13th, 1893 in London.
Died October 13th, 1963 at 70 years old in Farnborough.
Rosika Schwimmer
Hungarian activist, editor (1877-1948).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1948 at 70 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1989).
Born August 10th, 1918 in Houston.
Died March 24th, 1989 at 70 years old in Houston.
Charles Gordone
American actor and dramatist (1925-1995).
Born October 12th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1995 at 70 years old in College Station (liver cancer). [ref]
Mignon McLaughlin
American journalist (1913-1983).
Born June 6th, 1913 in Baltimore.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 70 years old in Coral Gables.
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Pakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964).
Born July 19th, 1894 in Dhaka.
Died October 22nd, 1964 at 70 years old in Dhaka.
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman