Dead at age 70
1,373 Notable deaths
Hope Lange
American actress (1933-2003).
Born November 28th, 1933 in Redding.
Died December 19th, 2003 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (infectious disease).
Abdus Salam
Theoretical physicist, and nobel prize in physics recipient.
Born January 29th, 1926 in Jhang.
Died November 21st, 1996 at 70 years old in Oxford (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Boris Pasternak
Russian writer (1890-1960).
Born February 10th, 1890 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1960 at 70 years old in Peredelkino (lung cancer). [ref]
Ub Iwerks
American animator and special effects pioneer (1901–1971).
Born March 24th, 1901 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Björn Andrésen
Swedish actor and musician (1955–2025).
Born January 26th, 1955 in Stockholm.
Died October 25th, 2025 at 70 years old in Södermalm. [ref]
Lou Rawls
American singer (1933–2006).
Born December 1st, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2006 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, brain cancer). [ref]
Al Smith
American statesman and governor (1873–1944).
Born December 30th, 1873 in Manhattan.
Died October 4th, 1944 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ali Abdullah Saleh
President of north yemen (1978–1990) and yemen (1990–2012).
Born March 21st, 1947 in Sanhan, Yemen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2017 at 70 years old in Sanaa (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Allan Holdsworth
English guitarist and composer.
Born August 6th, 1946 in Bradford.
Died April 15th, 2017 at 70 years old in Vista (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Casablancas Ubach
American modeling agent, scout (1942–2013).
Born December 12th, 1942 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 2013 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace