Dead at age 70
1,872 Notable deaths
Julián Besteiro
Spanish academic and politician (1870–1940).
Born September 21st, 1870 in costanilla de Santiago. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1940 at 70 years old in Carmona (sepsis). [ref]
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Politician (1886–1956).
Born March 30th, 1886 in Kyiv.
Died April 1st, 1956 at 70 years old in Monte Carlo.
Wolfgang Becker
German film director and screenwriter (1954–2024).
Born June 22nd, 1954 in Hemer.
Died December 12th, 2024 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne
French priest and missionary (1812–1884).
Born May 1st, 1814 in Strasbourg.
Died May 6th, 1884 at 70 years old in Ein Karem.
Mahmud Shaltut
Egyptian imam (1893-1963).
Born April 23rd, 1893.
Died December 13th, 1963 at 70 years old in Cairo.
Ernst Robert Curtius
German philologist and literary scholar (1886–1956).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Thann.
Died April 19th, 1956 at 70 years old in Rome.
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
British army general (1871-1942).
Born December 15th, 1871 in Blair Castle.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 70 years old in Perth.
Albert Austin
English actor (1881–1953).
Born December 13th, 1882 in Birmingham.
Died August 17th, 1953 at 70 years old in North Hollywood.
Štefan Banič
Slovak inventor (1870-1941).
Born November 23rd, 1870 in Smolenice.
Died January 2nd, 1941 at 70 years old in Smolenice.
Ole Olsen
American vaudevillian and comedian (1892-1963).
Born November 6th, 1892 in Peru.
Died January 26th, 1963 at 70 years old in Albuquerque (kidney disease).
Deaths 791 to 800 of 1872
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou