Famous People Who Died at Age 70

From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:

• Kilmister, Lemmy (died of cancer at 70 years 4 days on December 28, 2015)

• McDowall, Roddy (died of cancer at 70 years 16 days on October 3, 1998)

• Kipling, Rudyard (at 70 years 19 days on January 18, 1936)

• Montand, Yves (at 70 years 27 days on November 9, 1991)

• Limbaugh, Rush (at 70 years 36 days on February 17, 2021)

• Hecht, Ben (at 70 years 50 days on April 18, 1964)

• Simone, Nina (died of cancer at 70 years 59 days on April 21, 2003)

• Von Kempelen, Wolfgang (at 70 years 63 days on March 26, 1804)

• Roddenberry, Gene (at 70 years 66 days on October 24, 1991)

• Wills, Bob (died of pneumonia at 70 years 68 days on May 13, 1975)

• Mantel, Hilary (at 70 years 78 days on September 22, 2022)

• Pepys, Samuel (at 70 years 82 days on May 16, 1703)

• Copernicus, Nicolas (at 70 years 94 days on May 24, 1543)

• Hughes, Howard (at 70 years 103 days on April 5, 1976)

• Hayes, Rutherford (died of heart failure at 70 years 105 days on January 17, 1893)

• Keaton, Buster (died of lung cancer at 70 years 120 days on February 1, 1966)

• Gerry, Elbridge (at 70 years 129 days on November 23, 1814)

• Leibniz, Gottfried (at 70 years 136 days on November 14, 1716)

• Cullen, Bill (died of lung cancer at 70 years 139 days on July 7, 1990)

• Houston, Sam (died of pneumonia at 70 years 146 days on July 26, 1863)

• Walker, Maggie Lena (at 70 years 153 days on December 15, 1934)

• Welles, Orson (died of a heart attack at 70 years 157 days on October 10, 1985)

• Appleseed, Johnny (at 70 years 173 days on March 18, 1845)

• Money, Eddie (at 70 years 176 days on September 13, 2019)

• Hearst, George (at 70 years 178 days on February 28, 1891)

• Haley, Alex (died of a heart attack at 70 years 183 days on February 10, 1992)

• Sullivan, Anne (at 70 years 189 days on October 20, 1936)

• Thompson, Jim (at 70 years 192 days on April 7, 1977)

• Vuitton, Louis (at 70 years 207 days on February 27, 1892)

• Kubrick, Stanley (natural causes at 70 years 224 days on March 7, 1999)

• Pakula, Alan J. (at 70 years 226 days on November 19, 1998)

• King George V (at 70 years 231 days on January 20, 1936)

• Linnaeus, Carl (at 70 years 232 days on January 10, 1778)

• Denver, Bob (died of complications from cancer at 70 years 236 days on September 2, 2005)

• Chandler, Raymond (died of pneumonia at 70 years 246 days on March 26, 1959)

• Trumbo, Dalton (at 70 years 276 days on September 10, 1976)

• Ebert, Roger (died of cancer at 70 years 289 days on April 4, 2013)

• Diderot, Denis (at 70 years 300 days on July 31, 1784)

• Ginsberg, Allen (died of a cancer-related heart attack at 70 years 306 days on April 5, 1997)

• Reubens, Paul (died of cancer at 70 years 307 days on June 30, 2023)

• Bulfinch, Thomas (at 70 years 316 days on May 27, 1867)

• Priestley, Joseph (at 70 years 319 days on February 6, 1804)

• Goldman, Emma (at 70 years 322 days on May 14, 1940)

• Debs, Eugene (at 70 years 349 days on October 20, 1926)

• Rivera, Diego (at 70 years 351 days on November 24, 1957)

• Washington, Martha (at 70 years 354 days on May 22, 1802)

• Fleming, Art (died of pancreatic cancer at 70 years 359 days on April 25, 1995)

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