1944–2014
Joe Cocker
British singer
70years old at death
25,783days lived
51%of the people on this site died younger
Joe Cocker was born on 20 May 1944 and died on 22 December 2014, aged 70 years and 216 days. That is 25,783 days in all.
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Others who died at 70
- Hans Christian AndersenDanish writer and poet · 1805–187570 yrs
- Nicolaus CopernicusPolish mathematician and astronomer · 1473–154370 yrs
- Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGerman mathematician and philosopher · 1646–171670 yrs
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- Stanley KubrickAmerican filmmaker and photographer · 1928–199970 yrs
- Cyrus the GreatFounder of the Achaemenid Empire · c. 600–530 BCc. 70 yrs
- Denis DiderotFrench Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist · 1713–178470 yrs
- Satyajit RayIndian filmmaker and writer · 1921–199270 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 70
Also born on 20 May
- Honoré de BalzacFrench novelist and playwright · 1799–185051 yrs
- John Stuart MillBritish philosopher and political economist · 1806–187366 yrs
- Sigrid UndsetNorwegian writer · 1882–194967 yrs
- José MujicaUruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician · 1935–202589 yrs
- James StewartAmerican actor and military officer · 1908–199789 yrs
- Alexander NevskyPolitical and military figure of Kievan Rus' · 1220–126343 yrs
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