1945–2015
Lemmy
British rock musician
70years old at death
25,571days lived
50%of the people on this site died younger
Lemmy was born on 24 December 1945 and died on 28 December 2015, aged 70 years and 4 days. That is 25,571 days in all.
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- Herod the GreatKing of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE · c. 74–4 BCc. 70 yrs
- Pelagius IIPope and Bishop of Rome · c. AD 520–590c. 70 yrs
- Hipparchus2nd century Greek astronomer, geographer and mathematician · c. 190–120 BCc. 70 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Hassan IIKing of Morocco from 1961 to 1999 · 1929–199970 yrs
- Sarojini NaiduIndian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from1947 to 1949 · 1879–194970 yrs
- GalbaSixth Roman Emperor · 3 BC–AD 6970 yrs
- Sixtus IVPope of the Catholic Church from 1471 to 1484 · 1414–148470 yrs
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
- Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer · c. AD 780–850c. 70 yrs
- 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 24 December
- James Prescott JouleEnglish physicist and brewer · 1818–188970 yrs
- Adam MickiewiczPolish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist · 1798–185556 yrs
- Tycho BraheDanish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601 · 1546–160154 yrs
- NostradamusFrench seer and astrologer · 1503–156662 yrs
- Ava GardnerAmerican actress · 1922–199067 yrs
- Emanuel LaskerGreman chess player, World Chess champion · 1868–194172 yrs
Famous people born on 24 December
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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