In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Dang Thuy Tram
Vietnamese physician (1942–1970).
Born November 26th, 1942 in Huế.
Died June 22nd, 1970 at 27 years old in Đức Phổ.
Phan Khac Suu
President of south vietnam (1905-1970).
Born January 9th, 1905 in Vĩnh Long.
Died May 24th, 1970 at 65 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Friedrich Kellner
German justice inspector (1885-1970).
Born February 1st, 1885 in Vaihingen an der Enz.
Died November 4th, 1970 at 85 years old in Lich.
Isaac Gruenbaum
Israeli politician (1879–1970).
Born November 24th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 90 years old in Gan Samuel.
Chaim-Moshe Shapira
Israeli politician (1902–1970).
Born March 26th, 1902 in Hrodna.
Died July 16th, 1970 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
Dimitrios Loundras
Greek gymnast (1885–1970).
Born September 4th, 1885 in Athens.
Died February 15th, 1970 at 84 years old in Greece.
Nancy Price
British actor and writer (1880-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1880 in Kinver.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 90 years old in Worthing.
Cy Denneny
Canadian ice hockey player (1891–1970).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Farran's Point.
Died September 10th, 1970 at 78 years old in Ottawa.
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
German general (1888–1970).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Zweibrücken.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 81 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Fernand Gravey
Belgian actor (1905-1970).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Ixelles. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 64 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jessie Street
Australian activist (1889–1970).
Born April 18th, 1889 in Ranchi.
Died July 2nd, 1970 at 81 years old in Sydney.
Iuliu Hossu
Cardinal, romanian greek-catholic bishop of cluj-gherla, martyr and blessed (1885-1970).
Born January 30th, 1885 in Milaș.
Died May 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Cecil Roth
British historian (1899–1970).
Born March 5th, 1899 in London.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Hortense Powdermaker
American anthropologist, professor and researcher (1900–1970).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Philadelphia.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 69 years old in Berkeley.
William H. Daniels
American cinematographer (1901-1970).
Born December 1st, 1901 in Cleveland.
Died June 14th, 1970 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Bjarni Benediktsson
Icelandic politician (1908–1970).
Born April 30th, 1908 in Reykjavík.
Died July 10th, 1970 at 62 years old in Thingvellir National Park.
Henry Turner
American endocrinologist (1892-1970).
Born August 28th, 1892 in Harrisburg.
Died August 4th, 1970 at 77 years old in Oklahoma City.
John Beazley
British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Glasgow.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 84 years old in Oxford.
Kōuchi Jun'ichi
Japanese animator (1886-1970).
Born September 15th, 1886 in Okayama Prefecture.
Died October 6th, 1970 at 84 years old
Egon Eiermann
Architect (1904–1970).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Neuendorf bei Potsdam. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1970 at 65 years old in Baden-Baden.
Orhan Kemal
Turkish novelist (1914–1970).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Ceyhan. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1970 at 55 years old in Sofia (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Hassan Taqizadeh
Iranian diplomat and politician (1878–1970).
Born September 27th, 1878 in Tabriz.
Died January 28th, 1970 at 91 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Félix Gaillard
Prime minister of france (1919–1970).
Born November 5th, 1919 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1970 at 50 years old in English Channel (traffic collision). [ref]
Parashqevi Qiriazi
Albanian educational theorist.
Born June 2nd, 1880 in Bitola.
Died December 17th, 1970 at 90 years old in Tirana.
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Prime minister of greece (1884-1970).
Born April 14th, 1884 in Alexandria.
Died November 15th, 1970 at 86 years old in Athens.
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