In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Thomas Bahnson Stanley
American politician (1890-1970).
Born July 16th, 1890 in Spencer.
Died July 10th, 1970 at 79 years old in Martinsville.
Malcolm Keen
British actor (1887-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Bristol.
Died January 30th, 1970 at 82 years old in London.
Ona Šimaitė
Lithuanian librarian, activist, and holocaust survivor (1894–1970).
Born January 6th, 1894 in Akmenė. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cormeilles-en-Parisis. [ref]
Folco Lulli
Italian actor (1912–1970).
Born July 3rd, 1912 in Florence.
Died May 23rd, 1970 at 57 years old in Rome (arterial embolism).
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Japanese admiral (1883-1970).
Born May 7th, 1883 in Asuwa district.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 87 years old in Jiyūgaoka.
Nikolai Erdman
Russian and soviet playwright (1900-1970).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died August 10th, 1970 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones
British historian of classical antiquity (1904–1970).
Born March 9th, 1904 in Birkenhead.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 66 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction).
Helene Madison
American swimmer.
Born June 19th, 1913 in Madison. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1970 at 57 years old in Seattle (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Alfonso Caso
Mexican archaeologist (1896-1970).
Born February 1st, 1896 in Mexico City.
Died November 30th, 1970 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
Robert Gerhard
Catalan composer and musical scholar and writer (1896–1971).
Born September 25th, 1896 in Valls.
Died January 5th, 1970 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Russian empire-born american songwriter, author, publisher (1886–1970).
Born August 31st, 1886 in Odesa.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius
German physicist (1883–1970).
Born August 9th, 1883 in Berlin.
Died April 24th, 1970 at 86 years old in Hamburg.
Heino Eller
Estonian composer and music teacher (1887–1970).
Born March 7th, 1887 in Tartu.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 83 years old in Tallinn.
Vojtěch Jarník
Czech academic, mathematician and university educator (1897–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1897 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Theodore Samuel Motzkin
American mathematician (1908–1970).
Born March 26th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died December 15th, 1970 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Vasyl Oleksandrovych Sukhomlynsky
Ukrainian educationalist (1918–1970).
Born September 28th, 1918 in Vasylivka.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 51 years old in Pavlysh.
Marda Vanne
Actress.
Born September 27th, 1896 in South Africa.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 73 years old in London.
Pawel Jasienica
Polish historian, journalist and soldier (1909–1970).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Ulyanovsk.
Died August 19th, 1970 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Otto Peltzer
German middle distance runner (1900-1970).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Berlin, Drage. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1970 at 70 years old in Eutin.
Giuseppe Pizzardo
Catholic cardinal (1877-1970).
Born July 13th, 1877 in Savona.
Died August 1st, 1970 at 93 years old in Rome.
Tomu Uchida
Japanese film director (1898-1970).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Okayama.
Died August 7th, 1970 at 72 years old in Japan (cancer).
José de Almada Negreiros
Portuguese artist and writer (1893-1970).
Born April 7th, 1893 in São Tomé Island.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Lisbon.
Lawrence Gray
American actor (1898-1970).
Born July 28th, 1898 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1970 at 71 years old in Mexico City.
Ruth Bancroft Law
American aviation pioneer (1887-1970).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Lynn.
Died December 1st, 1970 at 83 years old in San Francisco.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan