In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Prime minister of greece (1884-1970).
Born April 14th, 1884 in Alexandria.
Died November 15th, 1970 at 86 years old in Athens.
Ana Figuero
Chilean activist, feminist, educator, civil servant and diplomat.
Born June 19th, 1907 in Santiago. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1970 at 62 years old in Santiago. [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).
Alfonso Caso
Mexican archaeologist (1896-1970).
Born February 1st, 1896 in Mexico City.
Died November 30th, 1970 at 74 years old in Mexico City.
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.
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]
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Japanese admiral (1883-1970).
Born May 7th, 1883 in Asuwa district.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 87 years old in Jiyūgaoka.
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.
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.
Howard Scott
American engineer (1890–1970).
Born April 1st, 1890 in Virginia.
Died January 1st, 1970 at 79 years old in Orlando.
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.
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).
Marda Vanne
Actress.
Born September 27th, 1896 in South Africa.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 73 years old in London.
Vasyl Oleksandrovych Sukhomlynsky
Ukrainian educationalist (1918–1970).
Born September 28th, 1918 in Vasylivka.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 51 years old in Pavlysh.
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.
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.
Lawrence Gray
American actor (1898-1970).
Born July 28th, 1898 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1970 at 71 years old in Mexico City.
Tomu Uchida
Japanese film director (1898-1970).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Okayama.
Died August 7th, 1970 at 72 years old in Japan (cancer).
Giorgio Del Vecchio
Italian legal philosopher (1878-1970).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Bologna.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 92 years old in Genoa.
N. P. van Wyk Louw
South african poet (1906–1970).
Born June 11th, 1906 in Sutherland. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1970 at 64 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Arthur Charles Miller
American cinematographer (1895-1970).
Born July 8th, 1895 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 75 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 301 to 325 of 594
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus