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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
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.
Shoichi Sakata
Japanese physicist (1911–1970).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Hiroshima.
Died October 16th, 1970 at 59 years old in Nagoya.
Roberto Longhi
Italian art historian (1890-1970).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Alba.
Died June 3rd, 1970 at 79 years old in Florence.
Jorge Luis Felipe
President of the dominican republic (1921-1970).
Born January 11th, 1921 in Moca.
Died April 20th, 1970 at 49 years old in Santo Domingo.
Percy Ernst Schramm
German historian and politician (1894-1970).
Born October 14th, 1894 in Hamburg.
Died November 12th, 1970 at 76 years old in Göttingen.
Édith Thomas
French novelist, archivist, historian and journalist (1909–1970).
Born January 23rd, 1909 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 61 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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]
Max Abegglen
Swiss footballer (1902-1970).
Born April 11th, 1902 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 25th, 1970 at 68 years old in Zermatt. [ref]
Kyōichi Sawada
Japanese photojournalist (1936-1970).
Born February 22nd, 1936 in Aomori.
Died October 28th, 1970 at 34 years old in Cambodia.
Delia Akeley
American explorer.
Born December 5th, 1869 in Beaver Dam. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 100 years old in Daytona Beach (disease). [ref]
Leo Moser
Canadian mathematician (1921–1970).
Born April 11th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 1970 at 48 years old in Edmonton.
Giorgio Del Vecchio
Italian legal philosopher (1878-1970).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Bologna.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 92 years old in Genoa.
Hans Gollnick
German general (1892-1970).
Born May 22nd, 1892 in Górzna.
Died February 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Henri Jeanson
French film director (1900–1970).
Born March 6th, 1900 in boulevard de Port-Royal. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1970 at 70 years old in Équemauville.
Benedetto Aloisi Masella
Catholic cardinal (1879–1970).
Born June 29th, 1879 in Pontecorvo.
Died September 30th, 1970 at 91 years old in Rome (kidney failure).
Abraham Alikhanov
Soviet nuclear physicist (1904–1970).
Born March 4th, 1904 in Ganja.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Glenn Tryon
American actor (1898-1970).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Orlando.
Died April 18th, 1970 at 71 years old in Orlando.
Ishman Bracey
American singer-guitarist.
Born January 9th, 1901 in Byram.
Died February 12th, 1970 at 69 years old in Jackson.
Pierre Mac Orlan
French writer.
Born February 26th, 1882 in Péronne. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1970 at 88 years old in Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin. [ref]
Giovacchino Forzano
Italian playwright, librettist and director (1884–1970).
Born November 19th, 1884 in Borgo San Lorenzo.
Died October 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Rome.
Grete Wiesenthal
Austrian ballerina (1885–1970).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1970 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Jani Christou
Greek composer (1926–1970).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Heliopolis.
Died January 8th, 1970 at 44 years old in Athens (traffic collision).
Inez Haynes Irwin
Feminist, author, journalist.
Born March 2nd, 1873 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 30th, 1970 at 97 years old in Scituate.
Jérôme Carcopino
French archaeologist, epigraphist and historian (1881-1970).
Born June 27th, 1881 in Verneuil-sur-Avre. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1970 at 88 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Abram Besicovitch
Russian mathematician (1891-1970).
Born January 23rd, 1891 in Berdiansk.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 594
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