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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Gaston Modot
French actor (1887-1970).
Born December 31st, 1887 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1970 at 82 years old in Le Raincy. [ref]
Adolfo Leoni
Road bicycle racer (1917–1970).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Gualdo Tadino.
Died October 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Massa.
Grete Wiesenthal
Austrian ballerina (1885–1970).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1970 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Jack Bowers
English footballer (1908-1970).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Scunthorpe.
Died July 4th, 1970 at 62 years old in Lichfield.
Grethe Weiser
German actress (1903-1970).
Born February 27th, 1903 in Hanover.
Died October 2nd, 1970 at 67 years old in Bad Tölz (traffic collision).
Blanche Stuart Scott
Aviator (1884-1970).
Born April 8th, 1884 in Rochester.
Died January 12th, 1970 at 85 years old in Rochester.
Alexandros Othonaios
Greek politician and general (1879-1970).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gytheio.
Died September 20th, 1970 at 91 years old in Athens.
Betty Ross Clarke
American actress (1896-1947).
Born April 19th, 1896 in Langdon.
Died January 24th, 1970 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Gode
German-american linguist and translator (1906-1970).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Bremen.
Died August 10th, 1970 at 63 years old in Mount Kisco.
John Knittel
Swiss writer (1891-1970).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Hubballi.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Maienfeld.
Richard Bergmann
Austrian table tennis player (1919–1970).
Born April 10th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 50 years old in London Borough of Wandsworth.
István Fekete
(1900–1970) hungarian writer.
Born January 25th, 1900 in Gölle.
Died June 23rd, 1970 at 70 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
France Bevk
Slovene writer (1890-1970).
Born September 17th, 1890 in Zakojca.
Died September 17th, 1970 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.
Gonzague de Reynold
Swiss writer and historian (1880–1970).
Born July 15th, 1880 in Fribourg, Cressier. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1970 at 89 years old in Fribourg. [ref]
Scott R. Dunlap
Film producer, film director, screenwriter, actor (1892-1970).
Born June 20th, 1892 in Chicago.
Died March 30th, 1970 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Abram Besicovitch
Russian mathematician (1891-1970).
Born January 23rd, 1891 in Berdiansk.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Jesse Pennington
English footballer (1883-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1883 in West Bromwich.
Died September 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Kidderminster.
Dorothy Vernon
Actress (1875-1970).
Born November 11th, 1875 in Norddorf.
Died October 28th, 1970 at 94 years old in Granada Hills (heart disease).
Hertha Feiler
Austrian actress (1916–1970).
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Vienna.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 54 years old in Munich (cancer).
Valentin Feurstein
Austrian general (1885–1970).
Born January 1st, 1885 in Bregenz.
Died June 8th, 1970 at 85 years old in Innsbruck.
Aleksandr Rodzyanko
Ukrainian general (1879–1970).
Born August 13th, 1879 in Russian Empire.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 90 years old in New York City.
Walter McGrail
American actor (1888-1970).
Born October 19th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died March 19th, 1970 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Hannah Ryggen
Swedish-born norwegian textile artist (1894–1970).
Born March 21st, 1894 in Malmö.
Died February 2nd, 1970 at 75 years old in Trondheim.
Badiozzaman Forouzanfar
Iranian scholar of persian literature and culture (1904–1970).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Boshruyeh.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 65 years old in Tehran.
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