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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Brutus Hamilton
Athletics track and field athlete and coach, college athletics administrator (1900-1970).
Born July 19th, 1900 in Peculiar.
Died December 28th, 1970 at 70 years old in Berkeley.
Kees van Baaren
Dutch composer (1906–1970).
Born October 22nd, 1906 in Enschede.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 63 years old in Oegstgeest.
Lewis Sargent
American actor (1903-1970).
Born August 19th, 1903 in Los Angeles.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Aleksander Warma
Estonian politician (1890-1970).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Viinistu.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Bartolomé Blanche
President of chile (1879-1970).
Born June 6th, 1879 in La Serena.
Died June 10th, 1970 at 91 years old in Santiago.
Robert Lindley Murray
Us tennis player (1892–1970).
Born November 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died January 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Lewiston.
Alla Horska
Soviet painter, ukrainian dissident (1929-1970).
Born September 18th, 1929 in Yalta.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 41 years old in Vasylkiv. [ref]
Jonel Perlea
Romanian conductor (1900-1970).
Born December 13th, 1900 in Ograda.
Died July 29th, 1970 at 69 years old in New York City.
Honoria Acosta-Sison
Filipino woman physician.
Born December 30th, 1888 in Calasiao.
Died January 19th, 1970 at 81 years old
Dan Kinsey
American athlete (1902–1970).
Born January 22nd, 1902 in St. Louis.
Died June 27th, 1970 at 68 years old in Richmond.
Gregori Chmara
Ukrainian-born actor (1878–1970).
Born July 29th, 1878 in Poltava. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 91 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Finsler
German and swiss mathematician (1894–1970).
Born April 11th, 1894 in Heilbronn.
Died April 29th, 1970 at 76 years old in Zurich.
Armijn Pane
Indonesian writer (1908-1970).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Sumatra.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in Jakarta.
Ilmari Kianto
Finnish writer (1874–1970).
Born May 7th, 1874 in Pulkkila.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 95 years old in Helsinki.
George Mills
English footballer (1908-1970).
Born December 29th, 1908 in Deptford.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 61 years old in Torquay.
Vytautas Bacevičius
Lithuanian pianist and composer (1905–1970).
Born September 9th, 1905 in Łódź.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 64 years old in New York City.
Margaret D. Foster
American chemist.
Born March 4th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died November 5th, 1970 at 75 years old in Silver Spring.
Ernst Dehner
German general and knight's cross recipients (1889-1970).
Born March 5th, 1889 in Hersbruck.
Died September 13th, 1970 at 81 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Albert Louis Wolff
French conductor and composer (1884-1970).
Born January 19th, 1884 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1970 at 86 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
French footballer (1927-1970).
Born July 25th, 1927 in Hussein Dey.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 43 years old in Algiers.
Andrejs Upīts
Latvian poet and writer (1877-1970).
Born December 4th, 1877 in Skrīveri. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1970 at 92 years old in Riga.
Hermine David
French painter (1886-1970).
Born April 19th, 1886 in Paris, 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1970 at 84 years old in Bry-sur-Marne. [ref]
Costin Nenițescu
Romanian chemist (1902-1970).
Born July 15th, 1902 in Ferentari.
Died July 28th, 1970 at 68 years old in Bușteni.
Luis Jiménez de Asúa
Spanish politician and jurist (1889–1970).
Born June 19th, 1889 in Madrid, calle de Hortaleza. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1970 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche