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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Bartolomé Blanche
President of chile (1879-1970).
Born June 6th, 1879 in La Serena.
Died June 10th, 1970 at 91 years old in Santiago.
Aleksander Warma
Estonian politician (1890-1970).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Viinistu.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Wlastimil Hofman
Czech artist (1881-1970).
Born April 27th, 1881 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1970 at 88 years old in Szklarska Poręba. [ref]
Honoria Acosta-Sison
Filipino woman physician.
Born December 30th, 1888 in Calasiao.
Died January 19th, 1970 at 81 years old
Lewis Sargent
American actor (1903-1970).
Born August 19th, 1903 in Los Angeles.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
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.
Armijn Pane
Indonesian writer (1908-1970).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Sumatra.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in Jakarta.
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.
Kees van Baaren
Dutch composer (1906–1970).
Born October 22nd, 1906 in Enschede.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 63 years old in Oegstgeest.
Jonel Perlea
Romanian conductor (1900-1970).
Born December 13th, 1900 in Ograda.
Died July 29th, 1970 at 69 years old in New York City.
George Mills
English footballer (1908-1970).
Born December 29th, 1908 in Deptford.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 61 years old in Torquay.
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]
Ilmari Kianto
Finnish writer (1874–1970).
Born May 7th, 1874 in Pulkkila.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 95 years old in Helsinki.
Paul Finsler
German and swiss mathematician (1894–1970).
Born April 11th, 1894 in Heilbronn.
Died April 29th, 1970 at 76 years old in Zurich.
Dan Kinsey
American athlete (1902–1970).
Born January 22nd, 1902 in St. Louis.
Died June 27th, 1970 at 68 years old in Richmond.
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]
Karel Pešek
Czech footballer and ice hockey player (1895-1970).
Born September 20th, 1895 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1970 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
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.
Peter Tatsuo Doi
Japanese cardinal of the roman catholic church (1892–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Sendai.
Died February 21st, 1970 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
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.
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.
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
French footballer (1927-1970).
Born July 25th, 1927 in Hussein Dey.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 43 years old in Algiers.
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