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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Kenichi Enomoto
Japanese comedian (1904-1970).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Akasaka.
Died January 7th, 1970 at 65 years old in Minato (liver cirrhosis).
Janek Wiśniewski
Polish worker.
Born August 3rd, 1952 in Zielona Góra.
Died December 17th, 1970 at 18 years old in Gdańsk.
Leopoldo Conti
Italian footballer (1901-1970).
Born April 12th, 1901 in Milan.
Died January 12th, 1970 at 68 years old in Milan.
Zhao Shuli
Chinese writer (1906-1970).
Born September 24th, 1906 in Jiafeng Town.
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 63 years old
Johannes Urzidil
German bohemians writer, poet, historian, and journalist (1896–1970).
Born February 3rd, 1896 in Prague.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 74 years old in Rome.
Johannes Semper
Estonian writer and politician (1892-1970).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Tuhalaane Rural Municipality.
Died February 21st, 1970 at 77 years old in Tallinn.
Julian Przyboś
Polish writer (1901-1970).
Born March 5th, 1901 in Gwoźnica Górna, Gwoźnica Dolna. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1970 at 69 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Lee Barnes
American athletics competitor.
Born July 16th, 1906 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 28th, 1970 at 64 years old in Oxnard.
Tadas Ivanauskas
Lithuanian ornithologist (1882–1970).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Halavičpolie.
Died June 1st, 1970 at 87 years old in Kaunas.
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen
German painter (1894-1970).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Aachen.
Died December 13th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Jella Lepman
German journalist, writer, library founder (1891-1970).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Stuttgart.
Died October 14th, 1970 at 79 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Firoz Khan Nun
7th prime minister of pakistan (1893–1970).
Born May 7th, 1893 in Shahpur District.
Died December 9th, 1970 at 77 years old in Nurpur Noon.
Enrique Adolfo Jiménez
23 ° constitutional president of the republic of panama (1888-1970).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Panama City.
Died April 28th, 1970 at 82 years old in Panama City.
Jan Drda
Czech writer, journalist and politician (1915–1970).
Born April 4th, 1915 in Příbram. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1970 at 55 years old in Dobříš. [ref]
Eduard von Borsody
Austrian cinematographer, film director, film editor (1898–1970).
Born June 13th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died January 1st, 1970 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Stefan Andres
German novelist (1906–1970).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Trittenheim.
Died June 29th, 1970 at 64 years old in Rome.
Lillian West
Actress (1886-1970).
Born March 15th, 1886 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
Anna Riwkin-Brick
Swedish photographer (1908–1970).
Born June 23rd, 1908 in Surazh.
Died December 19th, 1970 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv.
Josef Pöttinger
Football player and manager (1903-1970).
Born April 16th, 1903 in Munich.
Died September 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Munich.
Albin Kitzinger
German footballer (1912-1970).
Born February 1st, 1912 in Schweinfurt.
Died August 6th, 1970 at 58 years old in Schweinfurt.
Benno Gut
Swiss cardinal (1897-1970).
Born April 1st, 1897 in Reiden.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 73 years old in Rome.
István Kozma
Olympic wrestler (1939–1970).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 30 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Vilhelm Carlberg
Swedish sport shooter (1880-1970).
Born April 5th, 1880 in Karlskrona.
Died October 1st, 1970 at 90 years old in Danderyd.
Deaths 426 to 450 of 594
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner