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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Tadeusz Manteuffel
Polish historian (1902–1970).
Born March 5th, 1902 in Rēzekne.
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Ludovico Bidoglio
Argentine footballer (1900-1970).
Born February 5th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 25th, 1970 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Fritz von Unruh
German writer (1885-1970).
Born May 10th, 1885 in Koblenz.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Diez.
Duane Thompson
American actress (1903-1970).
Born July 28th, 1903 in Red Oak.
Died August 15th, 1970 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
René Capitant
French lawyer and politician (1901-1970).
Born August 19th, 1901 in La Tronche. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1970 at 68 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Hélène Sparrow
Polish microbiologist and public health pioneer (1891-1970).
Born June 5th, 1891 in Bohuslav.
Died November 13th, 1970 at 79 years old in Corsica.
Arne Nyberg
Swedish footballer (1913-1970).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Säffle parish.
Died August 12th, 1970 at 57 years old in Gothenburg.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist (1907-1970).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 1970 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Jan Sztaudynger
Polish poet (1904–1970).
Born April 28th, 1904 in Kraków.
Died September 12th, 1970 at 66 years old in Kraków.
Teofilo Spasojević
Serbian footballer (1909-1970).
Born January 21st, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died February 28th, 1970 at 61 years old in Belgrade.
Gustavo Serena
Italian actor (1881–1970).
Born October 5th, 1881 in Naples.
Died April 16th, 1970 at 88 years old in Rome.
Fernand Crommelynck
Belgian dramatist (1886-1970).
Born November 19th, 1886 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1970 at 83 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Louise Freeland Jenkins
American astronomer.
Born July 5th, 1888 in Fitchburg.
Died May 9th, 1970 at 81 years old in Fitchburg.
Ralph Hammeras
American designer (1894-1970).
Born March 24th, 1894 in Minneapolis.
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Franz Etzel
German politician (1902-1970).
Born August 12th, 1902 in Wesel.
Died May 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Düsseldorf.
Irene Guest
American swimmer.
Born July 22nd, 1900 in Philadelphia.
Died June 14th, 1970 at 69 years old in Ocean Gate.
Adhemar Pimenta
Brazilian football manager (1896-1970).
Born April 12th, 1896 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 26th, 1970 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus
South african botanist, botanical collector, and curator and scientific illustrator (1877–1970).
Born July 31st, 1877 in Burgersdorp.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 92 years old in Cape Town.
Kentaro Kawatsu
Swimmer (1914-1970).
Born September 26th, 1914 in Hiroshima.
Died March 23rd, 1970 at 55 years old (self-immolation).
Dick Eve
Diver (1901–1970).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Parramatta.
Died March 13th, 1970 at 68 years old in Concord. [ref]
Boris Pavlovich Belousov
Soviet chemist / biophysicist who discovered the belousov-zhabotinsky reaction (1893-1970).
Born March 3rd, 1893 in Moscow.
Died June 12th, 1970 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Blaž Arnič
Slovenian composer (1901–1970).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Luče.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (traffic collision).
Francisco Cunha Leal
Portuguese politician (1888-1970).
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Freguesia de Pedrógão de São Pedro.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Aldo De Benedetti
Italian screenwriter (1892–1970).
Born August 13th, 1892 in Rome.
Died January 19th, 1970 at 77 years old in Rome.
Abraham Kupchik
American chess player (1892–1970).
Born March 25th, 1892 in Brest.
Died November 26th, 1970 at 78 years old in Montclair.
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