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In the year 1970
540 Notable deaths
Leslie Groves
United states army corps of engineers officer.
Born August 17th, 1896 in Albany. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Kerensky
Russian politician.
Born May 2nd, 1881 in Ulyanovsk.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maud Lewis
Canadian artist (1903–1970).
Born March 7th, 1903 in South Ohio.
Died July 30th, 1970 at 67 years old in Digby.
Sean Flynn
American photojournalist.
Born May 31st, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died April 6th, 1970 at 28 years old in Cambodia.
Ed Begley
American actor (1901–1970).
Born March 25th, 1901 in Hartford.
Died April 28th, 1970 at 69 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist (1883-1970).
Born July 4th, 1883 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Peter II of Yugoslavia
Last king of yugoslavia from 1934 to 1945 (1923-1970).
Born September 6th, 1923 in Belgrade.
Died November 3rd, 1970 at 47 years old in Denver (liver cirrhosis).
Alan Wilson
Musician (1943-1970).
Born July 4th, 1943 in Boston. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1970 at 27 years old in Topanga (drug overdose). [ref]
Vera Brittain
English writer (1893-1970).
Born December 29th, 1893 in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Died March 29th, 1970 at 76 years old in Wimbledon.
Hjalmar Schacht
German politician and economist (1877–1970).
Born January 22nd, 1877 in Tinglev Municipality.
Died June 3rd, 1970 at 93 years old in Munich.
Leonarda Cianciulli
Italian serial killer (1894–1970).
Born April 14th, 1894 in Montella.
Died October 15th, 1970 at 76 years old in Pozzuoli (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jochen Rindt
German racing driver (1942–1970).
Born April 18th, 1942 in Mainz.
Died September 5th, 1970 at 28 years old in Monza Circuit (traffic collision).
Lázaro Cárdenas
President of mexico (1895-1970).
Born May 21st, 1895 in Jiquilpan Municipality. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1970 at 75 years old in Mexico City (cancer, diabetes). [ref]
Man Singh II of Jaipur
Maharaja of jaipur (more).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Isarda.
Died June 24th, 1970 at 58 years old in Cirencester (horse fall).
Cathy O'Donnell
American actress.
Born July 6th, 1925 in Shelby County. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1970 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Terry Sawchuk
Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1970).
Born December 28th, 1929 in Winnipeg.
Died May 31st, 1970 at 40 years old in New York City (embolism).
Eiji Tsuburaya
Japanese film director (1901-1970).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Sukagawa. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1970 at 68 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Abraham Zapruder
Witness to the kennedy assassination (1905-1970).
Died August 30th, 1970 at 65 years old in Dallas (stomach cancer).
John Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 28th, 1970 at 74 years old in Baltimore.
Otto Heinrich Warburg
German physiologist, medical doctor and nobel laureate (1883–1970).
Born October 8th, 1883 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died August 1st, 1970 at 86 years old in West Berlin (pulmonary embolism).
Yusof bin Ishak
1st president of singapore (1910-1970).
Born August 12th, 1910 in Perak.
Died November 23rd, 1970 at 60 years old in Singapore (heart failure).
Erle Stanley Gardner
American writer and lawyer.
Born July 17th, 1889 in Malden. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1970 at 80 years old in Temecula. [ref]
Edward Everett Horton
American actor (1886–1970).
Born March 18th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died September 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Encino (prostate cancer).
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
British noble (1919-1970).
Born May 12th, 1919 in Edinburgh.
Died April 14th, 1970 at 50 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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