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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Henrikas Radauskas
Lithuanian poet and writer (1910–1970).
Born April 23rd, 1910 in Kraków. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1970 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C.. [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.
Poul F. Joensen
Writer and poet.
Born November 18th, 1898 in Sumba.
Died June 27th, 1970 at 71 years old in Froðba.
Earl Eby
American middle distance runner (1894-1970).
Born November 18th, 1894 in Aurora.
Died December 14th, 1970 at 76 years old in Pottstown.
Antoni Bohdziewicz
Screenplay writer and director.
Born September 10th, 1906 in Vilnius.
Died October 20th, 1970 at 64 years old in Warsaw.
Leandro Faggin
Italian cyclist (1933–1970).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Padua.
Died December 6th, 1970 at 37 years old in Padua (colorectal cancer).
Ahmet Bilek
Turkish wrestler (1932–1970).
Born March 15th, 1932 in Kula.
Died October 4th, 1970 at 38 years old in Bischmisheim.
Lew Beck
American basketball player (1922–1970).
Born April 19th, 1922 in Portland.
Died April 25th, 1970 at 48 years old in Great Falls.
Paul Wyatt
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1907-1970).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Brier Hill.
Died December 15th, 1970 at 63 years old in Brownsville.
Hamza Humo
Bosnian writer (1895–1970).
Born December 30th, 1895 in Mostar.
Died January 19th, 1970 at 74 years old in Sarajevo.
Manuel Gómez-Moreno Martínez
Spanish archaeologist and historian (1870–1970).
Born February 21st, 1870 in Granada.
Died June 7th, 1970 at 100 years old in Madrid.
Alberto Gori
Italian patriarch (1889-1970).
Born February 9th, 1889 in Agliana.
Died November 25th, 1970 at 81 years old in Jerusalem.
Emil Ábrányi
Composer, conductor, director (1882-1970).
Born September 22nd, 1882 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1970 at 87 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Matthias Heidemann
German footballer (1912-1970).
Born February 7th, 1912 in Cologne.
Died November 30th, 1970 at 58 years old
Laura Sawyer
Actress (1885-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1885 in Iron County.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 85 years old in Matawan.
Ernst Zinner
German astronomer (1886-1970).
Born February 2nd, 1886 in Złotoryja.
Died August 30th, 1970 at 84 years old in Planegg.
Yefim Golyshev
Ukrainian artist (1897-1970).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Kherson. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Aino Kuusinen
Finnish spy and gulag prisoner.
Born March 5th, 1886 in Savonranta.
Died September 1st, 1970 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Paul Fritsch
Boxer (1901-1970).
Born February 25th, 1901 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 69 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Winthrop Palmer
American ice hockey player (1906-1970).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Summit.
Died February 4th, 1970 at 63 years old in Madison.
Pauline Donalda
Singer.
Born March 5th, 1882 in Montreal.
Died October 22nd, 1970 at 88 years old in Montreal.
Göte Turesson
Swedish botanist (1892-1970).
Born April 6th, 1892 in Malmö.
Died December 30th, 1970 at 78 years old in Uppsala.
Vassil Gendov
Bulgarian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born December 6th, 1891 in Sliven.
Died September 3rd, 1970 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Lucy Fox
American actress (1897-1970).
Born October 25th, 1897 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1970 at 72 years old in Palm Beach.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 594
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi