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In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
John Huettner
American sailor.
Born October 21st, 1906 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 4th, 1970 at 63 years old in Orange County.
Eugène Constant
French rower.
Born January 8th, 1901 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1970 at 69 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Max Westerkamp
Field hockey player (1912–1970).
Born October 8th, 1912 in Tanjung Pura.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 57 years old in Enschede.
Haakon Sörvik
Swedish gymnast (1886–1970).
Born October 31st, 1886 in Gothenburg.
Died May 30th, 1970 at 83 years old in Gothenburg.
Eino Railio
Gymnast (1886–1970).
Born June 11th, 1886 in Helsinki.
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 83 years old in Helsinki.
Herbert Huber
Alpine skier (1944-1970).
Born December 4th, 1944 in Kitzbühel.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 25 years old in Kitzbühel.
Henry Brask Andersen
Danish cyclist (1896-1970).
Born June 23rd, 1896 in Copenhagen.
Died November 26th, 1970 at 74 years old in Gentofte.
Edward Mitchell
American rower.
Born July 23rd, 1901 in Philadelphia.
Died June 25th, 1970 at 68 years old in Philadelphia.
Birger Var
Norwegian rower (1893–1970).
Born June 30th, 1893 in Moss Municipality.
Died March 22nd, 1970 at 76 years old in Denmark.
Ernst Krebs
German sprint canoeist (1906–1970).
Born November 4th, 1906 in Munich.
Died July 20th, 1970 at 63 years old in Gauting.
Willem van de Poll
Dutch photographer (1895–1970).
Born April 13th, 1895 in Amsterdam.
Died December 10th, 1970 at 75 years old in Amsterdam.
Conrad Olsen
Norwegian rower (1891–1970).
Born July 6th, 1891 in Bergen.
Died October 19th, 1970 at 79 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Louis Laufray
French water polo player (1881–1970).
Born October 1st, 1881 in Charenton-le-Pont. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1970 at 88 years old in Champcueil. [ref]
Aleksei Müürisepp
Estonian soviet politician (1902–1970).
Born July 17th, 1902 in Välta.
Died October 7th, 1970 at 68 years old in Tartu.
Vladimir Ivanow
Russian orientalist (1886–1970).
Born October 3rd, 1886 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 1st, 1970 at 83 years old in Tehran.
Georges Lagouge
Gymnast (1893-1970).
Born November 5th, 1893 in Neuf-Mesnil. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1970 at 76 years old in Vieux-Mesnil. [ref]
Bo Ericson
Swedish hammer thrower (1919-1970).
Born January 28th, 1919 in Gothenburg.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 51 years old in Karlstad.
Nina Pigulevskaya
Soviet historian (1894-1970).
Born January 13th, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Nils Lamby
Swedish sailor (1885–1970).
Born October 29th, 1885 in Stockholm.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 576 to 594 of 594
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder