In the year 1970
540 Notable deaths
Mari Blanchard
American actress.
Born April 13th, 1927 in Long Beach.
Died May 10th, 1970 at 43 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Maria Yudina
Soviet pianist.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Nevel.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Charles Ruggles
American actor (1886-1970).
Born February 8th, 1886 in Los Angeles.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Pierre Laporte
Canadian journalist, lawyer and politician (1921-1970).
Born February 25th, 1921 in Montreal.
Died October 17th, 1970 at 49 years old in Quebec City.
Frank Silvera
Actor (1914-1970).
Born July 24th, 1914 in Kingston.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 55 years old in Pasadena (electrocution). [ref]
Chester Morris
American actor (1901–1970).
Born February 16th, 1901 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 1970 at 69 years old in Bucks County (drug overdose).
Polina Zhemchuzhina
Soviet politician (1897-1970).
Born March 12th, 1897 in Polohy.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John O'Hara
American journalist and writer (1905–1970).
Born January 31st, 1905 in Pottsville.
Died April 11th, 1970 at 65 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carolyn Craig
American actress (1934-1970).
Born October 27th, 1934 in Valley Stream.
Died December 12th, 1970 at 36 years old in Culver City.
Fritz Perls
German-born psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist (1893-1970).
Born July 8th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died March 14th, 1970 at 76 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Amadeo Bordiga
Italian politician (1889-1970).
Born June 13th, 1889 in Ercolano.
Died July 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Formia. [ref]
Eric Berne
Canadian psychiatrist.
Born May 10th, 1910 in Montreal.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 60 years old in Monterey (myocardial infarction).
David O. McKay
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1873-1970).
Born September 8th, 1873 in Huntsville.
Died January 18th, 1970 at 96 years old in Salt Lake City.
Maurice Stokes
American basketball player (1933–1970).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 6th, 1970 at 36 years old in Cincinnati (myocardial infarction).
Firoz Khan Nun
Pakistani politician (1893-1970).
Born June 18th, 1893 in Shahpur District.
Died December 9th, 1970 at 77 years old in Nurpur Noon.
Anita Louise
American actress (1915–1970).
Born January 9th, 1915 in New York City.
Died April 25th, 1970 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Billy Stewart
American singer (1937–1970).
Born March 24th, 1937 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 17th, 1970 at 32 years old in Smithfield (traffic collision).
Władysław Anders
Polish army general (1892-1970).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Błonie, powiat kutnowski.
Died May 12th, 1970 at 77 years old in London.
Romaine Brooks
Portrait artist (1874-1970).
Born May 1st, 1874 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 96 years old in Nice. [ref]
Preston Foster
Actor, vocalist (1900-1970).
Born August 24th, 1900 in Pitman. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1970 at 69 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Sheng Shicai
Chinese warlord (1895-1970).
Born January 8th, 1897 in Kaiyuan.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Tri-Service General Hospital.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Israeli hebrew writer, nobel laureate in literature (1888-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Buchach. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1970 at 82 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Lawren Harris
Canadian painter (1885-1970).
Born October 23rd, 1885 in Brantford.
Died January 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Vancouver.
Bourvil
French actor, comedian and singer (1917-1970).
Born July 25th, 1917 in Seine-Maritime. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 53 years old in Paris (multiple myeloma).
Iain Macleod
British politician, cabinet minister and contract bridge player (1913-1970).
Born November 11th, 1913 in Skipton.
Died July 20th, 1970 at 56 years old in London.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 540
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X