In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Charles Ruggles
American actor (1886-1970).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Los Angeles.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 81 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).
Caresse Crosby
American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970).
Born April 20th, 1892 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1970 at 77 years old in Rome.
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]
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.
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.
Carolyn Craig
American actress (1934-1970).
Born October 27th, 1934 in Valley Stream.
Died December 12th, 1970 at 36 years old in Culver City.
Amadeo Bordiga
Italian politician (1889-1970).
Born June 13th, 1889 in Ercolano.
Died July 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Formia.
David O. McKay
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1873-1970).
Born September 8th, 1873 in Huntsville. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1970 at 96 years old in Salt Lake City.
Eric Berne
Canadian psychiatrist (1910-1970).
Born May 10th, 1910 in Montreal.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 60 years old in Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea (myocardial infarction).
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).
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).
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.
Władysław Anders
Polish army general (1892–1970).
Born August 11th, 1892 in Błonie.
Died May 12th, 1970 at 77 years old in London.
Preston Foster
American actor, vocalist (1900-1970).
Born August 24th, 1900 in Pitman.
Died July 14th, 1970 at 69 years old in La Jolla.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Ukrainian-born 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.
Bourvil
French actor and singer (1917–1970).
Born July 27th, 1917 in Prétot-Vicquemare. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 53 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
German princess.
Born December 31st, 1885 in Gut Grünholz.
Died October 3rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Grein (disease).
Lawren Harris
Canadian painter (1885-1970).
Born October 23rd, 1885 in Brantford.
Died January 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Vancouver.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull