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In the year 1970
540 Notable deaths
Jaipal Singh
Field hockey player and political leader (1903-1970).
Born January 3rd, 1903 in Houthi. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1970 at 67 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Sonny Tufts
American actor (1911-1970).
Born July 16th, 1911 in Boston.
Died June 4th, 1970 at 58 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Alfred Newman
American composer (1900-1970).
Born March 17th, 1900 in New Haven.
Died February 17th, 1970 at 69 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
Argentine general (1903-1970).
Born May 21st, 1903 in Río Cuarto.
Died June 1st, 1970 at 67 years old in Carlos Tejedor.
Irawati Karve
Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist, and writer (1905-1970).
Born December 15th, 1905 in Myanmar.
Died August 11th, 1970 at 64 years old
Alice Hamilton
American physician and toxicologist (1869–1970).
Born February 27th, 1869 in Manhattan.
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 101 years old in Hadlyme North Historic District.
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist (1899-1970).
Born December 2nd, 1899 in London.
Died July 29th, 1970 at 70 years old in London.
Anna Louise Strong
American journalist.
Born November 24th, 1885 in Friend.
Died March 29th, 1970 at 84 years old in Beijing.
Jean Giono
French writer (1895–1970).
Born March 30th, 1895 in Manosque. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1970 at 75 years old in Manosque (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fritz Bayerlein
German general (1899–1970).
Born January 14th, 1899 in Würzburg.
Died January 31st, 1970 at 71 years old in Würzburg.
Otis Spann
American chicago blues pianist (1930–1970).
Born March 21st, 1930 in Jackson, Belzoni.
Died April 25th, 1970 at 40 years old in Chicago (hepatocellular carcinoma).
Lillian Board
British middle-distance runner.
Born December 13th, 1948 in Durban.
Died December 26th, 1970 at 22 years old in Munich (colorectal cancer).
Bessie Braddock
British labour politician (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Liverpool.
Died November 13th, 1970 at 71 years old in Liverpool.
Ludolf von Alvensleben
German politician (nsdap) (1901–1970).
Born March 17th, 1901 in Halle (Saale).
Died April 1st, 1970 at 69 years old in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita (lung cancer).
Günther Messner
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970).
Born December 18th, 1946 in Brixen.
Died June 29th, 1970 at 23 years old in Nanga Parbat.
René Schneider
Chilean general (1913–1970).
Born December 31st, 1913 in Concepción.
Died October 25th, 1970 at 56 years old in Santiago.
Andrey Yeryomenko
Marshal of the soviet union (1892-1970).
Born October 14th, 1892 in Markivka.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Byron Foulger
Actor (1899-1970).
Born August 27th, 1899 in Ogden.
Died April 4th, 1970 at 70 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease).
Lev Kuleshov
Soviet filmmaker and film theorist (1899–1970).
Born January 13th, 1899 in Tambov.
Died March 30th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Waldemar Pabst
Prussian soldier (1880–1970).
Born December 24th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died May 29th, 1970 at 89 years old in Düsseldorf.
Charles Olson
American writer (1910–1970).
Born December 27th, 1910 in Worcester. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1970 at 59 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Giuseppe Ungaretti
Italian poet, writer and university teacher.
Born February 10th, 1888 in Alexandria.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 82 years old in Milan (bronchopneumonia).
Marjorie Rambeau
American actress.
Born July 15th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 1970 at 80 years old in Palm Springs (disease).
Erich Heckel
German artist (1883-1970).
Born July 31st, 1883 in Döbeln. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1970 at 86 years old in Radolfzell am Bodensee. [ref]
Allen Lane
Publisher, founder of penguin books (1902-1970).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Bristol. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1970 at 67 years old in Mount Vernon Hospital (colorectal cancer).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 540
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