In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Jacques Pills
French actor and singer (1906–1970).
Born March 6th, 1906 in Tulle. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1970 at 64 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist (1930–1970).
Born October 31st, 1930 in Denison.
Died August 31st, 1970 at 39 years old in New York City (kidney disease). [ref]
Francis Peyton Rous
American scientist (1879-1970).
Born October 5th, 1879 in Baltimore.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 90 years old in New York City.
George Johnston
Australian novelist.
Born July 20th, 1912 in Melbourne.
Died July 22nd, 1970 at 58 years old in Sydney.
Robert Barrat
Actor (1889-1970).
Born July 10th, 1889 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1970 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician (1911–1970).
Born August 31st, 1911 in Matanzas.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Joe Lapchick
American basketball player and coach (1900–1970).
Born April 12th, 1900 in Yonkers.
Died August 10th, 1970 at 70 years old in Monticello.
Roman Ingarden
Polish philosopher (1893–1970).
Born February 5th, 1893 in Kraków.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Newsy Lalonde
Ice hockey and lacrosse player (1887–1970).
Born October 31st, 1887 in Cornwall.
Died November 21st, 1970 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Patricia Ellis
American actress (1916–1970).
Born May 20th, 1918 in Birmingham.
Died March 26th, 1970 at 51 years old in Kansas City (cancer).
Pierre Veyron
French racing driver (1903-1970).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Berc. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 67 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mary Clare
British actress (1894-1970).
Born July 17th, 1894 in Lambeth.
Died August 29th, 1970 at 76 years old in London Borough of Harrow.
Clifton Bledsoe Cates
United states marine corps (1893–1970).
Born August 31st, 1893 in Tiptonville.
Died June 4th, 1970 at 76 years old in Annapolis.
Wilhelm Schepmann
Sa general and politician (1894-1970).
Born June 17th, 1894 in Winz-Baak.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 76 years old in Gifhorn.
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
German composer (1918–1970).
Born March 20th, 1918 in Bliesheim.
Died August 10th, 1970 at 52 years old in Cologne, Königsdorf (gunshot wound).
Cyril Scott
English composer, writer, and poet (1879–1970).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Oxton.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 91 years old in Eastbourne.
Leah Goldberg
Israeli poet (1911–2070).
Born May 29th, 1911 in Königsberg.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (cancer).
Unica Zürn
German writer and painter (1916–1970).
Born July 6th, 1916 in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1970 at 54 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Leela Roy
Indian independence activist and politician.
Born October 2nd, 1900 in Assam.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 69 years old in Kolkata.
Roger Edens
American composer (1905–1970).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Hillsboro.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Nathan Alterman
Israeli poet (1910–1970).
Born August 14th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1970 at 59 years old in Tel Aviv.
Michael Balint
Hungarian psychoanalyst (1896–1970).
Born December 3rd, 1896 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 74 years old in London.
William Beaudine
American film actor and director (1892–1970).
Born January 15th, 1892 in New York City.
Died March 18th, 1970 at 78 years old in Canoga Park (kidney failure).
Ernest Marsden
British–new zealand physicist (1889–1970).
Born February 19th, 1889 in Manchester.
Died December 15th, 1970 at 81 years old in Wellington.
Café Filho
President of brazil (1899-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Natal.
Died February 20th, 1970 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 594
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks