In the year 1970
594 Notable deaths
Mikhail Mil
Soviet helicopter designer (1909-1970).
Born November 22nd, 1909 in Irkutsk.
Died January 31st, 1970 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Hellmuth Heye
German admiral and politician (1895-1970).
Born August 9th, 1895 in Beckingen.
Died November 10th, 1970 at 75 years old in Mittelheim.
Marie-Laure de Noailles
French art collector (1902-1970).
Born October 31st, 1902 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1970 at 67 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Giorgi Kvinitadze
Georgian military commander (1874-1970).
Born September 2nd, 1874 in Dagestan Oblast.
Died August 7th, 1970 at 95 years old in Chatou.
Elsa Triolet
Russian-french writer (1896–1970).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Moscow.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 73 years old in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (myocardial infarction).
R. V. C. Bodley
British army officer (1892-1970).
Born March 3rd, 1892 in Paris.
Died May 26th, 1970 at 78 years old in Bramley.
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
President of costa risueña from 1940 to 1944.
Born March 10th, 1900 in San José.
Died June 9th, 1970 at 70 years old in San José.
Rita Angus
New zealand artist (1908–1970).
Born March 12th, 1908 in Hastings.
Died January 25th, 1970 at 61 years old in Wellington (ovarian cancer).
Clare Frewen Sheridan
British artist (1885-1970).
Born September 9th, 1885 in London.
Died May 31st, 1970 at 84 years old in Brede.
Ralph Hartley
American electronics researcher and information theorist (1888–1970).
Born November 30th, 1888 in Sprucemont.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 81 years old in Summit. [ref]
Karim Bil Qassem
Algerian revolutionary fighter and politician.
Born September 14th, 1922 in Aït Yahia Moussa.
Died October 18th, 1970 at 48 years old in Frankfurt.
Oscar Lewis
American anthropologist (1914–1970).
Born December 25th, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Wiedemann
German diplomat (1891-1970).
Born August 16th, 1891 in Augsburg.
Died January 11th, 1970 at 78 years old in Eggenfelden.
Alexy I of Moscow
Patriarch of moscow and all rus' (1877–1970).
Born November 8th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 1970 at 92 years old in Peredelkino (myocardial infarction).
Ralph Flanders
American engineer, industrialist, and politician (1880–1970).
Born September 28th, 1880 in Barnet.
Died February 19th, 1970 at 89 years old in Springfield.
Friedrich Pollock
German social scientist (1894–1970).
Born May 22nd, 1894 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died December 16th, 1970 at 76 years old in Montagnola.
Arthur Adamov
Playwright (1908-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Dave Halliday
Scottish footballer and manager (1901-1970).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Dumfries.
Died January 8th, 1970 at 68 years old in Dumfries.
Gustaf Tenggren
Swedish illustrator (1896-1970).
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Magra.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 73 years old in Southport.
Edwin C. Johnson
American politician (1884-1970).
Born January 1st, 1884 in Scandia.
Died May 30th, 1970 at 86 years old in Denver.
Tarjei Vesaas
Norwegian author (1897–1970).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Vinje.
Died March 15th, 1970 at 72 years old in Rikshospitalet.
Julius Pokorný
Linguist (1887-1970).
Born June 12th, 1887 in Prague.
Died April 8th, 1970 at 82 years old in Zurich (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Sydney Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist (1888–1970).
Born January 29th, 1888 in Eccles. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1970 at 82 years old in Boulder. [ref]
William Dobell
Australian artist (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Cooks Hill.
Died May 13th, 1970 at 70 years old in Wangi Wangi.
Ernst May
German architect (1886-1970).
Born July 27th, 1886 in Frankfurt.
Died September 11th, 1970 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon