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In the year 1970
529 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist.
Born July 25th, 1907 in Cambridge.
Died May 11th, 1970 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 529
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy