In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
Lucien Goldmann
Romanian-french philosopher.
Born July 20th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died October 8th, 1970 at 57 years old in Paris.
Jeon Tae-il
Korean trade unionist and human right activists (1948-1970).
Born August 26th, 1948 in Daegu.
Died November 13th, 1970 at 22 years old (Self-immolation).
Heinz Auerswald
German member of the ss (1908-1970).
Born July 26th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died December 5th, 1970 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.
Pedro Cea
Uruguayan footballer (1900-1970).
Born September 1st, 1900 in Redondela.
Died September 18th, 1970 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Jan Syrový
Czechoslovak legioneer, minister of national defence and army general (1888-1970).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Třebíč. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1970 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]
Aimo Lahti
Finnish weapons designer.
Born April 28th, 1896 in Viiala.
Died April 19th, 1970 at 73 years old in Jyväskylä.
Keen Johnson
45th governor of kentucky (1896-1970).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Lyon County.
Died February 7th, 1970 at 74 years old in Richmond.
Robert Morrison MacIver
British sociologist.
Born April 17th, 1882 in Stornoway.
Died June 15th, 1970 at 88 years old in New York City.
Marlen Haushofer
Austrian writer.
Born April 11th, 1920 in Molln. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1970 at 49 years old in Vienna (bone cancer). [ref]
Beatrice Roberts
American film actress (1905-1970).
Born March 7th, 1905 in Manhattan.
Died July 24th, 1970 at 65 years old in Plymouth (pneumonia).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler