In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
Cecil Roth
British historian (1899–1970).
Born March 5th, 1899 in London.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
German general (1888–1970).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Zweibrücken.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 81 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
William H. Daniels
American cinematographer (1901-1970).
Born December 1st, 1901 in Cleveland.
Died June 14th, 1970 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
John Beazley
British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Glasgow.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 84 years old in Oxford.
Kōuchi Jun'ichi
Japanese animator (1886-1970).
Born September 15th, 1886 in Okayama Prefecture.
Died October 6th, 1970 at 84 years old
Egon Eiermann
Architect (1904–1970).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Neuendorf bei Potsdam. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1970 at 65 years old in Baden-Baden.
Bjarni Benediktsson
Prime minister of iceland in 1960s.
Born April 30th, 1908 in Reykjavík.
Died July 10th, 1970 at 62 years old in Þingvellir.
Félix Gaillard
Prime minister of france (1919-1970).
Born November 5th, 1919 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1970 at 50 years old in English Channel (traffic collision). [ref]
Hassan Taqizadeh
Iranian diplomat and politician (1878–1970).
Born September 27th, 1878 in Tabriz.
Died January 28th, 1970 at 91 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Orhan Kemal
Turkish novelist (1914-1970).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Ceyhan.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 55 years old in Sofia (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 530
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson