In the year 1970
529 Notable deaths
Napoleon Hill
American author (1883-1970).
Born October 26th, 1883 in Pound.
Died November 8th, 1970 at 87 years old in Greenville.
E. M. Forster
English novelist (1879-1970).
Born January 1st, 1879 in London.
Died June 7th, 1970 at 91 years old in Coventry (stroke).
Gypsy Rose Lee
American burlesque performer, actress and author (1911–1970).
Born January 9th, 1911 in Seattle.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Frances Farmer
American actress (1913–1970).
Born September 19th, 1913 in Seattle.
Died August 1st, 1970 at 56 years old in Indianapolis (esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer).
Erich Maria Remarque
German novelist.
Born June 22nd, 1898 in Osnabrück. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Leslie Groves
United states army corps of engineers officer.
Born August 17th, 1896 in Albany. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Kerensky
Russian politician.
Born May 2nd, 1881 in Ulyanovsk.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maud Lewis
Canadian artist (1903–1970).
Born March 7th, 1903 in South Ohio.
Died July 30th, 1970 at 67 years old in Digby.
Sean Flynn
American photojournalist.
Born May 31st, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died April 6th, 1970 at 28 years old in Cambodia.
Ed Begley
American actor (1901–1970).
Born March 25th, 1901 in Hartford.
Died April 28th, 1970 at 69 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz