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In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
Alexandros Othonaios
Greek politician and general (1879-1970).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gytheio.
Died September 20th, 1970 at 91 years old in Athens.
Petar Konjović
Serbian composer.
Born May 5th, 1883 in Čurug. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1970 at 87 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Alexander Gode
German-american linguist and translator (1906-1970).
Born October 30th, 1906 in Bremen.
Died August 10th, 1970 at 63 years old in Mount Kisco.
John Knittel
Swiss writer (1891-1970).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Hubballi.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Maienfeld.
Richard Bergmann
Austrian table tennis player.
Born April 10th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 50 years old in London Borough of Wandsworth.
István Fekete
(1900–1970) hungarian writer.
Born January 25th, 1900 in Gölle.
Died June 23rd, 1970 at 70 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
France Bevk
Slovene writer (1890-1970).
Born September 17th, 1890 in Zakojca.
Died September 17th, 1970 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.
Scott R. Dunlap
Film producer, film director, screenwriter, actor (1892-1970).
Born June 20th, 1892 in Chicago.
Died March 30th, 1970 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Abram Besicovitch
Russian mathematician (1891-1970).
Born January 24th, 1891 in Berdiansk.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Jesse Pennington
English footballer (1883-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1883 in West Bromwich.
Died September 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Kidderminster.
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