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In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
Don Finlay
British athlete and raf officer.
Born May 27th, 1909 in Christchurch.
Died April 19th, 1970 at 60 years old in Great Missenden.
Muhammad al-Fadl ibn Ashur
Tunisian theologian, writer, syndicalist, patriot and intellectual (1909-1970).
Born October 16th, 1909 in La Marsa.
Died April 20th, 1970 at 60 years old
Trajko Rajković
Yugoslav basketball player (1937–1970).
Born December 7th, 1937 in Leskovac.
Died May 27th, 1970 at 32 years old in Ljubljana.
Zalman Aran
Israeli politician (1899-1970).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1970 at 71 years old in Israel.
William King Gregory
U.s. zoologist.
Born May 19th, 1876 in New York City.
Died December 29th, 1970 at 94 years old in Woodstock.
Paul Evdokimov
French philosopher and theologian.
Born August 15th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 16th, 1970 at 69 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Marc Boegner
Minister of the french protestant church.
Born February 21st, 1881 in Épinal. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1970 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lev Kassil
Soviet writer (1905-1970).
Born July 10th, 1905 in Engels.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brutus Hamilton
Athletics track and field athlete and coach, college athletics administrator (1900-1970).
Born July 19th, 1900 in Peculiar.
Died December 28th, 1970 at 70 years old in Berkeley.
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