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In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
Kentaro Kawatsu
Swimmer (1914-1970).
Born September 26th, 1914 in Hiroshima.
Died March 23rd, 1970 at 55 years old (self-immolation).
Adhemar Pimenta
Brazilian football manager (1896-1970).
Born April 12th, 1896 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 26th, 1970 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Franz Etzel
German politician (1902-1970).
Born August 12th, 1902 in Wesel. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Dick Eve
Diver (1901–1970).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Parramatta.
Died March 13th, 1970 at 68 years old in Concord. [ref]
Louisa Bolus
South african botanist (1877–1970).
Born July 31st, 1877 in Burgersdorp.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 92 years old in Cape Town.
Ralph Hammeras
American designer (1894-1970).
Born March 24th, 1894 in Minneapolis.
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Teofilo Spasojević
Serbian footballer (1909-1970).
Born January 21st, 1909 in Belgrade.
Died February 28th, 1970 at 61 years old in Belgrade.
Blaž Arnič
Slovenian composer (1901–1970).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Luče.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (traffic collision).
Aldo De Benedetti
Italian screenwriter (1892–1970).
Born August 13th, 1892 in Rome. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1970 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Abraham Kupchik
American chess player (1892–1970).
Born March 25th, 1892 in Brest.
Died November 26th, 1970 at 78 years old in Montclair.
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi