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In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
Fritz Kortner
Actor; theatre director.
Born May 12th, 1892 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1970 at 78 years old in Munich (leukemia). [ref]
Zeki Velidi Togan
Turkish historian and turkologist (1890–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1890 in Kuzyanovo.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
George Magoffin Humphrey
American politician (1890-1970).
Born March 8th, 1890 in Cheboygan County, Cheboygan.
Died January 20th, 1970 at 79 years old in Cleveland.
Claud Allister
British actor (1888-1970).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Louise Glaum
American actress (1888–1970).
Born September 10th, 1888 in Baltimore.
Died November 25th, 1970 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Dolindo Ruotolo
Italian priest (1882–1970).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Naples.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 88 years old in Naples.
Julius Albert Krug
American politician (1907-1970).
Born November 23rd, 1907 in Madison.
Died March 26th, 1970 at 62 years old in Knoxville.
Samson François
French pianist and composer.
Born May 18th, 1924 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1970 at 46 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ernest Haller
American cinematographer (1896-1970).
Born May 31st, 1896 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1970 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (traffic collision). [ref]
Alexei Berest
Raised the victory banner in berlin.
Born March 9th, 1921 in Goriaistivka.
Died November 4th, 1970 at 49 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 530
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