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In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
Lee Barnes
American athletics competitor.
Born July 16th, 1906 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 28th, 1970 at 64 years old in Oxnard.
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen
German painter (1894-1970).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Aachen.
Died December 13th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Karel Pešek
Czech footballer and ice hockey player (1895-1970).
Born September 20th, 1895 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1970 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Kenichi Enomoto
Japanese comedian (1904-1970).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Akasaka.
Died January 7th, 1970 at 65 years old in Minato (liver cirrhosis).
Zhao Shuli
Chinese writer (1906-1970).
Born September 24th, 1906 in Jiafeng Town.
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 63 years old
Tadas Ivanauskas
Lithuanian ornithologist (1882–1970).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Halavičpolie.
Died June 1st, 1970 at 87 years old in Kaunas.
Jella Lepman
German journalist, writer, library founder (1891-1970).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1970 at 79 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Peter Tatsuo Doi
Japanese cardinal of the roman catholic church (1892–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Sendai.
Died February 21st, 1970 at 77 years old in Tokyo.
Lillian West
Actress (1886-1970).
Born March 15th, 1886 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
Stefan Andres
German novelist.
Born June 26th, 1906 in Trittenheim.
Died June 29th, 1970 at 64 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 530
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