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In the year 1970
460 Notable deaths
Firoz Khan Nun
Pakistani politician (1893-1970).
Born June 18th, 1893 in Shahpur District.
Died December 9th, 1970 at 77 years old in Nurpur Noon.
Preston Foster
Actor, vocalist (1900-1970).
Born August 24th, 1900 in Pitman. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1970 at 69 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Israeli hebrew writer, nobel laureate in literature (1888-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Buchach. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1970 at 82 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist.
Born July 25th, 1907 in Cambridge.
Died May 11th, 1970 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hal March
Actor, comedian and game show host (1920-1970).
Born April 22nd, 1920 in San Francisco.
Died January 19th, 1970 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Piers Courage
Racecar driver (1942-1970).
Born May 27th, 1942 in Colchester.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 28 years old in Zandvoort.
François Mauriac
French writer.
Born October 11th, 1885 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1970 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bourvil
French actor, comedian and singer (1917-1970).
Born July 25th, 1917 in Seine-Maritime. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 53 years old in Paris (multiple myeloma).
Laura Knight
English artist (1877-1970).
Born August 4th, 1877 in Long Eaton. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1970 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Sheng Shicai
Chinese warlord (1895-1970).
Born December 3rd, 1895 in Kaiyuan.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 74 years old in Taipei.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 460
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