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In the year 1970
460 Notable deaths
William Feller
Croatian-american mathematician.
Born July 7th, 1906 in Zagreb.
Died January 14th, 1970 at 63 years old in New York City.
Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Spanish general and politician (1896-1970).
Born January 27th, 1896 in Carabanchel. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1970 at 74 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Goodwin Knight
31st governor of california.
Born December 9th, 1896 in Provo.
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 73 years old in Inglewood.
Earl Hooker
American chicago blues guitarist.
Born January 15th, 1929 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1970 at 41 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alfred Sturtevant
American biologist (1891–1970).
Born November 21st, 1891 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1970 at 78 years old in Pasadena.
Jacob Viner
Canadian economist.
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Chicago, Princeton. [ref]
Francis Peyton Rous
American scientist (1879-1970).
Born October 5th, 1879 in Baltimore.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 90 years old in New York City.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist (1907-1970).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 1970 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Alfréd Rényi
Hungarian mathematician (1921-1970).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 48 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Paul Schmidt
German interpreter and translator.
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Charlottenburg. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1970 at 70 years old in Gmund am Tegernsee. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 460
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