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In the year 1970

460 Notable deaths

Newsy Lalonde

Ice hockey and lacrosse player.

Born October 31st, 1887 in Cornwall.

Died November 21st, 1970 at 83 years old in Montreal.

Unica Zürn

German writer and painter (1916-1970).

Born July 6th, 1916 in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. [ref]

Died October 19th, 1970 at 54 years old in Paris (suicide by jumping from height). [ref]

Roger Edens

American composer (1905-1970).

Born November 9th, 1905 in Hillsboro. [ref]

Died July 13th, 1970 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Leah Goldberg

Israeli poet.

Born May 29th, 1911 in Königsberg. [ref]

Died January 15th, 1970 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]

Cyril Scott

English composer, writer, and poet.

Born September 27th, 1879 in Cheshire, Oxton. [ref]

Died December 31st, 1970 at 91 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]

Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist (1885-1970).

Born January 22nd, 1885 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 1st, 1970 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Ernest Marsden

British–new zealand physicist (1889–1970).

Born February 19th, 1889 in Manchester.

Died December 15th, 1970 at 81 years old in Wellington.

Michael Balint

Hungarian psychoanalyst (1896-1970).

Born December 3rd, 1896 in Budapest. [ref]

Died December 31st, 1970 at 74 years old in London. [ref]

Nathan Alterman

Israeli poet.

Born August 14th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died March 28th, 1970 at 59 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]

Jacques Pills

French actor and singer.

Born January 7th, 1906 in Tulle.

Died September 12th, 1970 at 64 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Deaths 171 to 180 of 460

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