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In the year 1970
462 Notable deaths
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]
Elsa Triolet
French writer.
Born September 12th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1970 at 73 years old in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 462
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz