In the year 1970
487 Notable deaths
William Dobell
Australian artist (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Cooks Hill.
Died May 13th, 1970 at 70 years old in Wangi Wangi.
Luis Mariano
Spanish operetta singer and actor.
Born August 13th, 1914 in Irun. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1970 at 55 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Julius Pokorny
Linguist (1887-1970).
Born June 12th, 1887 in Prague.
Died April 8th, 1970 at 82 years old in Zürich (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Anzia Yezierska
American writer (1880–1970).
Born October 29th, 1880 in Płońsk.
Died November 21st, 1970 at 90 years old in Ontario.
Arthur Adamov
Playwright (1908-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
Mikhail Mil
Soviet helicopter designer (1909-1970).
Born November 22nd, 1909 in Irkutsk.
Died January 31st, 1970 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Lucien Goldmann
Romanian-french philosopher.
Born July 20th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died October 8th, 1970 at 57 years old in Paris.
Eduard Fraenkel
German-british classical philologist (1888–1970).
Born March 17th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1970 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Ralph Hartley
American electronics researcher and information theorist (1888–1970).
Born November 30th, 1888 in Sprucemont.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 81 years old in Summit. [ref]
Sydney Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist.
Born January 29th, 1888 in Manchester.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 82 years old in Boulder.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 487
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull