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In the year 1970
460 Notable deaths
Pedro Cea
Uruguayan footballer (1900-1970).
Born September 1st, 1900 in Redondela.
Died September 18th, 1970 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Claud Allister
English actor (1888-1970).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Zeki Velidi Togan
Bashkir historian, turkologist, and leader of the bashkir revolutionary and liberation movement (1890-1970).
Born December 22nd, 1890 in Kuzyanovo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
José de Almada Negreiros
Portuguese artist and writer (1893-1970).
Born April 7th, 1893 in São Tomé Island. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Henri Queuille
French prime minister (1884-1970).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Neuvic. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1970 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Beatrice Roberts
American film actress (1905-1970).
Born March 7th, 1905 in Manhattan.
Died July 24th, 1970 at 65 years old in Plymouth (pneumonia).
Heinz Hartmann
American austrian-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1894-1970).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1970 at 75 years old in Stony Point. [ref]
Ernest Haller
American cinematographer (1896-1970).
Born May 31st, 1896 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1970 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (traffic collision). [ref]
Lucía Sánchez Saornil
Spanish poet, journalist, sindicalist, anarchist and feminist (1895-1970).
Born December 13th, 1895 in Madrid.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 74 years old in Valencia (cancer).
Fritz Wiedemann
German diplomat (1891-1970).
Born August 16th, 1891 in Augsburg.
Died January 11th, 1970 at 78 years old in Eggenfelden.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene