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In the year 1970
460 Notable deaths
Harry Stradling
Cinematographer (1901-1970).
Born September 1st, 1901 in Newark.
Died February 14th, 1970 at 68 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Mitr Chaibancha
Thai actor (1934-1970).
Born January 28th, 1934 in Phetchaburi.
Died October 8th, 1970 at 36 years old in Pattaya (falling).
Yitzhak Gruenbaum
Israeli politician.
Born November 24th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 90 years old in Gan Shmuel.
Fernand Gravey
Belgian actor (1905-1970).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 64 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nell Shipman
Actress, screenwriter, producer, animal trainer.
Born October 25th, 1892 in Victoria. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1970 at 77 years old in Cabazon. [ref]
Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius
German physicist.
Born August 9th, 1883 in Berlin.
Died April 24th, 1970 at 86 years old in Hamburg.
Egon Eiermann
Architect.
Born September 29th, 1904 in Neuendorf, Nowawes. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1970 at 65 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Nancy Price
British actor and writer (1880-1970).
Born February 3rd, 1880 in Kinver.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 90 years old in Worthing.
Cecil Roth
British historian.
Born March 5th, 1899 in London.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Ona Šimaitė
Lithuanian librarian, activist, and holocaust survivor.
Born January 6th, 1894 in Akmenė. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cormeilles-en-Parisis. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 460
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner