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In the year 1970
487 Notable deaths
Isaac Gruenbaum
Israeli politician (1879–1970).
Born November 24th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 90 years old in Gan Samuel.
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 (1892–1970).
Born October 25th, 1892 in Victoria.
Died January 23rd, 1970 at 77 years old in Cabazon.
Dang Thuy Tram
Vietnamese physician (1942–1970).
Born November 26th, 1942 in Huế.
Died June 22nd, 1970 at 27 years old in Đức Phổ.
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 (1904–1970).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Neuendorf bei Potsdam. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1970 at 65 years old in Baden-Baden.
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]
John Beazley
British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Glasgow.
Died May 6th, 1970 at 84 years old in Oxford.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 487
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid