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In the year 1970
460 Notable deaths
William H. Daniels
American cinematographer (1901-1970).
Born December 1st, 1901 in Cleveland.
Died June 14th, 1970 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Delia Akeley
American explorer.
Born December 5th, 1869 in Beaver Dam. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 100 years old in Daytona Beach (disease).
Marietta Blau
Austrian nuclear physicist.
Born April 29th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1970 at 75 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Vasyl Olexandrovych Sukhomlynsky
Ukrainian educationalist.
Born September 28th, 1918 in Vasilivka.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 51 years old in Pavlysh.
Henri Jeanson
French film director.
Born March 6th, 1900 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1970 at 70 years old in Équemauville. [ref]
Roberto Longhi
Italian art historian (1890-1970).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Alba. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1970 at 79 years old in Florence. [ref]
Shoichi Sakata
Japanese physicist.
Born January 18th, 1911 in Hiroshima.
Died October 16th, 1970 at 59 years old in Nagoya.
Iuliu Hossu
Cardinal, romanian greek-catholic bishop of cluj-gherla (1885-1970).
Born January 30th, 1885 in Milaș.
Died May 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Tomu Uchida
Japanese film director (1898-1970).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Okayama.
Died August 7th, 1970 at 72 years old in Japan (cancer).
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones
British historian of classical antiquity (1904–1970).
Born March 9th, 1904 in Birkenhead. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1970 at 66 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 460
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown