In the year 1970
460 Notable deaths
Edward Morgan Forster
English novelist (1879-1970).
Born January 1st, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1970 at 91 years old in Coventry (stroke). [ref]
Napoleon Hill
American author.
Born October 26th, 1883 in Wise County. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1970 at 87 years old in South Carolina. [ref]
Gypsy Rose Lee
American burlesque performer, actress and author.
Born January 8th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Max Born
German-jewish physicist and mathematician.
Born December 11th, 1882 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Alexander Kerensky
Russian politician.
Born May 2nd, 1881 in Ulyanovsk.
Died June 11th, 1970 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Maud Lewis
Canadian artist (1903-1970).
Born March 7th, 1903 in South Ohio.
Died July 30th, 1970 at 67 years old in Digby.
Erich Maria Remarque
German novelist.
Born June 22nd, 1898 in Osnabrück. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 72 years old in Locarno. [ref]
Vera Brittain
English writer (1893-1970).
Born December 29th, 1893 in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Died March 29th, 1970 at 76 years old in Wimbledon.
Sean Flynn
American photojournalist.
Born May 31st, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died April 6th, 1970 at 28 years old in Cambodia.
Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist (1883-1970).
Born July 4th, 1883 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes