In the year 1970
530 Notable deaths
N. P. van Wyk Louw
South african poet.
Born June 11th, 1906 in Sutherland, Northern Cape. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1970 at 64 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Arthur Charles Miller
American cinematographer (1895-1970).
Born July 8th, 1895 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 75 years old in Hollywood.
Shoichi Sakata
Japanese physicist (1911–1970).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Hiroshima.
Died October 16th, 1970 at 59 years old in Nagoya.
Delia Akeley
American explorer.
Born December 5th, 1869 in Beaver Dam. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 100 years old in Daytona Beach (disease). [ref]
Roberto Longhi
Italian art historian (1890-1970).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Alba.
Died June 3rd, 1970 at 79 years old in Florence.
Hans Gollnick
German general.
Born May 22nd, 1892 in Górzna.
Died February 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Giuseppe Pizzardo
Catholic cardinal (1877-1970).
Born July 13th, 1877 in Savona.
Died August 1st, 1970 at 93 years old in Rome.
Percy Ernst Schramm
German historian and politician (1894-1970).
Born October 14th, 1894 in Hamburg.
Died November 12th, 1970 at 76 years old in Göttingen.
Édith Thomas
French novelist, archivist, historian and journalist (1909–1970).
Born January 23rd, 1909 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 61 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Max Abegglen
Swiss footballer (1902-1970).
Born April 11th, 1902 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 25th, 1970 at 68 years old in Zermatt. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 530
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur