In the year 1970
463 Notable deaths
Dan Kinsey
American athlete.
Born January 22nd, 1902 in St. Louis.
Died June 27th, 1970 at 68 years old in Richmond.
Robert Gerhard
Catalan composer and musical scholar and writer.
Born September 25th, 1896 in Valls. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1970 at 73 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
William King Gregory
U.s. zoologist.
Born May 19th, 1876 in New York City.
Died December 29th, 1970 at 94 years old in Woodstock.
Vano Muradeli
Soviet composer.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Gori. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1970 at 62 years old in Tomsk. [ref]
Ilmari Kianto
Finnish writer (1874-1970).
Born May 7th, 1874 in Pulkkila.
Died April 27th, 1970 at 95 years old in Helsinki.
Aleksander Warma
Estonian politician (1890-1970).
Born June 22nd, 1890 in Viinistu.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Robert Lindley Murray
Us tennis player.
Born November 3rd, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died January 17th, 1970 at 76 years old in Lewiston.
Albert Louis Wolff
French conductor and composer (1884-1970).
Born January 19th, 1884 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1970 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vytautas Bacevičius
Lithuanian pianist and composer (1905–1970).
Born September 9th, 1905 in Łódź.
Died January 15th, 1970 at 64 years old in New York City.
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen
German painter (1894-1970).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Aachen. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 463
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche