In the year 1970
489 Notable deaths
Dora Boothby
English female badminton and tennis player.
Born August 2nd, 1881 in Finchley.
Died February 22nd, 1970 at 88 years old in Hampstead, Hammersmith. [ref]
Brutus Hamilton
Athletics track and field athlete and coach, college athletics administrator (1900-1970).
Born July 19th, 1900 in Peculiar.
Died December 28th, 1970 at 70 years old in Berkeley.
Trajko Rajković
Yugoslav basketball player (1937–1970).
Born December 7th, 1937 in Leskovac.
Died May 27th, 1970 at 32 years old in Ljubljana.
Dan Kinsey
American athlete.
Born January 22nd, 1902 in St. Louis.
Died June 27th, 1970 at 68 years old in Richmond.
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 (1892–1970).
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]
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa