In the year 1970

489 Notable deaths

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.

Died December 13th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer.

Abdelaziz Ben Tifour

French footballer (1927-1970).

Born July 25th, 1927 in Hussein Dey.

Died November 19th, 1970 at 43 years old in Algiers.

Armijn Pane

Writer (1908-1970).

Born August 18th, 1908 in Sumatra.

Died February 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in Jakarta.

Andrejs Upīts

Latvian poet and writer (1877-1970).

Born December 4th, 1877 in Skrīveri. [ref]

Died November 17th, 1970 at 92 years old in Riga.

Xie Xuehong

Taiwanese communist leader (1901–1970).

Born October 17th, 1901.

Died November 5th, 1970 at 69 years old in Beijing (lung cancer).

Costin Nenițescu

Romanian chemist (1902-1970).

Born July 15th, 1902 in Ferentari.

Died July 28th, 1970 at 68 years old in Bușteni.

Tadas Ivanauskas

Lithuanian ornithologist (1882–1970).

Born December 16th, 1882 in Halavičpolie.

Died June 1st, 1970 at 87 years old in Kaunas.

Bartolomé Blanche

President of chile (1879-1970).

Born June 6th, 1879 in La Serena.

Died June 10th, 1970 at 91 years old in Santiago.

Lev Kassil

Soviet writer (1905-1970).

Born July 10th, 1905 in Engels.

Died June 21st, 1970 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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