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In the year 1970
463 Notable deaths
Lillian West
Actress (1886-1970).
Born March 15th, 1886 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
Jella Lepman
German journalist, writer, library founder (1891-1970).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1970 at 79 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Lee Barnes
American athletics competitor.
Born July 16th, 1906 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 28th, 1970 at 64 years old in Oxnard.
Paul Evdokimov
French philosopher and theologian.
Born August 15th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 16th, 1970 at 69 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Abraham Alikhanov
Soviet nuclear physicist.
Born March 4th, 1904 in Tbilisi.
Died December 8th, 1970 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Johannes Semper
Estonian writer and politician (1892-1970).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Tarvastu Rural Municipality. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1970 at 77 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Julian Przyboś
Polish writer (1901-1970).
Born March 5th, 1901 in Gwoźnica Dolna, Gwoźnica Górna. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1970 at 69 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Gustavo Serena
Italian actor.
Born October 5th, 1881 in Naples.
Died April 16th, 1970 at 88 years old in Rome.
Eduard von Borsody
Austrian cinematographer, film director, film editor.
Born June 13th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died January 1st, 1970 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Albin Kitzinger
German footballer (1912-1970).
Born February 1st, 1912 in Schweinfurt.
Died August 6th, 1970 at 58 years old
Deaths 351 to 360 of 463
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius