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In the year 1970
463 Notable deaths
Hélène Sparrow
Polish microbiologist and public health pioneer.
Born June 5th, 1891 in Bohuslav.
Died November 13th, 1970 at 79 years old in Corsica.
István Kozma
Olympic wrestler.
Born November 27th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 30 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Josef Pöttinger
Football player and manager (1903-1970).
Born April 16th, 1903 in Munich.
Died September 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Munich.
Kentaro Kawatsu
Swimmer (1914-1970).
Born September 26th, 1914 in Hiroshima.
Died March 23rd, 1970 at 55 years old (Self-immolation).
Fritz von Unruh
German writer (1885-1970).
Born May 10th, 1885 in Koblenz. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1970 at 85 years old in Diez. [ref]
Fernand Crommelynck
Belgian dramatist (1886-1970).
Born November 19th, 1886 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1970 at 83 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Kenichi Enomoto
Japanese comedian (1904-1970).
Born October 11th, 1904 in Akasaka.
Died January 7th, 1970 at 65 years old in Minato-ku (liver cirrhosis).
Blaž Arnič
Slovenian composer.
Born January 31st, 1901 in Municipality of Luče.
Died February 1st, 1970 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (traffic collision).
Aldo De Benedetti
Italian screenwriter (1892–1970).
Born August 13th, 1892 in Rome. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1970 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Arne Nyberg
Swedish footballer (1913-1970).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Säffle Municipality.
Died August 12th, 1970 at 57 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 463
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé