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In the year 1970
463 Notable deaths
Emil Ábrányi
Composer, conductor, director (1882-1970).
Born September 22nd, 1882 in Budapest.
Died February 11th, 1970 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Paul Wyatt
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1907-1970).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Brier Hill.
Died December 15th, 1970 at 63 years old in Brownsville.
Matthias Heidemann
German footballer (1912-1970).
Born February 7th, 1912 in Cologne.
Died November 30th, 1970 at 58 years old
Yefim Golyshev
Ukrainian artist (1897-1970).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Kherson. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1970 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Leopoldo Conti
Italian footballer (1901-1970).
Born April 12th, 1901 in Milan.
Died January 12th, 1970 at 68 years old in Milan.
Louisa Bolus
South african botanist (1877–1970).
Born July 31st, 1877 in Burgersdorp.
Died April 5th, 1970 at 92 years old in Cape Town.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist (1907-1970).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 21st, 1970 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici
Italian fencer and olympic champion (1904-1970).
Born December 16th, 1904 in Milan.
Died November 23rd, 1970 at 65 years old in Milan.
Valerio Arri
Athletics competitor (1892-1970).
Born June 22nd, 1892 in Portacomaro.
Died July 2nd, 1970 at 78 years old in Portacomaro.
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
Russian mathematician.
Born January 23rd, 1891 in Berdiansk.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 463
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