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In the year 1970
463 Notable deaths
Stig Blomberg
Swedish sculptor.
Born October 16th, 1901 in Linköping cathedral.
Died December 19th, 1970 at 69 years old in Lidingö församling.
Władysław Szafer
Polish botanist (1886-1970).
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Sosnowiec.
Died November 16th, 1970 at 84 years old in Kraków.
Käthe Krauß
German track and field athlete.
Born November 29th, 1906 in Dresden.
Died January 9th, 1970 at 63 years old in Mannheim.
Hans Streuli
Member of the swiss federal council (1892-1970).
Born July 13th, 1892 in Zürich.
Died May 23rd, 1970 at 77 years old in Aarau.
František Junek
Czech footballer (1907-1970).
Born January 17th, 1907 in Karlín.
Died March 19th, 1970 at 63 years old in Prague.
Georg de Laval
Swedish sports shooter and modern pentathlete (1883-1970).
Born April 16th, 1883 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1970 at 86 years old in Oscar Parish.
Schuyler Enck
Athletics competitor.
Born January 25th, 1900 in Lancaster County.
Died November 1st, 1970 at 70 years old in Harrisburg.
Adolf Wiklund
Swedish biathlete.
Born December 19th, 1921 in Rossön.
Died September 21st, 1970 at 48 years old in Frösön.
Alla Horska
Soviet painter, ukrainian dissident (1929-1970).
Born September 18th, 1929 in Yalta.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 41 years old in Vasylkiv. [ref]
Andrii Malyshko
Soviet poet, journalist and literary critic (1912-1970).
Born November 14th, 1912 in Obukhiv. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1970 at 57 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 463
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi