In the year 1970
489 Notable deaths
Paul Fritsch
Boxer (1901-1970).
Born February 25th, 1901 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 22nd, 1970 at 69 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Vassil Gendov
Bulgarian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born December 7th, 1891 in Sliven.
Died September 3rd, 1970 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Viktor Bolkhovitinov
Soviet engineer.
Born February 4th, 1899 in Saratov.
Died January 29th, 1970 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Toshio Iwatani
Japanese association football player (1925-1970).
Born October 24th, 1925 in Kobe.
Died March 1st, 1970 at 44 years old in Chūō-ku.
Mir Teymur Yaqubov
Azerbaijani politician (1904-1970).
Born November 6th, 1904 in Baku.
Died February 13th, 1970 at 65 years old in Baku.
Frank Nelson
American pole vaulter.
Born May 22nd, 1887 in Detroit.
Died July 16th, 1970 at 83 years old in Grosse Pointe.
Stig Blomberg
Swedish sculptor (1901–1970).
Born October 16th, 1901 in Linköping Cathedral Congregation.
Died December 19th, 1970 at 69 years old in Lidingö Parish.
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 (1906–1970).
Born November 29th, 1906 in Dresden.
Died January 9th, 1970 at 63 years old in Mannheim.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 489
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia