In the year 1970
489 Notable deaths
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Yusof bin Ishak
1st president of singapore (1910-1970).
Born August 12th, 1910 in Perak.
Died November 23rd, 1970 at 60 years old in Singapore (heart failure).
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
British noble (1919-1970).
Born May 12th, 1919 in Edinburgh.
Died April 14th, 1970 at 50 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Édouard Daladier
French politician (1884-1970).
Born June 18th, 1884 in Carpentras. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1970 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Former governor-general of australia (1891-1970).
Born August 6th, 1891 in Bristol. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1970 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Vladimir Propp
Russian folklorist, philologist and linguist.
Born April 29th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 22nd, 1970 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Konon Molody
Kgb officer (1922-1970).
Born January 17th, 1922 in Moscow.
Died October 11th, 1970 at 48 years old in Medynsky District. [ref]
Barnett Newman
American painter.
Born January 29th, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1970 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Heinrich Brüning
German chancellor (1885-1970).
Born November 26th, 1885 in Münster.
Died March 30th, 1970 at 84 years old in Norwich.
Patrick Wymark
English, stage, film, and television actor.
Born July 11th, 1926 in Cleethorpes. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1970 at 44 years old in Melbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 489
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir