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In the year 1970
460 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. [ref]
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 460
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare