Famous Deaths In 1970
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Jan 02 Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
Jan 03 Gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902) died in the year 1970.
Jan 04 In the year 1970 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
Jan 05 In the year 1970 death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered
Jan 07 In the year 1970 robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81
Jan 08 Georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) died on this day in history.
Jan 10 In the year 1970 pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44
Jan 12 Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 on this day in history.
Jan 14 In the year 1970 john J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61
Jan 16 Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Djinak-djinak merpati), dies at 61 on this day in history.
Jan 17 Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 on this day in history.
Jan 18 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 on this day in history.
Jan 19 Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 on this day in history.
Jan 24 James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death died on this day in history.
Jan 25 Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70 in the year 1970.
Jan 27 Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies on this day in history.
Jan 28 On this day in history tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
Jan 29 On this day in history basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74
Jan 30 In the year 1970 malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82
Jan 31 Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 on this day in history.
Feb 01 Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1970.
Feb 02 Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97 in the year 1970.
Feb 05 Rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913) died on this day in history.
Feb 06 Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Feb 11 Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1970.
Feb 12 On this day in history andre Souris, composer, dies at 79
Feb 13 Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies in the year 1970.
Feb 15 On this day in history death of sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882)
Feb 17 Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 in the year 1970.
Feb 18 Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94 on this day in history.
Feb 19 Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 in the year 1970.
Feb 20 On this day in history albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86
Feb 23 On this day in history death of hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)
Feb 24 In the year 1970 conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73