Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Jan 02 On this day in history piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85
Jan 03 In the year 1970 death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)
Jan 04 Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) died in the year 1970.
Jan 05 On this day in history death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered
Jan 07 Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 on this day in history.
Jan 08 Georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) died in the year 1970.
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 in the year 1970.
Jan 14 John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61 on this day in history.
Jan 16 Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Djinak-djinak merpati), dies at 61 on this day in history.
Jan 17 On this day in history billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32
Jan 18 In the year 1970 david O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96
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 in the year 1970.
Jan 28 Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies on this day in history.
Jan 29 Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 in the year 1970.
Jan 30 Malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82 in the year 1970.
Jan 31 Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 in the year 1970.
Feb 01 On this day in history blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69
Feb 02 On this day in history bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
Feb 05 Rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913) died in the year 1970.
Feb 06 Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Feb 11 In the year 1970 emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87
Feb 12 On this day in history andre Souris, composer, dies at 79
Feb 13 On this day in history herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies
Feb 15 Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882) died in the year 1970.
Feb 17 Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 on this day in history.
Feb 18 Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94 in the year 1970.
Feb 19 On this day in history ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89
Feb 20 Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1970.
Feb 23 Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) died on this day in history.
Feb 24 On this day in history conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73