Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Monday, 24 March 2025
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 Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) died in the year 1970.
Jan 05 In the year 1970 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 in the year 1970.
Jan 08 In the year 1970 death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)
Jan 10 Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 in the year 1970.
Jan 12 On this day in history blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
Jan 14 John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61 in the year 1970.
Jan 16 In the year 1970 armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Djinak-djinak merpati), dies at 61
Jan 17 In the year 1970 billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32
Jan 18 On this day in history david O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96
Jan 19 Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 in the year 1970.
Jan 24 On this day in history death of james "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death
Jan 25 In the year 1970 eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70
Jan 27 On this day in history probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies
Jan 28 Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies in the year 1970.
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 In the year 1970 slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28
Feb 01 Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1970.
Feb 02 Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1970.
Feb 11 Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
Feb 12 On this day in history andre Souris, composer, dies at 79
Feb 13 In the year 1970 herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies
Feb 15 In the year 1970 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 on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94
Feb 19 Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 in the year 1970.
Feb 20 In the year 1970 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