Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Jan 02 On this day in history piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85
Jan 03 Gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902) died on this day in history.
Jan 04 Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) died on this day in history.
Jan 05 Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered died on this day in history.
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 in the year 1970.
Jan 10 Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 in the year 1970.
Jan 12 Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 on this day in history.
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 Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 in the year 1970.
Jan 18 In the year 1970 david O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96
Jan 19 On this day in history hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49
Jan 24 James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death died on this day in history.
Jan 25 On this day in history eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70
Jan 27 Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies on this day in history.
Jan 28 Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies on this day in history.
Jan 29 In the year 1970 basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74
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 On this day in history death of rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913)
Feb 06 On this day in history roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78
Feb 11 In the year 1970 emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87
Feb 12 Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81
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 on this day in history.
Feb 23 Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) died on this day in history.
Feb 24 Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 on this day in history.