Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Friday, 18 April 2025
Jan 02 On this day in history piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85
Jan 03 On this day in history 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 Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered died on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 10 On this day in history pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44
Jan 12 On this day in history blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84
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 in the year 1970.
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 in the year 1970.
Jan 19 Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 in the year 1970.
Jan 24 In the year 1970 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 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 in the year 1970.
Jan 29 Basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 in the year 1970.
Jan 30 On this day in history malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82
Jan 31 In the year 1970 slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28
Feb 01 Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
Feb 02 Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97 in the year 1970.
Feb 05 In the year 1970 death of rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913)
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 Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
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 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 on this day in history.
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 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