Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Sunday, 15 June 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 In the year 1970 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
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 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1970 billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32
Jan 18 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 on this day in history.
Jan 19 In the year 1970 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 in the year 1970.
Jan 28 In the year 1970 tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
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 on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1970 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 on this day in history.
Feb 06 In the year 1970 roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78
Feb 11 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1970.
Feb 19 Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73