Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Friday, 04 July 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 in the year 1970.
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 in the year 1970.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 14 In the year 1970 john J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61
Jan 16 On this day in history 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 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1970.
Jan 25 Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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 Slim Harpo, [James Moore], rocker, dies at 28 in the year 1970.
Feb 01 Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
Feb 02 In the year 1970 bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
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 On this day in history emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87
Feb 12 In the year 1970 andre Souris, composer, dies at 79
Feb 13 Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies in the year 1970.
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 in the year 1970.
Feb 18 On this day in history desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94
Feb 19 In the year 1970 ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89
Feb 20 On this day in history albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86
Feb 23 In the year 1970 death of hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)
Feb 24 Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 in the year 1970.