Famous Deaths In 1970
Friday, 16 April 2021
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 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 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 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 on this day in history.
Jan 18 David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 in the year 1970.
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 in the year 1970.
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 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 on this day in history.
Jan 30 In the year 1970 malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82
Jan 31 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Feb 05 Rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913) died in the year 1970.
Feb 06 Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 on this day in history.
Feb 11 Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1970.
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 Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882) died in the year 1970.
Feb 17 In the year 1970 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 Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 on this day in history.
Feb 20 In the year 1970 albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86
Feb 23 Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) died in the year 1970.
Feb 24 Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 in the year 1970.