Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Saturday, 18 October 2025
Jan 02 Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1970.
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 Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) died in the year 1970.
Jan 05 In the year 1970 death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered
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 in the year 1970.
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 John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1970.
Jan 19 Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 on this day in history.
Jan 24 James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death died in the year 1970.
Jan 25 On this day in history eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70
Jan 27 In the year 1970 probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies
Jan 28 Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies on this day in history.
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 Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1970.
Feb 02 In the year 1970 bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
Feb 05 Rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913) died in the year 1970.
Feb 06 On this day in history 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 Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882) died on this day in history.
Feb 17 Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94
Feb 19 Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 in the year 1970.
Feb 20 In the year 1970 albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86
Feb 23 On this day in history death of hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)
Feb 24 Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 on this day in history.