Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Jan 02 Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1970.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 05 On this day in history death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered
Jan 07 On this day in history robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81
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 In the year 1970 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 on this day in history.
Jan 17 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.
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 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 in the year 1970.
Feb 01 On this day in history blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69
Feb 02 In the year 1970 bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
Feb 05 On this day in history death of rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913)
Feb 06 On this day in history roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78
Feb 11 In the year 1970 emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87
Feb 12 In the year 1970 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 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 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 In the year 1970 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