Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Tuesday, 02 December 2025
Jan 02 In the year 1970 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 In the year 1970 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) 


Jan 05 In the year 1970 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 In the year 1970 death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) 


Jan 10 Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 in the year 1970. 


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 on this day in history. 


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 On this day in history david O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 


Jan 19 Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 on this day in history. 


Jan 24 In the year 1970 death of james "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep & Limelites), beaten to death 


Jan 25 Eunice Hunton Carter, 1st black female DA in NY, dies at 70 in the year 1970. 


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 In the year 1970 basil H Liddell Hart, English military historian, dies at 74 


Jan 30 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history. 


Feb 06 Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78 in the year 1970. 


Feb 11 In the year 1970 emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87 


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 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 on this day in history. 


Feb 20 Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1970. 


Feb 23 Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) died in the year 1970. 


Feb 24 In the year 1970 conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 


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