Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Jan 02 Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
Jan 05 On this day in history death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered
Jan 07 In the year 1970 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 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1970 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 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 in the year 1970.
Jan 27 In the year 1970 probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies
Jan 28 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
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 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 On this day in history 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 Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 in the year 1970.
Feb 18 Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94 in the year 1970.
Feb 19 In the year 1970 ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89
Feb 20 Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
Feb 23 On this day in history 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