Famous Deaths Happened In 1970
Wednesday, 04 February 2026
Jan 02 On this day in history piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 


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 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 In the year 1970 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 on this day in history. 


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 in the year 1970. 


Jan 16 Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Djinak-djinak merpati), dies at 61 on this day in history. 


Jan 17 In the year 1970 billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32 


Jan 18 On this day in history david O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 


Jan 19 On this day in history hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 


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 on this day in history. 


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 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 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 in the year 1970. 


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 on this day in history. 


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


Feb 11 Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history. 


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 in the year 1970. 


Feb 17 On this day in history agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81 


Feb 18 In the year 1970 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 In the year 1970 albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 


Feb 23 Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904) died on this day in history. 


Feb 24 Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 in the year 1970. 


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