Famous Deaths for April 1970
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◀ 1969 1970 1971 ▶ | ||||||
Months in 1970: January February March May June July August September October November December
Deaths 1 - 25 of 25
4th - Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70
5th - Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, dies at 78
5th - Alfred Henry Sturtevant, American geneticist (b. 1891)
6th - Sam Sheppard, American accused murderer (b. 1923)
6th - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)
7th - Josina Machel, wife of Mozambique's 1st pres Samora Machel, dies
8th - Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies
9th - Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish illustrator (b. 1896)
10th - Charles Paton, dies at 96
11th - Cathy O'Donnell, dies at 66
11th - John H O'Hara, US journalist (Pal Joey, Rage to Live), dies at 65
15th - Ripper Collins, American baseball player (b. 1904)
16th - Richard Neutra, American architect (b. 1892)
17th - Sergei U S Aleksi, patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 92
23rd - Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51
25th - Anita Louise, actress (Gorilla, Anthony Adverse), dies at about 55
26th - Gypsy Rose Lee, stripper/actress (Pruitts of S Hampton), dies at 56
26th - John Knittel, writer, dies at 79
26th - Paul Celan, writer, dies at 49 [or May 5]
26th - Erik Bergman, Lutheran pastor (b. 1886)
27th - Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73
28th - Ed Begley, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69
30th - Hall Johnson, composer, dies at 82
30th - Inger Stevens, actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter), commits suicide at 35
30th - Jacob Presser, historian/writer (Doom, Ondergang), dies at 71
