Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1970

Gustaf Vilhelm Carlberg was a Swedish Army officer and sports shooter. He competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1924 Olympics and won three gold, four silver and one bronze medals. With three gold and two silver medals he was the most successful athlete at the 1912 Olympics. In 1913, he won two medals at the ISSF World Shooting Championships. His twin brother Eric competed alongside Gustaf at all those four Olympics.

Richard James Cushing fue un sacerdote católico estadounidense. Fue arzobispo de Bostón entre 1944 y 1970 y fue nombrado cardenal en 1958. Su principal actividad fue la de recaudar fondos para la construcción de iglesias, escuelas e instituciones católicas. A diferencia de su predecesor, mantuvo buenas relaciones con la élite bostoniana atenuando el tradicional conflicto entre la población católica irlandesa y la clase alta protestante. Armó y mantuvo buenas relaciones con judíos, protestantes e instituciones ajenas a la comunidad católica. Ayudó al entonces candidato John F. Kennedy a disipar los temores de interferencia papal en el gobierno americano si él resultaba electo presidente.

Samuel Guy Endore, born Samuel Goldstein and also known as Harry Relis, was an American novelist and screenwriter. During his career he produced a wide array of novels, screenplays, and pamphlets, both published and unpublished. A cult favorite of fans of horror, he is best known for his novel The Werewolf of Paris (1933), which occupies a significant position in werewolf literature, much in the same way that Dracula (1897) does for vampire literature. Endore is also known for his left-wing novel of the Haitian Revolution, Babouk: The Story of A Slave. He was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar for The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), and his novel Methinks the Lady. .. (1946) was the basis for Ben Hecht's screenplay for Whirlpool (1949).

Amin Abel Hasbún fue un ingeniero y activista político dominicano de origen árabe palestino.

Admiral Charles Maynard "Savvy" Cooke Jr., USN, was a United States Navy four star admiral who saw service in World War I and World War II and later served as commander of United States Seventh Fleet (COMSEVENTHFLT) from 1946 to 1947 and commander of U.S. Naval Forces, Western Pacific (COMNAVWESPAC) from 1947 to 1948.

Herbert Harold Read fue un geólogo británico. Es especialmente recordado por sus trabajos sobre la formación de rocas ígneas y el metamorfismo en rocas.

Virginia Van Upp was an American film producer and screenwriter.