Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1970

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1970. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Feb. 1 Alfréd Rényi

  Prominent Hungarian mathematician known for significant contributions to probability theory and academic research.

• Feb. 2 Bertrand Russell

  LIT - English mathematician and philosopher, nobel prize laureate (b. 1872)

• Feb. 2 Earl (Bertrand Arthur William) Russell

  Nobel Prize laureate in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought

• Feb. 2 Lawrence Gray

  American actor (born 1898).

• Feb. 4 Louise Bogan

  American poet and critic (b. 1897)

• Feb. 6 Roscoe Karns

  Actor (captain shafer–hennesey), passes away at 78

• Feb. 8 Cahir Healy

  Northern irish republican and politician (b. 1877)

• Feb. 11 Emil Abranyi

  Composer dies at 87

• Feb. 12 Ishman Bracey

  American blues musician (born 1901)

• Feb. 14 Herbert Strudwick

  English cricketer and coach (d. 1970).

• Feb. 15 Hugh Dowding

  Scottish-british peerage. first baron, lord dowding. an air marshal. he was the brain behind the victory of the german luftwaffe at the battle of britain in 1940. from the age of 13, he was fascinated by aviation and became a career officer. dowding was a pilot in india and the colonies from 1913 to 1914 and a group captain during …

• Feb. 16 Peyton Rous

  Nobel Prize laureate for his discovery of tumour-inducing viruses

• Feb. 17 Alfred Newman

  Renowned American film composer and conductor who won multiple Academy Awards and was a significant figure in Hollywood film music during the mid-20th century.

• Feb. 17 Shmuel Yosef Agnon

  LIT - Ukrainian-israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1888)

• Feb. 17 Schmuel J Agnon

  Novelist (nobel prize 1966), dies.

• Feb. 17 Agnon [SJ Czaczkes]

  Hebrew writer (nobel prize 1966), is killed at the age of 81.

• Feb. 18 Desiderius A Stracke

  Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at the age of 94.

• Feb. 19 Ralph Edward Flanders

  Us senator from vermont (b. 1890)

• Feb. 19 Christoforos Nezer

  Greek actor (born 1887).

• Feb. 20 Sophie Treadwell

  American playwright and journalist (born in 1885).

• Feb. 24 Conrad Nagel

  Actor (celebrity time), passes away at 73

• Feb. 25 Mark Rothko

  Mark Rothko was a pioneering abstract expressionist painter known for his large color field paintings that explored profound emotional and spiritual dimensions. He was a key figure in the New York School of art and significantly influenced modern art in the post-war period.

• Feb. 26 Ethel Leginska

  Composer dies at 83

• Feb. 27 Robert Bruce Lockhart

  Diplomat/writer, dies.