Famous people and celebrities who died in January 1970

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in January 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

Jan. 2 Piotr Rytel
Composer dies at 85
Jan. 3 Gladys Aylward
Gladys Aylward was a courageous British missionary who dedicated her life to serving children in China during the early 20th century. She established an orphanage and worked tirelessly to improve the lives of local people, becoming a symbol of humanitarian service and cross-cultural compassion.
Jan. 4 Jean-Etienne Valluy
French general (born 1899)
Jan. 5 Max Born
PHY - German physicist and mathematician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1882)
Jan. 5 Roberto Gerhard
Catalan composer and scholar (b. 1896)
Jan. 5 Joseph A Yablonski
Assassination of candidate for united mine workers president
Jan. 7 Robert [Harriot] Barrat
Actor (bad lands go west), dies at the age of 81
Jan. 8 Jani Christou
On his 44th birthday, composer dies
Jan. 10 Pavel Belyayev
Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the Voskhod 2 mission, notable for the first human spacewalk performed by Alexei Leonov.
Jan. 10 Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev
At 44 years old, ussr cosmonaut (voskhod i) dies.
Jan. 14 William Feller
Renowned Croatian-American mathematician known for significant contributions to probability theory and mathematical statistics.
Jan. 14 Asım Gündüz
Turkish general (b. 1880)
Jan. 15 Frank Clement
English race car driver (b. 1886)
Jan. 15 William T. Piper
American engineer and businessman, founded piper aircraft (b. 1881)
Jan. 16 Armijn Pane
Indonesian writer (djinak-djinak merpati), dies at age 61.
Jan. 17 Simon Kovar
Russian-american bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
Jan. 18 David O. McKay
American religious leader, 9th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (b. 1873)
Jan. 19 Hal March
Actor (atomic kit outrage, yankee pasha), is killed at 49
Jan. 24 Caresse Crosby
American fashion designer and publisher, co-founded the black sun press (b. 1891)
Jan. 25 Eiji Tsuburaya
Pioneering Japanese film producer and cinematographer, best known for creating special effects for Godzilla and founding the Ultraman franchise.
Jan. 25 Jane Bathori
French mezzo-soprano (born 1877)
Jan. 25 Marie Benavente
Actress (paradise) dies at 84
Jan. 27 Rita Angus
Prominent New Zealand painter known for her distinctive modernist style and significant contributions to 20th-century New Zealand art.
Jan. 27 Marietta Blau
Austrian physicist and academic (b. 1894)
Jan. 27 Ed Ford
Comedy (can you top this) at 72, he dies.
Jan. 29 B. H. Liddell Hart
French-english soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895)
Jan. 29 Lawren Harris
Canadian painter and educator (d. 70)
Jan. 30 Malcolm Keen
Actor (uncle chris mama), dies in england at 82