Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1970

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

• July 2 Jessie Street

  Australian suffragette and feminist (b. 1889)

• July 4 Barnett Newman

  Barnett Newman was a pivotal American abstract expressionist painter who significantly influenced modern art through his minimalist color field paintings and philosophical approach to art.

• July 4 Harold Stirling Vanderbilt

  American sailor and businessman (b. 1884)

• July 6 Marjorie Rambeau

  Dies at 80

• July 7 Dame Laura Knight

  English artist (b. 1877)

• July 7 Allen Lane [Williams]

  English publisher penguin books dies at 67

• July 7 Sylvester Wiere

  Comedy performer (wiere brothers-ford festival), passes away at the age of 60.

• July 7 Louise Harrison

  Mother of george harrison, the beatles' guitarist, dies.

• July 9 Sigrid Holmquist

  Swedish actress (d. 1970).

• July 10 Bjarni Benediktsson

  Icelandic politician and journalist 13th prime minister iceland (d. 1970).

• July 13 Leslie Groves

  American engineer and general (d. 1970).

• July 13 Sheng Shicai

  Chinese warlord (b. 1895)

• July 17 Juano Hernandez

  Actor (st. louis blues and two loves), died at 74

• July 19 Barry Wood

  Singer (your hit parade) dies at the age of 61.

• July 20 Iain Macleod

  English journalist and politician, chancellor of the exchequer (b. 1913)

• July 21 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov

  Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907)

• July 21 Mikhail Gerasimov

  Russian anthropologist, sculptor (born in 1907)

• July 22 George Johnston

  Australian novelist and journalist known for his significant contributions to mid-20th century literature, particularly for his semi-autobiographical works exploring Australian social dynamics.

• July 24 Peter de Noronha

  Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)

• July 26 Robert Taschereau

  Canadian politician and lawyer 11th chief justice canada (d. 1970).

• July 27 António de Oliveira Salazar

  Portuguese economist and politician, 100th prime minister of portugal (b. 1889)

• July 29 John Barbirolli

  English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)

• July 30 George Szell

  Hungarian-american conductor and composer (b. 1897)

• July 30 Walter Murdoch

  Australian essayist and academic, who is well-known for his intelligence, wit and humanity. he was the founder of english and the former chancellor of university of western australia (uwa), perth, western australia.

• July 31 Booker Ervin

  Influential jazz tenor saxophonist known for his unique and powerful musical style, contributing significantly to the hard bop and post-bop jazz movements.

• July 31 Walter Briggs

  Jr., american sports executive (born 1912).