Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1970
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 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
Aug. 1 Frances FarmerFrances Farmer was an American actress and television host, best known for her film roles in the 1930s and for her tumultuous personal life, which included highly publicized legal and institutional struggles. She is often remembered as a symbol of Hollywood's treatment of women and mental health. [bio]
Aug. 1 Otto Heinrich WarburgGerman physician and physiologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1883).
Aug. 1 Otto WarburgGerman biologist, medical doctor and physiologist.
Aug. 1 Giuseppe Pizzardo
Aug. 2 Angus MacFarlane-GrieveEnglish academic, mathematician, rower, and soldier (b. 1891).
Aug. 2 Salvatore Cherubino
Aug. 6 Nikos TsiforosGreek film director and screenwriter (born 1912).
Aug. 7 Jonathan P. JacksonAmerican bodyguard and kidnapper (b. 1953).
Aug. 16 Beniamino Bufano
Aug. 16 Ulderico Fabbri
Aug. 18 Furio Monticelli
Aug. 19 Werner Max Moser
Aug. 20 Mickey Daniels
Aug. 20 Sergej Romanov
Aug. 20 Román Viñoly Barreto
Aug. 22 Vladimir ProppRussian structuralist scholar (born 1895).
Aug. 22 Bernardo Giner de los Ríos
Aug. 22 Hermann Knaus
Aug. 22 Adolf Merkl
Aug. 22 Vladimir Jakovlevič Propp
Aug. 25 Tachū NaitōJapanese architect and engineer, designed the tokyo tower (b. 1886).
Aug. 25 Max Abegglen
Aug. 25 Karl Casper
Aug. 29 André Borel
Aug. 30 Abraham ZapruderAmerican clothing manufacturer who accidentally filmed the most famous assassination in modern history - the killing of President John F....
Aug. 30 Friedrich Frisius
Aug. 31 Booker Ervin
