Deaths in the 1970s
21,000+ memorials
Alfredo Fortabat
1894–1976 (age 82)
Recoleta Cemetery
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
1924–1978 (age 54)
Cementerio Británico
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson was a visionary Argentine screenwriter and filmmaker whose innovative works profoundly influenced...
Nikolai Alekseevich Shekhonin
1882–1970 (age 88)
Cementerio Británico
Guillermo de Torre
1900–1971 (age 71)
Recoleta Cemetery
Guillermo de Torre was a Spanish-Argentine writer and critic whose work profoundly influenced modernist and avant-garde ...
Ernesto Sammartino
1902–1979 (age 77)
Recoleta Cemetery
Sophie Knoll
1908–1970 (age 62)
Llavallol
Sophie Knoll was an Argentine composer whose musical compositions enriched the cultural landscape of twentieth-century A...
Susana Brunetti
1941–1974 (age 33)
Recoleta Cemetery
Leonor Acevedo Suárez
1876–1975 (age 99)
Recoleta Cemetery
Leonor Acevedo Suárez was a translator whose work promoted cultural exchange and intellectual accessibility across lang...
Angélica Felisa Fuselli Duffy
1899–1977 (age 78)
Recoleta Cemetery
Zbigniew Żółtowski
1888–1973 (age 85)
Recoleta Cemetery
Zbigniew Żółtowski was a military officer whose service reflected the complex geopolitical circumstances of twentieth...
Leonora Hughes
1897–1978 (age 81)
Recoleta Cemetery
Erminio Blotta
1892–1976 (age 84)
El Salvador Cemetery
Erminio Blotta was an Argentine sculptor whose works enriched the nation's artistic and cultural heritage.
Miguel Culaciati
1878–1970 (age 92)
El Salvador Cemetery
María Ponce
1924–1977 (age 53)
Iglesia Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires
María Ponce was a human rights defender who courageously advocated for justice and human dignity in Argentina.
Alice Domon
1937–1977 (age 40)
Iglesia Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires
Azucena Villaflor
1924–1977 (age 53)
Iglesia Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires
Azucena Villaflor was a pioneering human rights activist and founder of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
Léonie Duquet
1916–1977 (age 61)
Iglesia Santa Cruz, Buenos Aires
Florencia Fossatti
1888–1978 (age 90)
Guaymallén
Florencia Fossatti was a dedicated teacher whose educational work enriched her community in Argentina.
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936–1972 (age 36)
La Tablada Cemetery
Bernardo Verbitsky
1907–1979 (age 72)
La Tablada Cemetery
Bernardo Verbitsky was an Argentine writer whose novels and stories made significant contributions to twentieth-century ...
Rosa Dubovsky
1885–1972 (age 87)
La Tablada Cemetery
Manuel Sucher
1913–1971 (age 58)
La Tablada Cemetery
Manuel Sucher was an Argentine composer whose musical works enriched the nation's twentieth-century cultural landscape.
Antonia Oldani Ronzzio Reggiardo
1920–1977 (age 57)
Cementerio de Avellaneda
Arturo Jauretche
1901–1974 (age 73)
Olivos Cemetery
Argentine writer and intellectual whose essays and novels explored national identity and political thought.
Antonio Zambrana
1934–1971 (age 37)
Olivos Cemetery
Orestes Caviglia
1893–1971 (age 78)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Argentine actor whose career contributed significantly to twentieth-century theater and cinema.
Floren Delbene
1898–1978 (age 80)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Hernán Figueroa Reyes
1955–1973 (age 18)
Holy Cross Cemetery (Salta)
Young Argentine actor whose brief career showed promise before his tragic death at eighteen.
Héctor Coire
1917–1974 (age 57)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Violeta Antier
1927–1970 (age 43)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Argentine actress who contributed to mid-twentieth century theater and film.
Lalo Hartich
1904–1979 (age 75)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Norberto Aroldi
1931–1978 (age 47)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Argentine screenwriter whose scripts contributed to mid-twentieth century Argentine cinema.
Osvaldo Canónico
1922–1977 (age 55)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Concepción Sánchez
1918–1970 (age 52)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Argentine actress who contributed to mid-twentieth century theater.
Leopoldo Marechal
1900–1970 (age 70)
Cementerio Jardín de Paz de Pilar
Armando Discépolo
1887–1971 (age 84)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
Prominent Argentine writer whose works significantly influenced Argentine literature and theater.
Cátulo Castillo
1906–1975 (age 69)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
José María Contursi
1911–1972 (age 61)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
Argentine lyricist whose contributions shaped twentieth-century Argentine music and song.
Roberto Fugazot
1902–1971 (age 69)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
Mario Canaro
1903–1974 (age 71)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
Argentine musician whose career contributed to twentieth-century Argentine musical traditions.
Roberto Aulés
1924–1978 (age 54)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Rafael Canaro
1890–1972 (age 82)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
Distinguished Argentine composer whose works contributed significantly to Argentine musical heritage.
Ernesto Villegas
1916–1978 (age 62)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Nicolás Vaccaro
1899–1975 (age 76)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
Nicolás Vaccaro was an Argentine conductor whose work shaped the country's musical heritage.
Rodolfo Kusch
1922–1979 (age 57)
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Cemetery
Babken Apatyan
1918–1978 (age 60)
St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
Babken Apatyan was a devoted teacher who enriched his community through education.
Carlos Gesell
1891–1979 (age 88)
Villa Gesell Cemetery
Janet Mae Johnson
1936–1973 (age 37)
cimetière des andinistes
Janet Mae Johnson was an American teacher whose dedication to education shaped her legacy.
Eduardo Armani
1898–1970 (age 72)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Society of Authors and Composers
Ermilo Abreu Gómez
1894–1971 (age 77)
Mérida
Ermilo Abreu Gómez was a prominent Yucatecan writer and cultural intellectual who contributed significantly to Mexican ...