Historical Events In 1970

Jun 22   On this day in history pres Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18)   

Jun 23   On this day in history rocker Chubby Checker arrest for marijuana pocession   

Jun 24   On this day in history senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution   

Jun 28   In the year 1970 uSS James Madison (SSBN-627) completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability   

Jun 29   On this day in history roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77   

Jun 29   On this day in history uS ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia   

Jun 30   On this day in history brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City   

Jun 30   On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2139 Makharadze   

Jul 02   In the year 1970 jessie Street Australian civil rights activist, dies   

Jul 02   Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 03   200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival on this day in history.   

Jul 03   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1970 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ   

Jul 04   Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 in the year 1970.   

Jul 05   Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 on this day in history.   

Jul 05   On this day in history an Air Canada DC-8 en route from Montreal to Los Angeles makes a heavy landing at Malton AIrport, bounces and loses one starboard engine; in the pilot's attempt to take off and land again the other starboard engine falls off and the aircraft crashes 10 km west of Malton (Pearson International Airport) ; all 109 aboard killed.   

Jul 06   In the year 1970 marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80   

Jul 07   Allen Lane [Williams], English publisher (Penguin Books), dies at 67 in the year 1970.   

Jul 07   Louise Harrison mother of Beatle George, dies in the year 1970.   

Jul 07   Marjorie Rambeau actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song), dies at 80 in the year 1970.   

Jul 07   In the year 1970 sylvester Wiere comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60   

Jul 12   On this day in history janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky   

Jul 13   In the year 1970 building begins of Amsterdam metro   

Jul 14   Preston Foster actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 in the year 1970.   

Jul 14   Preston S Foster, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 in the year 1970.   

Jul 15   In the year 1970 denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship   

Jul 17   On this day in history 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC   

Jul 17   Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 in the year 1970.   

Jul 18   Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily in the year 1970.   

Jul 18   In the year 1970 lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86   

Jul 18   Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time in the year 1970.   

Jul 18   In the year 1970 willie Mays hits # 3,000   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)   

Jan 02   Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert Fertitta, American opera singer   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer   

Jan 03   James Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1970 birth of tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)   

Jan 02   Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1970.   

Jan 03   Gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)   

Jan 05   Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 in the year 1970.   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 in the year 1970.   

Jan 12   Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 on this day in history.