Historical Events In 1970

Jul 19   On this day in history barry Wood singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61   

Jul 19   Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1970 the first baby born on Alcatraz Island   

Jul 21   Huge Aswan Dam opens in Egypt in the year 1970.   

Jul 26   Claud Allister, actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies in the year 1970.   

Jul 28   John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orch), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1970 6 days of race rioting in Hartford Ct   

Jul 29   On this day in history john G B Barbirolli, English conductor/composer, dies at 70   

Jul 30   On this day in history 30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield Ct   

Jul 30   On this day in history george Szell, Hungarian/US conductor (Cleveland Orch), dies at 73   

Jul 30   Smirnova discover asteroid 1835 Gajdariya, 2032 Ethel & 2349 Kurchenko in the year 1970.   

Jul 31   Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report" in the year 1970.   

Aug 01   Frances Farmer, actress (Toast of NY, Come & Get It), dies at 55 in the year 1970.   

Aug 03   In the year 1970 first submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy   

Aug 03   Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history in the year 1970.   

Aug 03   Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness   

Aug 06   Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58 in the year 1970.   

Aug 07   ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on this day in history.   

Aug 07   4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on this day in history.   

Aug 07   First computer chess tournament on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open   

Aug 09   In the year 1970 peruvian Airlines jet carrying 45 US exchange students explodes   

Aug 10   Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer, dies at 75   

Aug 14   On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

Aug 15   Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   In the year 1970 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK   

Aug 17   Venera 7 launched by USSR for soft landing on Venus on this day in history.   

Aug 20   In the year 1970 hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86   

Aug 21   Timothy Mather Spelman, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1970.   

Aug 22   In the year 1970 richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78   

Aug 23   Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55 in the year 1970.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)   

Jan 02   Royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Robert Fertitta, American opera singer was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   Sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer was born in the year 1970.   

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

Jan 03   Tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85   

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

Jan 04   Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) died in the year 1970.   

Jan 05   In the year 1970 death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered   

Jan 07   Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1970 death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   In the year 1970 pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44   

Jan 12   Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 in the year 1970.