Historical Events In 1970

Feb 13 Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi

Feb 19 USSR launches Sputnik 52 &Molniya 1-13 communications satellite

Feb 04 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Feb 24 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)

Feb 11 John Lennon pays £1,344 fines for 96 protesting the South African rugby team playing in Scotland

Feb 15 Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo

Feb 12 Three-month-old baby receives Canada's first successful liver transplant at Montreal's Notre-Dame Hospital

Feb 21 Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy

Feb 26 Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album

Feb 01 West-Germany & USSR sign gas contract

Feb 15 Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102

Feb 06 Graeme Pollock completes 274 vs Australia at Durban

Feb 16 Joe Frazier KOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown

Feb 27 New York Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance

Feb 10 Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel killing 40 Belgian, French, & German youths (Val d'Isere, France)

Feb 23 Guyana becomes a republic (National Day)

Feb 10 26.4 cm precipitation falls on Mount Washington NH (state record)

Feb 07 "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies

Feb 18 US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"

Feb 07 US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

Feb 15 Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater

Feb 11 26.37 cm (10.38") of rainfall, Mt Washington NH (state 24-hour record)

Feb 05 First Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six

Feb 05 Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs Australia, Durban

Feb 23 Guyana gains independence

Feb 07 "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV

Feb 28 Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge

Feb 05 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Feb 21 Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand"

Feb 11 Japan joins the space race, by launching a satellite into earth orbit.

Feb 23 Holy Eucharist given by women for first time in Roman Catholic service

Feb 18 The Chicago Seven are found innocent of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention.

Feb 11 Japan launches its first satellite into orbit

Feb 09 World's first nerve transplant, in Germany

Feb 05 WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale FL (IND) suspends broadcasting

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