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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