Historical Events In 1970
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Sep 29 On this day in history edward Everett Horton, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show), dies at 84
Sep 30 Patrick Aherne, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay), dies at 69 in the year 1970.
Oct 01 On this day in history hans Poser, composer, dies at 52
Oct 02 In the year 1970 alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79
Oct 02 Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 in the year 1970.
Oct 04 On this day in history george Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71
Oct 04 In the year 1970 herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 04 On this day in history jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal
Oct 04 In the year 1970 janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27.
Oct 05 In the year 1970 pBS becomes a network
Oct 05 Quebec seperatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross on this day in history.
Oct 08 In the year 1970 jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75
Oct 08 On this day in history soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn awarded Nobel Prize for Lit
Oct 09 Cambodia becomes the Khmer Republic in the year 1970.
Oct 09 On this day in history jean Giono, writer, dies
Oct 09 Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence on this day in history.
Oct 10 In the year 1970 adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60
Oct 10 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day) in the year 1970.
Oct 10 The October Crisis in Canada on this day in history.
Oct 11 Anis Fuleihan, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1970.
Oct 13 On this day in history angela Davis arrested in NYC
Oct 13 On this day in history julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
Oct 15 On this day in history collapse of Westgate Bridge, Melbourne kills 35 and injures 17
Oct 16 Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser in the year 1970.
Oct 19 On this day in history unica Zorn, writer, dies at 54
Oct 20 On this day in history patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44
Oct 21 In the year 1970 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea
Oct 21 On this day in history caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
Oct 21 John T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70 in the year 1970.
Oct 22 On this day in history rené Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered
Oct 23 In the year 1970 gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,002 kph)
Oct 24 Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show on this day in history.
Oct 24 Richard Hofstadter, US historian, dies at 54 on this day in history.
Oct 24 In the year 1970 salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile
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