Historical Events In 1970

Mar 13   In the year 1970 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam  

Mar 13   Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer in the year 1970.  

Mar 13   Rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike on this day in history.  

Mar 15   On this day in history expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan  

Mar 15   Josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68 in the year 1970.  

Mar 16   Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 16   On this day in history new English Bible published  

Mar 17   Fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Chaud et Frois), dies at 83 in the year 1970.  

Mar 17   US casts their first UN Security Council veto (Support England) on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees  

Mar 18   Mail service paralyzed by first major postal strike in the year 1970.  

Mar 19   West German chancellor &East German premier Willy Brandt meet on this day in history.  

Mar 21   Marlen Haushofer, writer, dies at 49 in the year 1970.  

Mar 22   In the year 1970 "Blood Red Roses" opens & closes at John Golden Theater NYC  

Mar 23   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

Mar 24   Dutch cartoonist Frans Piët ends "Sjors &Sjimmie" strip in the year 1970.  

Mar 24   In the year 1970 dutch cartoonist Frans Piet ends "Sjors & Sjimmie" strip  

Mar 25   Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH) in the year 1970.  

Mar 26   In the year 1970 "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances  

Mar 26   In the year 1970 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945  

Mar 26   Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark on this day in history.  

Mar 26   Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul &Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey" on this day in history.  

Mar 27   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1970.  

Mar 28   On this day in history 1,086 die when 7.3 earthquake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey)  

Mar 28   On this day in history 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey)  

Mar 28   In the year 1970 in Gediz, Turkey a 7.3 earthquake resulted in over 1,000 killed, over 1,000 injured, more than 8,000 buildings destroyed and over 5,500 buildings damaged  

Mar 29   In the year 1970 "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 perfs  

Mar 29   In the year 1970 manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II  

Mar 30   "Applause" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances on this day in history.  

Mar 30   Miles Davis Bitches Brew released in the year 1970.  

Mar 30   USSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship on this day in history.  

Mar 31   Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) was born in the year 1970.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997)  

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 in the year 1970.  

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of robert Fertitta, American opera singer  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of james Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets)  

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

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 in the year 1970.  

Jan 04   In the year 1970 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)  

Jan 05   On this day in history death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered  

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44  

Jan 12   In the year 1970 blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84