Historical Events In 1970

Jan 01   "The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT)   

Jan 01   Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established   

Jan 01   Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church comes into force   

Jan 02   Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam.   

Jan 02   Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 02   US population is 293200000; Black population 22600000 (11.1%).   

Jan 03   "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 84 performances.   

Jan 03   Marxist government takes over in Congo   

Jan 04   Beatles last recording session at EMI studios   

Jan 04   Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary.   

Jan 05   23000 Belgian mine workers strike.   

Jan 05   Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered   

Jan 05   Joseph Yablonski, presidential candidate for the United Mine Workers, is are discovered murdered at home with his wife and daughter   

Jan 05   Soap Opera "All My Children," premieres on ABC   

Jan 07   Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35000 in damages caused by "Woodstock".   

Jan 07   Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81.   

Jan 09   Constitution of Singapore enacted   

Jan 10   Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44   

Jan 11   Superbowl IV: KC Chiefs beat Minn Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB.   

Jan 12   Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria.   

Jan 12   Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84.   

Jan 12   Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage   

Jan 14   John J "Johnny" Murphy, US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61   

Jan 14   The farewell concert of Diana Ross and the Supremes takes place at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas   

Jan 15   Republic Biafra disbands/joins Nigeria.   

Jan 16   Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Djinak-djinak merpati), dies at 61   

Jan 16   Colonel Kadhaffi is recorded as becoming premier of Libya   

Jan 16   Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause   

Jan 17   AFL Pro Bowl West beats East 26-3   

Jan 17   Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32.   

Jan 17   John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Massachusetts).   

Jan 18   David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96   

Jan 19   Dutch bishop says he is in favor of married priest   

Jan 19   Dutch bishops says he is in favor of married priest.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr shimin: Hockey goaltender (team kazakhstan oly-1998)   

Jan 02   Anthony stuart: Cricketer (australian odi pace bowler, hat trick 1997)   

Jan 02   Glenn cadrez: Nfl linebacker (denver broncos-superbowl 32)   

Jan 02   Royce clayton: Burbank ca, infielder (sf giants, st louis cardinals)   

Jan 02   Robert fertitta: American opera singer   

Jan 02   Sanda ladoÅŸi: Romanian singer   

Jan 03   James brown: Nfl tackle (ny jets)   

Jan 03   Tony farmer: Nba forward (charlotte hornets)   

Jan 02   Piotr rytel: Composer,    

Jan 03   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)   

Jan 05   Joseph a yablonski: Candidate for united mine workers pres, murdered   

Jan 07   Robert [harriot] barrat: Actor (bad lands, go west),   

Jan 08   Georges guibourg: French performer (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Pavel ivanovich belyayev: Ussr, cosmonaut (voskhod ii),    

Jan 12   Blanche stuart scott: Us pilot,