Historical Events In 1970

Jun 22   Pres Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18) in the year 1970.  

Jun 23   Rocker Chubby Checker arrest for marijuana pocession on this day in history.  

Jun 24   On this day in history senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  

Jun 28   USS James Madison (SSBN-627) completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability on this day in history.  

Jun 29   In the year 1970 roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77  

Jun 29   On this day in history uS ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia  

Jun 30   On this day in history brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City  

Jun 30   On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2139 Makharadze  

Jul 02   In the year 1970 jessie Street Australian civil rights activist, dies  

Jul 02   On this day in history jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies  

Jul 03   On this day in history 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival  

Jul 03   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 in the year 1970.  

Jul 04   On this day in history 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ  

Jul 04   In the year 1970 chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons  

Jul 04   In the year 1970 harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85  

Jul 04   Harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 in the year 1970.  

Jul 05   In the year 1970 air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109  

Jul 05   An Air Canada DC-8 en route from Montreal to Los Angeles makes a heavy landing at Malton AIrport, bounces and loses one starboard engine; in the pilot's attempt to take off and land again the other starboard engine falls off and the aircraft crashes 10 km west of Malton (Pearson International Airport) ; all 109 aboard killed on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80 in the year 1970.  

Jul 07   Allen Lane [Williams], English publisher (Penguin Books), dies at 67 in the year 1970.  

Jul 07   Louise Harrison mother of Beatle George, dies in the year 1970.  

Jul 07   Marjorie Rambeau actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 07   In the year 1970 sylvester Wiere comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60  

Jul 12   Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky in the year 1970.  

Jul 13   Building begins of Amsterdam metro on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history preston Foster actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69  

Jul 14   Preston S Foster, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 in the year 1970.  

Jul 15   Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1970 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC  

Jul 17   Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   In the year 1970 arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily  

Jul 18   Lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time  

Jul 18   Willie Mays hits # 3,000 in the year 1970.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)  

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997)  

Jan 02   Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born in the year 1970.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert Fertitta, American opera singer  

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer  

Jan 03   James Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets) was born in the year 1970.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 03   In the year 1970 death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1970 death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered  

Jan 07   Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 in the year 1970.  

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

Jan 10   Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 in the year 1970.  

Jan 12   On this day in history blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84