Historical Events In 1970

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

Jun 23   In the year 1970 rocker Chubby Checker arrest for marijuana pocession   

Jun 24   In the year 1970 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   Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   US ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City in the year 1970.   

Jun 30   In the year 1970 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2139 Makharadze   

Jul 02   On this day in history 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   100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85   

Jul 05   Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 in the year 1970.   

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 in the year 1970.   

Jul 06   On this day in history marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80   

Jul 07   On this day in history allen Lane [Williams], English publisher (Penguin Books), dies at 67   

Jul 07   Louise Harrison mother of Beatle George, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history sylvester Wiere comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60   

Jul 12   On this day in history janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky   

Jul 13   On this day in history building begins of Amsterdam metro   

Jul 14   Preston Foster actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 15   Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship in the year 1970.   

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

Jul 17   Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 in the year 1970.   

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   On this day in history willie Mays hits # 3,000   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)   

Jan 02   Royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1970 birth of james Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets)   

Jan 03   In the year 1970 birth of tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)   

Jan 02   Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1970.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of 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) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1970 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   Georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) died in the year 1970.   

Jan 10   Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 in the year 1970.