Page 10: 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   In the year 1970 uSS James Madison (SSBN-627) completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability   

Jun 29   On this day in history roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77   

Jun 29   In the year 1970 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   T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2139 Makharadze on this day in history.   

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

Jul 02   Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies in the year 1970.   

Jul 03   200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival in the year 1970.   

Jul 03   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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 in the year 1970.   

Jul 06   Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1970 allen Lane [Williams], English publisher (Penguin Books), dies at 67   

Jul 07   In the year 1970 louise Harrison mother of Beatle George, dies   

Jul 07   In the year 1970 marjorie Rambeau actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song), dies at 80   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1970 janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky   

Jul 13   Building begins of Amsterdam metro in the year 1970.   

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

Jul 14   In the year 1970 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   Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily on this day in history.   

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

Jul 18   Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time in the year 1970.   

Jul 18   Willie Mays hits # 3,000 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   Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   James Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1970 piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85   

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   Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 on this day in history.