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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jul 04   In the year 1970 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   In the year 1970 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.  

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

Jul 07   Sylvester Wiere comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60 in the year 1970.  

Jul 12   In the year 1970 janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky  

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

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

Jul 14   In the year 1970 preston S Foster, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69  

Jul 15   On this day in history denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship  

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 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 in the year 1970.  

Jul 18   Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history willie Mays hits # 3,000  

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Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)  

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 in the year 1970.  

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

Jan 02   Robert Fertitta, American opera singer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1970.  

Jan 05   Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered died in the year 1970.  

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