Historical Events In 1970

Jul 19   In the year 1970 barry Wood singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61  

Jul 19   Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 in the year 1970.  

Jul 20   The first baby born on Alcatraz Island on this day in history.  

Jul 21   In the year 1970 huge Aswan Dam opens in Egypt  

Jul 26   Claud Allister, actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jul 27   On this day in history antonio de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (1932-68), dies  

Jul 28   John Barbirolli, English conductor (NY Philharmonic Orch), dies at 70 in the year 1970.  

Jul 29   6 days of race rioting in Hartford Ct on this day in history.  

Jul 29   John G B Barbirolli, English conductor/composer, dies at 70 in the year 1970.  

Jul 30   30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield Ct in the year 1970.  

Jul 30   George Szell, Hungarian/US conductor (Cleveland Orch), dies at 73 in the year 1970.  

Jul 30   Smirnova discover asteroid 1835 Gajdariya, 2032 Ethel & 2349 Kurchenko in the year 1970.  

Jul 31   In the year 1970 chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"  

Aug 01   Frances Farmer, actress (Toast of NY, Come & Get It), dies at 55 in the year 1970.  

Aug 03   In the year 1970 first submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy  

Aug 03   Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history in the year 1970.  

Aug 03   Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try in the year 1970.  

Aug 04   Jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness on this day in history.  

Aug 06   In the year 1970 ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58  

Aug 07   In the year 1970 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead  

Aug 07   On this day in history 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif  

Aug 07   In the year 1970 first computer chess tournament  

Aug 09   Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open in the year 1970.  

Aug 09   In the year 1970 peruvian Airlines jet carrying 45 US exchange students explodes  

Aug 10   In the year 1970 bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52  

Aug 13   Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1970.  

Aug 14   Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Aug 16   52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Venera 7 launched by USSR for soft landing on Venus on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 in the year 1970.  

Aug 21   In the year 1970 timothy Mather Spelman, composer, dies at 79  

Aug 22   On this day in history richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78  

Aug 23   Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55 in the year 1970.  

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997)  

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

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 in the year 1970.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sanda Ladoşi, Romanian singer  

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

Jan 03   Tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets) was born in the year 1970.  

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

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

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 in the year 1970.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)  

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 on this day in history.