Historical Events In 1970

Aug 24   Bomb kills 1 at U of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison in the year 1970.  

Aug 26   Guitar guru Jimi Hendrix opens his Electric Ladyland recording studio in New York City on this day in history.  

Aug 29   In the year 1970 black Panthers confront cops in Phila (1 cop killed)  

Aug 29   On this day in history mary Clare, dies at 76  

Aug 30   In the year 1970 anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41  

Aug 31   Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted on this day in history.  

Aug 31   US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup in the year 1970.  

Sep 01   On this day in history francois Mauriac, writer, dies  

Sep 02   Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Sep 03   Al Wilson, "Blind Owl", guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Sep 03   Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi dies in Washington DC in the year 1970.  

Sep 04   On this day in history george Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single  

Sep 04   On this day in history james M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39  

Sep 05   In the year 1970 estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record)  

Sep 06   On this day in history gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies  

Sep 07   In the year 1970 donald Boyles sets record for highest paracute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of the 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado  

Sep 11   Chester Morris, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown), dies at 69 in the year 1970.  

Sep 12   On this day in history uSSR launches Luna 16; returns samples from lunar Sea of Fertility  

Sep 13   IBM announces System 370 computer on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Rudolph Carnap, German philosopher/mathematician, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), dies of an overdose at 27 in the year 1970.  

Sep 19   On this day in history "Mary Tyler Moore" show premiers  

Sep 19   In the year 1970 greville Stevens, cricketer (10 Tests for England 1922-29), dies  

Sep 20   Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1970 "Monday Night Football" on ABC premiers (Browns beat Jets 31-21)  

Sep 21   On this day in history gijsbert Friedhoff, architect (Wibautstrat tax office), dies  

Sep 21   Luna 16 leaves the Moon on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Monday Night Football, with Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Keith Jackson calling the plays, makes its debut on ABC-TV on this day in history.  

Sep 22   Pres Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses on this day in history.  

Sep 24   On this day in history the first Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16  

Sep 25   In the year 1970 efim Golishev, composer, dies at 73  

Sep 27   The final broadcast of The Original Amateur Hour occurs on CBS-TV. During its 22-year run, the show appeared on all three major networks in the year 1970.  

Sep 28   Gamal' Abd al-Nassar, Egypt Pres (1953-70), dies of heart attack at 52 on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history intrepid (US) beats Gretel II (Aust) in 22nd America's Cup  

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

Jan 02   Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Robert Fertitta, American opera singer was born in the year 1970.  

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of sanda LadoÅŸi, 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   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 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   Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84