Page 12: Historical Events In 1970

Aug 31   Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted.   

Aug 31   US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup   

Sep 01   Francois Mauriac, writer, dies.   

Sep 02   Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64.   

Sep 03   Al Wilson, "Blind Owl", guitarist/vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27.   

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

Sep 04   In this year, George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single   

Sep 04   James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39   

Sep 05   Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record).   

Sep 06   Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies.   

Sep 07   Donald Boyles sets record for highest paracute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of the 1053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado.   

Sep 11   Chester Morris, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown), dies at 69   

Sep 12   USSR launches Luna 16; returns samples from lunar Sea of Fertility.   

Sep 13   IBM announces System 370 computer   

Sep 14   Rudolph Carnap, German philosopher/mathematician, dies at 79.   

Sep 18   Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), dies of an overdose at 27   

Sep 19   "Mary Tyler Moore" show premiers.   

Sep 19   Greville Stevens, cricketer (10 Tests for England 1922-29), dies.   

Sep 20   Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample   

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

Sep 21   Gijsbert Friedhoff, architect (Wibautstrat tax office), dies   

Sep 21   Luna 16 leaves the Moon   

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

Sep 22   Pres Nixon requests 1000 new FBI agents for college campuses   

Sep 24   The inaugural Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16.   

Sep 25   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   

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

Sep 28   Intrepid (US) beats Gretel II (Aust) in 22nd America's Cup.   

Sep 29   Edward Everett Horton, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show), dies at 84   

Sep 30   Patrick Aherne, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay), dies at 69.   

Oct 01   Hans Poser, composer, dies at 52   

Oct 02   Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

Oct 02   Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr shimin: Hockey goaltender (team kazakhstan oly-1998)   

Jan 02   Anthony stuart: Cricketer (australian odi pace bowler, hat trick 1997)   

Jan 02   Glenn cadrez: Nfl linebacker (denver broncos-superbowl 32)   

Jan 02   Royce clayton: Burbank ca, infielder (sf giants, st louis cardinals)   

Jan 02   Robert fertitta: American opera singer   

Jan 02   Sanda ladoÅŸi: Romanian singer   

Jan 03   James brown: Nfl tackle (ny jets)   

Jan 03   Tony farmer: Nba forward (charlotte hornets)   

Jan 02   Piotr rytel: Composer,    

Jan 03   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)   

Jan 05   Joseph a yablonski: Candidate for united mine workers pres, murdered   

Jan 07   Robert [harriot] barrat: Actor (bad lands, go west),    

Jan 08   Georges guibourg: French performer (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   Pavel ivanovich belyayev: Ussr, cosmonaut (voskhod ii),   

Jan 12   Blanche stuart scott: Us pilot,