Page 12: Historical Events In 1970

Aug 24   Bomb kills 1 at U of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison on this day in history.   

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   Mary Clare, dies at 76 in the year 1970.   

Aug 30   On this day in history anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41   

Aug 31   In the year 1970 lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted   

Aug 31   US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Francois Mauriac, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64 in the year 1970.   

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

Sep 03   On this day in history green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi dies in Washington DC.   

Sep 04   George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single in the year 1970.   

Sep 04   James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39 in the year 1970.   

Sep 05   Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record) in the year 1970.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   On this day in history iBM announces System 370 computer   

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

Sep 18   In the year 1970 jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), dies of an overdose at 27   

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 in the year 1970.   

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

Sep 21   Gijsbert Friedhoff, architect (Wibautstrat tax office), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history luna 16 leaves the Moon   

Sep 21   In the year 1970 monday Night Football, with Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Keith Jackson calling the plays, makes its debut on ABC-TV.   

Sep 22   On this day in history pres Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses   

Sep 24   The first Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Efim Golishev, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1970.   

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   In the year 1970 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   Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1970 birth of sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer   

Jan 03   James Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 03   In the year 1970 birth of tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)   

Jan 02   Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1970 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