Page 13: Historical Events In 1970

Oct 04   George Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 04   Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   

Oct 04   Jan Stenerud of Kansas City Chiefs kicks 55-yard field goal   

Oct 04   Janis Joplin died from a drug overdose. She was 27   

Oct 05   PBS is recorded as becoming a network   

Oct 05   Quebec seperatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross   

Oct 08   Jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75.   

Oct 08   Soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn awarded Nobel Prize for Lit   

Oct 09   Cambodia is recorded as becoming the Khmer Republic.   

Oct 09   Jean Giono, writer, dies.   

Oct 09   Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence.   

Oct 10   Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60.   

Oct 10   Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day).   

Oct 10   The October Crisis in Canada   

Oct 11   Anis Fuleihan, composer, dies at 69.   

Oct 13   Angela Davis arrested in NYC.   

Oct 13   Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano, dies at 90   

Oct 15   Collapse of Westgate Bridge, Melbourne results in the deaths of 35 and injures 17.   

Oct 16   Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Nasser.   

Oct 19   Unica Zorn, writer, dies at 54.   

Oct 20   Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44   

Oct 21   777 Unification church couples wed in Korea.   

Oct 21   Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways.   

Oct 21   John T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70.   

Oct 22   René Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered.   

Oct 23   Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1002 kph)   

Oct 24   Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show   

Oct 24   Richard Hofstadter, US historian, dies at 54.   

Oct 24   Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile.   

Oct 26   "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers   

Oct 28   Baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey and Babysitters), dies   

Oct 28   NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99   

Oct 28   US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts.   

Nov 01   Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) killing =500000 people   

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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,