Page 14: Historical Events In 1970

Oct 26   "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers in the year 1970.   

Oct 28   On this day in history baby Huey, [James Ramey], vocalist (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies   

Oct 28   NBA Cleve Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1970 uS/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts   

Nov 01   On this day in history bhola cyclone in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) killing =500,000 people   

Nov 01   In the year 1970 discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked and 142 die   

Nov 02   Richard Cushing, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 75 in the year 1970.   

Nov 03   Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history salvador Allende inaugurated as President of Chile   

Nov 08   Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal on this day in history.   

Nov 09   General Charles de Gaulle,former leader of the 'Free French'army and President of France from 1958 to 1969,died in the year 1970.   

Nov 09   On this day in history trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins   

Nov 09   William L Dawson, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 84 in the year 1970.   

Nov 10   Charles DeGaulle, general/president France (Free French), dies at 79 in the year 1970.   

Nov 10   Luna 17, with unmanned self-propelled Lunokhod 1, is launched in the year 1970.   

Nov 12   Charles de Gaulle is buried in Paris in the year 1970.   

Nov 13   In the year 1970 bhola cyclone in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) killing =500,000 people   

Nov 13   On this day in history cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh   

Nov 13   Lt Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes PM of Syria following military coup on this day in history.   

Nov 13   On this day in history vP Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"   

Nov 14   DC-9 crashes in West Virginia, 75 killed in the year 1970.   

Nov 14   Marshall U football team wiped out in air crash at Kenova WV on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Naunton Wayne, actor (Dead of Night), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Russia lands Lunokhod 1 unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Hal Dickinson, singer (Modernaires), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Nov 18   On this day in history russia lands self propelled rover on the Moon   

Nov 19   In the year 1970 golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a Cal state historical landmark   

Nov 21   In the year 1970 nY Knicks 1st game against Cleve Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG   

Nov 21   The rarest of Ford Mustangs--the Boss 351--debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird discloses the November 21U.S. raid on the North Vietnamese prison camp at Son Tay. The raid was conducted almost flawlessly, but no prisoners of war were found in the camp. They had been moved earlier to other locations in the year 1970.   

Nov 23   On this day in history yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60   

Nov 24   Evgeny Karlovich Tikotsky, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1970.   

Nov 25   Yukio Mishima, Japanese author/nationalist (Harakiri), dies at 45 in the year 1970.   

Nov 26   B O Davis Sr, 1st black general, dies at 93 in Chicago on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997)   

Jan 02   Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 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   Sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer was born in the year 1970.   

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 in the year 1970.   

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   In the year 1970 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 in the year 1970.   

Jan 12   Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 in the year 1970.