Page 3: Historical Events In 1970

Feb 07   US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

Feb 07   US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood   

Feb 09   World's inaugural nerve transplant, in Germany.   

Feb 10   26.4 cm precipitation falls on Mount Washington NH (state record)   

Feb 10   Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel killing 40 Belgian, French, and German youths (Val d'Isere, France)   

Feb 11   26.37 cm (10.38") of rainfall, Mt Washington NH (state 24-hour record).   

Feb 11   Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87.   

Feb 11   Japan joins the space race, by launching a satellite into earth orbit.   

Feb 11   Japan launches its inaugural satellite into orbit.   

Feb 12   Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79.   

Feb 12   Three-month-old baby receives Canada's inaugural successful liver transplant at Montreal's Notre-Dame Hospital   

Feb 13   Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies   

Feb 13   Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi   

Feb 15   Ard Schenk is recorded as becoming world champion all-round skater   

Feb 15   Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, results in the deaths of 102   

Feb 15   Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo   

Feb 16   Joe Frazier KOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown.   

Feb 17   Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81   

Feb 18   Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94   

Feb 18   The Chicago Seven are are discovered innocent of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention.   

Feb 18   US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine".   

Feb 19   Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89.   

Feb 19   USSR launches Sputnik 52 and Molniya 1-13 communications satellite   

Feb 20   Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86   

Feb 21   Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand".   

Feb 21   Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang and Muong Suy.   

Feb 23   Guyana gains independence.   

Feb 23   Guyana is recorded as becoming a republic (National Day)   

Feb 23   Holy Eucharist given by women for inaugural time in Roman Catholic service   

Feb 24   29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)   

Feb 24   Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73   

Feb 25   Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66.   

Feb 26   Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album.   

Feb 26   Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83   

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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,