Historical Events In 1970

Mar 13   On this day in history 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam  

Mar 13   Digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike on this day in history.  

Mar 15   Expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan in the year 1970.  

Mar 15   In the year 1970 josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68  

Mar 16   On this day in history arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61  

Mar 16   In the year 1970 new English Bible published  

Mar 17   On this day in history fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Chaud et Frois), dies at 83  

Mar 17   In the year 1970 uS casts their first UN Security Council veto (Support England)  

Mar 18   Cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Mail service paralyzed by first major postal strike in the year 1970.  

Mar 19   West German chancellor &East German premier Willy Brandt meet on this day in history.  

Mar 21   Marlen Haushofer, writer, dies at 49 in the year 1970.  

Mar 22   On this day in history "Blood Red Roses" opens & closes at John Golden Theater NYC  

Mar 23   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Mar 24   In the year 1970 dutch cartoonist Frans Piët ends "Sjors &Sjimmie" strip  

Mar 24   Dutch cartoonist Frans Piet ends "Sjors & Sjimmie" strip in the year 1970.  

Mar 25   Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH) on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1970 "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances  

Mar 26   In the year 1970 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945  

Mar 26   Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul &Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl  

Mar 27   Ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey" in the year 1970.  

Mar 27   In the year 1970 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

Mar 28   1,086 die when 7.3 earthquake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey) in the year 1970.  

Mar 28   On this day in history 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey)  

Mar 28   In Gediz, Turkey a 7.3 earthquake resulted in over 1,000 killed, over 1,000 injured, more than 8,000 buildings destroyed and over 5,500 buildings damaged in the year 1970.  

Mar 29   On this day in history "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 perfs  

Mar 29   Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II in the year 1970.  

Mar 30   "Applause" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances on this day in history.  

Mar 30   On this day in history miles Davis Bitches Brew released  

Mar 30   In the year 1970 uSSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship  

Mar 31   On this day in history semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75  

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) was born in the year 1970.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals)  

Jan 02   Robert Fertitta, American opera singer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of sanda Ladoşi, Romanian singer  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of james Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets)  

Jan 03   Tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1970.  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)  

Jan 05   Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   On this day in history blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84