Page 5: Historical Events In 1970

Mar 13   In the year 1970 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   In the year 1970 rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45   

Mar 13   On this day in history san Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike   

Mar 15   On this day in history expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan   

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

Mar 16   Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 in the year 1970.   

Mar 16   In the year 1970 new English Bible published   

Mar 17   In the year 1970 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   In the year 1970 cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees   

Mar 18   In the year 1970 mail service paralyzed by first major postal strike   

Mar 19   In the year 1970 west German chancellor &East German premier Willy Brandt meet   

Mar 21   On this day in history marlen Haushofer, writer, dies at 49   

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

Mar 23   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1970.   

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

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

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

Mar 26   "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history 500th nuclear explosion announced by the US since 1945   

Mar 26   On this day in history golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark   

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   In the year 1970 ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey"   

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   1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey) in the year 1970.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1970 "Applause" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances   

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

Mar 30   On this day in history uSSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship   

Mar 31   Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75 in the year 1970.   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)   

Jan 02   Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1970.   

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   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 in the year 1970.   

Jan 07   On this day in history robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81   

Jan 08   Georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) died in the year 1970.   

Jan 10   Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44 in the year 1970.   

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