Page 9: Historical Events In 1970

May 27   British expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I.   

May 27   Emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78.   

May 27   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

May 28   Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation   

May 29   John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68.   

May 29   USSR performs nuclear test (underground)   

May 31   At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70000 die).   

May 31   At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70000 die).   

Jun 01   G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82.   

Jun 01   Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days   

Jun 03   Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70.   

Jun 04   Hjalmar Schcacht, [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies   

Jun 04   Tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day).   

Jun 04   Tonga independence   

Jun 05   "Jopie" Pengel, [Johan A], premier Suriname (1963-69), dies at 54.   

Jun 06   The Black Watch of Canada regiment is retired from battle order(more history gone).   

Jun 07   Edward M Forster, Brit writer (Maurice, passage to India), dies at 91.   

Jun 07   The Who's Tommy is performed at NY's Lincoln Center   

Jun 11   Aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89.   

Jun 11   US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya   

Jun 13   Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks.   

Jun 16   Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73   

Jun 16   Kenneth A Gibson elected inaugural black mayor of Newark, NJ   

Jun 16   Race riots in Miami Florida.   

Jun 17   Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies   

Jun 17   Polaroid camera patented.   

Jun 19   A Nikolayev and V Sevastyanov return after 18 days in Soyuz 9.   

Jun 19   Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published   

Jun 21   Achmed Sukarno, 1st president of Indonesia (1945-67), dies at 68.   

Jun 22   Pres Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18)   

Jun 23   Rocker Chubby Checker arrest for marijuana pocession.   

Jun 24   Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.   

Jun 28   USS James Madison (SSBN-627) completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability   

Jun 29   Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77.   

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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,