Page 9: Historical Events In 1970
Sunday, 21 December 2025
May 22 Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76 on this day in history. 


May 23 Grateful Dead's first perfomance outside of the US (England) on this day in history. 


May 23 In the year 1970 nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68 


May 23 In the year 1970 uSSR performs nuclear test (underground) 


May 24 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult in the year 1970. 


May 27 British expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I in the year 1970. 


May 27 Emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78 in the year 1970. 


May 27 On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR 


May 28 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation on this day in history. 


May 29 On this day in history john Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68 


May 29 In the year 1970 uSSR performs nuclear test (underground) 


May 31 On this day in history at 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) 


May 31 In the year 1970 at 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) 


Jun 01 G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history. 


Jun 01 On this day in history soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days 


Jun 03 Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70 on this day in history. 


Jun 04 Hjalmar Schcacht, [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies in the year 1970. 


Jun 04 On this day in history tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day) 


Jun 04 In the year 1970 tonga independence 


Jun 05 In the year 1970 "Jopie" Pengel, [Johan A], premier Suriname (1963-69), dies at 54 


Jun 06 In the year 1970 the Black Watch of Canada regiment is retired from battle order(more history gone) 


Jun 07 On this day in history 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 on this day in history. 


Jun 11 Aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89 on this day in history. 


Jun 11 In the year 1970 uS leaves Wheelus AFB Libya 


Jun 13 Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 4 weeks in the year 1970. 


Jun 16 Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1970. 


Jun 16 In the year 1970 kenneth A Gibson elected first black mayor of Newark, NJ 


Jun 16 Race riots in Miami Florida on this day in history. 


Jun 17 Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies in the year 1970. 


Jun 17 In the year 1970 polaroid camera patented 


Jun 19 A Nikolayev &V Sevastyanov return after 18 days in Soyuz 9 in the year 1970. 


Jun 19 Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published on this day in history. 


Jun 21 On this day in history achmed Sukarno, 1st president of Indonesia (1945-67), dies at 68 


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