Page 9: Historical Events In 1970
Monday, 03 November 2025
May 22 Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76 on this day in history. 


May 23 On this day in history grateful Dead's first perfomance outside of the US (England) 


May 23 On this day in history nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68 


May 23 USSR performs nuclear test (underground) in the year 1970. 


May 24 On this day in history peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult 


May 27 On this day in history british expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I 


May 27 On this day in history emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78 


May 27 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history. 


May 28 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation in the year 1970. 


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


May 29 USSR performs nuclear test (underground) in the year 1970. 


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 In the year 1970 soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days 


Jun 03 Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70 in the year 1970. 


Jun 04 Hjalmar Schcacht, [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies on this day in history. 


Jun 04 Tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history. 


Jun 04 Tonga independence on this day in history. 


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


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


Jun 07 Edward M Forster, Brit writer (Maurice, passage to India), dies at 91 on this day in history. 


Jun 07 The Who's Tommy is performed at NY's Lincoln Center on this day in history. 


Jun 11 On this day in history aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89 


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 In the year 1970 elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73 


Jun 16 Kenneth A Gibson elected first black mayor of Newark, NJ on this day in history. 


Jun 16 Race riots in Miami Florida in the year 1970. 


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 On this day in history jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published 


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


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