Historical Events In 1970

Jun 22   On this day in history pres Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18)   

Jun 23   On this day in history rocker Chubby Checker arrest for marijuana pocession   

Jun 24   In the year 1970 senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution   

Jun 28   On this day in history uSS James Madison (SSBN-627) completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability   

Jun 29   Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history uS ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia   

Jun 30   On this day in history brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City   

Jun 30   In the year 1970 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2139 Makharadze   

Jul 02   Jessie Street Australian civil rights activist, dies in the year 1970.   

Jul 02   Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 03   200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival in the year 1970.   

Jul 03   On this day in history l Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702   

Jul 04   100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park NJ on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons   

Jul 04   Harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1970 air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109   

Jul 05   In the year 1970 an Air Canada DC-8 en route from Montreal to Los Angeles makes a heavy landing at Malton AIrport, bounces and loses one starboard engine; in the pilot's attempt to take off and land again the other starboard engine falls off and the aircraft crashes 10 km west of Malton (Pearson International Airport) ; all 109 aboard killed.   

Jul 06   Marjorie Rambeau, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history allen Lane [Williams], English publisher (Penguin Books), dies at 67   

Jul 07   Louise Harrison mother of Beatle George, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 07   In the year 1970 marjorie Rambeau actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song), dies at 80   

Jul 07   On this day in history sylvester Wiere comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60   

Jul 12   Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Building begins of Amsterdam metro in the year 1970.   

Jul 14   In the year 1970 preston Foster actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69   

Jul 14   Preston S Foster, actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 in the year 1970.   

Jul 15   In the year 1970 denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship   

Jul 17   In the year 1970 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, NYC   

Jul 17   Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily in the year 1970.   

Jul 18   Lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Willie Mays hits # 3,000 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)   

Jan 02   Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)   

Jan 02   Royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert Fertitta, American opera singer   

Jan 02   Sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 03   In the year 1970 birth of james Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets)   

Jan 03   In the year 1970 birth of tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85   

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   Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899) died in the year 1970.   

Jan 05   Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered died in the year 1970.   

Jan 07   In the year 1970 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   In the year 1970 pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44   

Jan 12   In the year 1970 blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84