Page 5: Historical Events In 1970

Mar 13   100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam in the year 1970.   

Mar 13   On this day in history digital Equipment Corp introduces PDP-11 minicomputer   

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

Mar 13   In the year 1970 san Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike   

Mar 15   Expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   New English Bible published in the year 1970.   

Mar 17   Fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Chaud et Frois), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   US casts their first UN Security Council veto (Support England) on this day in history.   

Mar 18   In the year 1970 cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees   

Mar 18   Mail service paralyzed by first major postal strike on this day in history.   

Mar 19   West German chancellor &East German premier Willy Brandt meet on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1970 marlen Haushofer, writer, dies at 49   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1970 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1970 "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances   

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

Mar 26   Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul &Mary) pleads guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl in the year 1970.   

Mar 27   Ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey" in the year 1970.   

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

Mar 28   On this day in history 1,086 die when 7.3 earthquake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey)   

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   In the year 1970 "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   "Applause" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances in the year 1970.   

Mar 30   Miles Davis Bitches Brew released on this day in history.   

Mar 30   USSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship on this day in history.   

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

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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   Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   Royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Robert Fertitta, American opera singer was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer   

Jan 03   James Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets) was born in the year 1970.   

Jan 02   On this day in history piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)   

Jan 04   In the year 1970 death of jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)   

Jan 05   In the year 1970 death of joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered   

Jan 07   Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 in the year 1970.   

Jan 08   Georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44   

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