Historical Events In 1970

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

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

Mar 13   Rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1970.   

Mar 13   San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history arthur Adamov, Russian/French playwright, dies at 61   

Mar 16   On this day in history new English Bible published   

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

Mar 17   In the year 1970 uS casts their first UN Security Council veto (Support England)   

Mar 18   Cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees in the year 1970.   

Mar 18   On this day in history mail service paralyzed by first major postal strike   

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

Mar 21   Marlen Haushofer, writer, dies at 49 in the year 1970.   

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   Dutch cartoonist Frans Piët ends "Sjors &Sjimmie" strip in the year 1970.   

Mar 24   In the year 1970 dutch cartoonist Frans Piet ends "Sjors & Sjimmie" strip   

Mar 25   In the year 1970 concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)   

Mar 26   On this day in history "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 80 performances   

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

Mar 26   Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark in the year 1970.   

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

Mar 27   On this day in history ringo releases his first solo album "Sentimental Journey"   

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

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

Mar 28   1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey) on this day in history.   

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   "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 perfs in the year 1970.   

Mar 29   In the year 1970 manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II   

Mar 30   On this day in history "Applause" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances   

Mar 30   On this day in history miles Davis Bitches Brew released   

Mar 30   On this day in history uSSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship   

Mar 31   Semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75 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   On this day in history birth of glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)   

Jan 02   In the year 1970 birth of royce Clayton, Burbank CA, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals)   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1970.   

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44   

Jan 12   On this day in history blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84