Historical Events In 1970

Jun 22   Pres Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 24   Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in the year 1970.   

Jun 28   USS James Madison (SSBN-627) completes conversion to Poseidon missile capability on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77   

Jun 29   US ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia in the year 1970.   

Jun 30   In the year 1970 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 in the year 1970.   

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

Jul 03   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3702 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 04   On this day in history harold Vanderbilt America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85   

Jul 04   On this day in history harold Vanderbilt, America Cup winner (1930, 34, 37), dies at 85   

Jul 05   Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 in the year 1970.   

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 in the year 1970.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history louise Harrison mother of Beatle George, dies   

Jul 07   Marjorie Rambeau actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song), dies at 80 in the year 1970.   

Jul 07   In the year 1970 sylvester Wiere comedian (Wiere Brothers-Ford Festival), dies at 60   

Jul 12   In the year 1970 janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky   

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

Jul 14   Preston Foster actor (Waterfront, Gunslinger), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 15   Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship on this day in history.   

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

Jul 17   Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74 in the year 1970.   

Jul 18   In the year 1970 arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily   

Jul 18   Lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86 in the year 1970.   

Jul 18   Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time in the year 1970.   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)   

Jan 02   Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 02   Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1970.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   In the year 1970 pavel Ivanovich Belyayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II), dies at 44   

Jan 12   Blanche Stuart Scott, US pilot, dies at 84 on this day in history.