Page 9: Historical Events In 1970
Saturday, 18 January 2025
May 22 Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76 on this day in history.
May 23 Grateful Dead's first perfomance outside of the US (England) on this day in history.
May 23 Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68 in the year 1970.
May 23 USSR performs nuclear test (underground) on this day in history.
May 24 On this day in history peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult
May 27 British expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I in the year 1970.
May 27 In the year 1970 emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78
May 27 On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
May 28 Australian Army Training Team Vietnam awarded US unit Meritorious Citation in the year 1970.
May 29 John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68 on this day in history.
May 29 USSR performs nuclear test (underground) in the year 1970.
May 31 At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on this day in history.
May 31 At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on this day in history.
Jun 01 G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Jun 01 Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days on this day in history.
Jun 03 On this day in history douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70
Jun 04 In the year 1970 hjalmar Schcacht, [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies
Jun 04 In the year 1970 tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day)
Jun 04 In the year 1970 tonga independence
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) in the year 1970.
Jun 07 In the year 1970 edward M Forster, Brit writer (Maurice, passage to India), dies at 91
Jun 07 In the year 1970 the Who's Tommy is performed at NY's Lincoln Center
Jun 11 On this day in history aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89
Jun 11 US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya on this day in history.
Jun 13 Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 &stays #1 for 4 weeks on this day in history.
Jun 16 On this day in history elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73
Jun 16 On this day in history kenneth A Gibson elected first black mayor of Newark, NJ
Jun 16 In the year 1970 race riots in Miami Florida
Jun 17 On this day in history matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies
Jun 17 In the year 1970 polaroid camera patented
Jun 19 On this day in history a Nikolayev &V Sevastyanov return after 18 days in Soyuz 9
Jun 19 Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published on this day in history.
Jun 21 On this day in history achmed Sukarno, 1st president of Indonesia (1945-67), dies at 68
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