Page 5: 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   On this day in history rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45   

Mar 13   San Francisco city employees begin 4-day strike in the year 1970.   

Mar 15   Expo '70 opens in Osaka, Japan in the year 1970.   

Mar 15   Josef Martin Bauer, writer, dies at 68 in the year 1970.   

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

Mar 16   On this day in history new English Bible published   

Mar 17   In the year 1970 fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Chaud et Frois), dies at 83   

Mar 17   US casts their first UN Security Council veto (Support England) in the year 1970.   

Mar 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history west German chancellor &East German premier Willy Brandt meet   

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

Mar 22   "Blood Red Roses" opens & closes at John Golden Theater NYC in the year 1970.   

Mar 23   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1970.   

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

Mar 24   Dutch cartoonist Frans Piet ends "Sjors & Sjimmie" strip in the year 1970.   

Mar 25   On this day in history concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)   

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   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) in the year 1970.   

Mar 28   In the year 1970 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey)   

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 in the year 1970.   

Mar 29   "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 perfs on this day in history.   

Mar 29   Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II in the year 1970.   

Mar 30   "Applause" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances in the year 1970.   

Mar 30   In the year 1970 miles Davis Bitches Brew released   

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

Mar 31   On this day in history semjon Timoshenko, Russ marshal/inspector-general (WW II), dies at 75   

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Jan 02   Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history birth of sanda LadoÅŸi, Romanian singer   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of james Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets)   

Jan 03   Tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1970 death of gladys Aylward, British missionary in China; portrayed by Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (b. 1902)   

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   On this day in history robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81   

Jan 08   In the year 1970 death of georges Guibourg, French performer (b. 1891)   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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.