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Months in Year 1970: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Results 601 - 694 of 694

Nov 7th - Race riots in Daytona Beach Florida
Nov 8th - Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal
Nov 9th - Trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins
Nov 10th - "2 by 2" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 343 performances
Nov 10th - Luna 17, with unmanned self-propelled Lunokhod 1, is launched
Nov 10th - R Rodgers/M Charnins musical "Two by Two," premieres in NYC
Nov 11th - Balt Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP
Nov 12th - 240 KPH cyclone hits East Pakistan (Bangladesh); 3-500,000 die
Nov 12th - Cleve Cavaliers 1st NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103
Nov 12th - Scientists perform 1st artificial synthesis of a live cell
Nov 13th - Cyclone kills estimated 300,000 in Chittagong Bangladesh
Nov 13th - Flooding ravages Ganges delta, 200,000-1 million killed
Nov 13th - Lt Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes PM of Syria following military coup
Nov 13th - VP Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"
Nov 14th - DC-9 crashes in West Virginia, 75 killed
Nov 14th - Marshall U football team wiped out in air crash at Kenova WV
Nov 17th - British newspaper Sun puts 1st pinup girl on pg 3 (Stephanie Rahn)
Nov 17th - Russia lands Lunokhod 1 unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon
Nov 17th - Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.
Nov 18th - Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
Nov 18th - Johnny Bench wins NL MVP
Nov 18th - Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds
Nov 18th - Netherlands & Albania form diplomatic relations
Nov 18th - Russia lands self propelled rover on Moon
Nov 19th - Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a Cal state historical landmark
Nov 19th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 20th - UN General Assembly accepts membership of China PR
Nov 21st - NY Knicks 1st game against Cleve Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG
Nov 23rd - KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
Nov 24th - 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB)
Nov 25th - Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
Nov 25th - In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and two compatriots commit ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
Nov 26th - In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever on record.
Nov 27th - Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year
Nov 27th - George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass"
Nov 27th - Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest
Nov 27th - Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh v England, Brisbane
Nov 28th - 58th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 23-10
Nov 29th - Charles Ives' "Yale-Princeton," premieres
Nov 29th - Colin Cowdrey becomes Test Crickets' leading run scorer (7,250)
Nov 30th - George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass"
Dec 1st - Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico
Dec 1st - NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 1st - Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen
Dec 2nd - Environmental Protection Agency begins (Dir: William Ruckelshaus)
Dec 2nd - Tippetts Opera "Knot Garden," premieres in London
Dec 3rd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Dec 4th - Unemployment in US increases to 5.8%
Dec 5th - LA Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing
Dec 5th - Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame
Dec 5th - Premiere of Dario Fo's Morte accidentale di un anarchico.
Dec 6th - Cleve Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106
Dec 7th - Taizan Maezumi Roshi, head of LA Zen Center, receives dharma
Dec 7th - West Germany & Poland normalize relations
Dec 9th - Dutch Antilles: govt of Petronia falls
Dec 10th - North American Soccer League awards NY & Toronto franchises
Dec 11th - John Lennon releases an album that contains songs with word "fuck"
Dec 11th - Start of the 1st Test match at the WACA, v England
Dec 11th - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell
Dec 12th - Polish government proclaims price rise
Dec 12th - Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays
Dec 12th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
Dec 13th - Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut v England at the WACA
Dec 13th - Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady," premieres in NYC
Dec 15th - Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261
Dec 15th - S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed
Dec 15th - Soviet Venera 7 is 1st spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus)
Dec 15th - Illinois State Constitution is adopted at a special election.
Dec 16th - 1st successful landing on Venus (USSR)
Dec 16th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Dec 17th - Gdansk, Poland shipworkers strike
Dec 17th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Dec 17th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Dec 17th - Polish 1970 protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
Dec 18th - "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs
Dec 18th - Polish uprising fails
Dec 18th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Dec 20th - Edward Gierek succeeds Wladyslaw Gomulka as Poland's party leader
Dec 21st - WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
Dec 22nd - Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment
Dec 23rd - 7,511th performance of Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" (record)
Dec 23rd - French author Régis Debray freed in Bolivia
Dec 23rd - NY World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m)
Dec 23rd - USSR performs nuclear test
Dec 24th - 9 Jews are convicted in Leningrad of hijacking a plane
Dec 24th - Walt Disney's "Aristocats" is released
Dec 27th - "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances
Dec 28th - "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic NYC for 19 perfs
Dec 28th - Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution
Dec 30th - Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles
Dec 31st - Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin
Dec 31st - Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to disolve Beatles
Dec 31st - President Allende nationalizes Chilean coal mines
Dec 31st - Would have been start of Aust/Eng Test Cricket at MCG, washed out

Famous Birthdays

Results 601 - 700 of 1,482

Jun 2nd - Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard (New Orleans Saints)
Jun 2nd - Eric Riley, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves)
Jun 2nd - Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
Jun 2nd - Mike Kelly, baseball player
Jun 2nd - Randy Fuller, NFL defensive back (Pitts Steelers)
Jun 2nd - B-Real, American rapper (Cypress Hill)
Jun 3rd - Andrea Congreaves, WNBA forward/center (Charlotte Sting)
Jun 3rd - Carl Everett, baseball player
Jun 3rd - Lanee Butler, Manhasset NY, mistral sailboat yachter (Olymp-11th-1996)
Jun 3rd - Peter Newton, Kailua Hawaii, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
Jun 3rd - Esther Hart, Dutch singer
Jun 3rd - Julie Masse, French Canadian singer
Jun 3rd - Peter Tägtgren, Swedish musician (Hypocrisy) and producer
Jun 3rd - Ammon McNeely, American rock climber
Jun 4th - Gary Lynagh, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
Jun 4th - Ronnie Harris, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
Jun 4th - Richie Hawtin, Canadian musician
Jun 4th - David Pybus, British musician
Jun 5th - Izabella Scorupco, Bialystok Poland, actress (Golden Eye)
Jun 5th - Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks)
Jun 5th - Todd Burger, guard (Chicago Bears)
Jun 6th - Randy Jordan, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Jun 6th - Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
Jun 6th - Sarah Dessen, American author
Jun 6th - Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer
Jun 6th - Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler
Jun 7th - Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Rus, NHL right wing (Mont Canadiens, Edmonton)
Jun 7th - Chad Fann, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers)
Jun 7th - Mike Modano, Livonia MI, NHL forward (Team USA, Dallas Stars)
Jun 7th - Cafu, Brazilian football player
Jun 8th - Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles)
Jun 8th - Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
Jun 9th - Harry Van Hofwegen, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
Jun 9th - Russ Romaniuk, Winnipeg, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
Jun 10th - David Wilson, WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)
Jun 10th - Laurel Korholz, La Jolla Calif, rower (Olympics-4th-96)
Jun 10th - Mike Doughty, American singer
Jun 11th - Brock Marion, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
Jun 11th - Roman Kontsek, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
Jun 11th - William Selby, Monroeville MI, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
Jun 11th - Chris Rice, singer/songwriter
Jun 12th - Damon Buford, Baltimore MD, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
Jun 12th - Lee Mayberry, NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies)
Jun 12th - Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
Jun 13th - Chris Cairns, cricketer (son of Lance, NZ all-rounder)
Jun 13th - Lance Ringnald, Des Moines Iowa, US gymnist (Olympic-92)
Jun 13th - Shaun Young, cricketer (Tasmanian all-rounder, Young Aust 1995)
Jun 13th - Rivers Cuomo, American musician (Weezer)
Jun 13th - Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (d. 2004)
Jun 14th - Simone Fleurice Eden, Arcadia Ca, playmate (Feb, 1989)
Jun 14th - Todd Manning, fictional character (One Life to Live)
Jun 14th - Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback (NY Giants)
Jun 15th - Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
Jun 15th - Janie Eickhoff, Long Beach Calif, US cyclist (Olympic-92)
Jun 15th - Janie Quigley, Long Beach Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
Jun 15th - Zan Tabak, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
Jun 15th - Leah Remini, American actress
Jun 15th - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
Jun 16th - Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Jun 16th - Phil A Mickelson, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1991 Northern Telecom)
Jun 16th - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
Jun 16th - Cobi Jones, American soccer player
Jun 17th - Arnold Ale, WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores)
Jun 17th - Jason Hanson, NFL kicker (Detroit Lions)
Jun 17th - Popeye Jones, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
Jun 17th - Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
Jun 17th - Stephane Fiset, Montreal, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)
Jun 17th - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
Jun 17th - Michael Showalter, American comedian
Jun 18th - Greg Yaitanes, American television and film director
Jun 19th - Chris Gray, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears)
Jun 19th - Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Australian field hockey midfielder (Oly-96)
Jun 19th - Leonard Humphries, CFL cornerback (BC Lions)
Jun 19th - Quincy Dushawn Watts, Detroit Mich, 400m runner
Jun 19th - Scott Brumfield, guard (Cincinnati Bengals)
Jun 19th - Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician
Jun 19th - Brian Welch, American guitarist
Jun 19th - Antonis Remos, Greek singer
Jun 20th - Shay-Oren Smadja, Israel, men's half middleweight judoka (Oly-1996)
Jun 20th - Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
Jun 20th - Andrea Nahles, German politician
Jun 20th - Bruce Woodcock, American computer games analyst
Jun 21st - Brandon Moore, NFL tackle (NE Patriots)
Jun 21st - John Roethlisberger, Afton Minn, gymnast (Olympics-5th-96)
Jun 21st - Sindee Coxx, American pornographic actress
Jun 21st - Pete Rock, American rapper/producer
Jun 22nd - Anne "Annie" Summertime Kakela, US rower (Olympics-4th-96)
Jun 22nd - David Frisch, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
Jun 22nd - Rastko Cvetkovic, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
Jun 22nd - Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies)
Jun 22nd - Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician, artist, producer and businessman
Jun 23rd - A C Earl, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
Jun 23rd - Kerri Ann Buchberger, Russell Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
Jun 23rd - Mike Bartrum, tight end (New England Patriots)
Jun 23rd - Rich Manning, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
Jun 23rd - Robert Brooks, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
Jun 23rd - Roger Knarren, soccer player (MVV)
Jun 23rd - Yann Tiersen, French musician
Jun 24th - Carlos Yancy, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots)
Jun 24th - Glenn Medeiros, singer (Someday Love)

Famous Deaths

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