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1970 Calendar
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1970 Historical Event(s)
- January 15, 1970 – Muammar al-Qaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
- February 6, 1970 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dog in Chinese astrology.
- March 6, 1970 – Blast at Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
- April 1, 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General’s warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971.
- April 21, 1970 – The Hutt River Province Principality secedes from Australia.
- May 26, 1970 – The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
- June 13, 1970 – “The Long and Winding Road” becomes the Beatles’ last Number 1 song.
- October 20, 1970 – Siad Barre declares Somalia a socialist state.
- November 18, 1970 – U.S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for $155 million USD in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government.
- December 23, 1970 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.
Who Were Born On 1970?
- January 11, 1970 – Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, film director, and screenwriter
- February 18, 1970 – Jez Williams, British musician (Doves)
- April 5, 1970 – Thea Gill, Canadian actress
- April 20, 1970 – Saraa, Mongolian singer
- May 19, 1970 – Mario Dumont, Canadian politician
- June 6, 1970 – Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
- July 7, 1970 – Wayne McCullough, Irish boxer
- August 13, 1970 – Elvis Grbac, American football player
- October 17, 1970 – John Mabry, American baseball player
- October 25, 1970 – Ed Robertson, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)