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1970 Calendar
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1970 Historical Event(s)
- January 16, 1970 – Buckminster Fuller receives the Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects.
- February 6, 1970 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dog in Chinese astrology.
- February 13, 1970 – Black Sabbath, arguably the very first heavy metal album, is released.
- March 6, 1970 – Blast at Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
- April 11, 1970 – Apollo 13 is launched.
- May 15, 1970 – Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests.
- May 26, 1970 – The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
- September 26, 1970 – The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acre.
- December 2, 1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
- 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 21, 1970 – Mark Trojanowski, American musician (Sister Hazel)
- February 28, 1970 – Noureddine Morceli, Algerian athlete
- March 11, 1970 – Delia Gallagher, American journalist
- March 14, 1970 – Meredith Salenger, American actress
- April 1, 1970 – Sung Hi Lee, Korean-born model
- April 23, 1970 – Sadao Abe, Japanese actor
- May 16, 1970 – Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player
- June 2, 1970 – Andy McCollum, American football player
- September 9, 1970 – Natalia Streignard, Venezuelan actress
- October 13, 1970 – Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player