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1970 Historical Event(s)
February 6, 1970
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dog in Chinese astrology.
February 21, 1970
– Swissair Flight 330: A mid-air bomb explosion and subsequent crash kills 38 passengers and nine crew members near Zürich, Switzerland.
April 12, 1970
– Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
May 11, 1970
– The Lubbock Tornado, a F5 tornado, hits Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 and causing $250 million in damage.
June 11, 1970
– After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
September 6, 1970
– Two passenger jets bound from Europe to New York are simultaneously hijacked by Palestinian terrorist members of PFLP and taken to Dawson’s Field in Jordan.
October 5, 1970
– The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
October 13, 1970
– Fiji joins the United Nations.
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 15, 1970
– Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully land on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet
Who Were Born On 1970?
January 9, 1970
– Lara Fabian, Belgian singer
January 16, 1970
– Ron Villone, American baseball player
February 16, 1970
– Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
February 18, 1970
– Susan Egan, American actress
June 22, 1970
– Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician and businessman
September 3, 1970
– Jeremy Glick, American United Airlines Flight 93 passenger (d. 2001)
October 17, 1970
– Shauna O'Brien, American model and actress
October 28, 1970
– Greg Eagles, American voice actor
November 9, 1970
– Bill Guerin, American ice hockey player
December 29, 1970
– Glen Phillips, American musician (Toad The Wet Sprocket)