1970 Calendar
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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 13, 1970 – Black Sabbath, arguably the very first heavy metal album, is released.
- March 31, 1970 – Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
- April 22, 1970 – The first Earth Day is celebrated.
- May 24, 1970 – The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union.
- June 13, 1970 – “The Long and Winding Road” becomes the Beatles’ last Number 1 song.
- July 3, 1970 – The Troubles: the “Falls Curfew” begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- September 16, 1970 – King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule following the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). This results in the formation of the Black September Palestinian paramilitary unit.
- September 30, 1970 – Jordan makes a deal with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson’s Field hijackings.
- October 16, 1970 – In response to the October Crisis terrorist kidnapping, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada invokes the War Measures Act.
Who Were Born On 1970?
- March 16, 1970 – Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson, Icelandic singer, songwriter and disc jockey
- April 9, 1970 – Mike Barz, American meteorologist and TV anchor
- May 22, 1970 – Paddy Atkinson, English footballer and assistant manager
- May 28, 1970 – Paul Sinha, British stand-up comedian
- July 3, 1970 – Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist
- July 29, 1970 – Andi Peters, British TV presenter
- October 9, 1970 – Park Sang-min, South Korean actor
- October 10, 1970 – Corinna May, German singer
- November 4, 1970 – Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer
- November 30, 1970 – Robert Griffith, American football player