Important Events
- Jan 13 Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu flees Biafra into exile, leaving his deputy Philip Effiong to surrender to the Nigerian army, unofficially ending the Nigerian Civil War
- Mar 2 White government of Rhodesia declares itself a republic
- May 31 7.75 Ancash earthquake off coast of Peru kills 66-70,000 and sets off world's deadliest avalanche
- Jul 6 California passes 1st "no fault" divorce law
- Jul 21 Aswan High Dam opens in Egypt, enables human control of the flooding of the Nile
- Sep 8 Black September hijackings begin, three airliners hijacked and blown up by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Nov 3 US President Richard Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam
- Nov 12 Cyclone Bhola makes landfall in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) killing up to 500,000, making it the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded
- Nov 17 Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse
- Nov 21 General Hafez al-Assad becomes Prime Minister of Syria following military coup
1970 in Film & TV
- Jan 27 Movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG"
- Feb 4 "Patton" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971)
- Jul 4 Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" debuts on LA radio
- Sep 19 "The Mary Tyler Moore" show premieres on CBS
1970 in Music
- Mar 30 Miles Davis's influential double album "Bitches Brew" released
- Apr 10 Paul McCartney officially announces the split of The Beatles
- Apr 17 Paul McCartney's 1st solo album "McCartney" is released
1970 in Sport
- May 10 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Bobby Orr scores famous OT winner as Boston beats St. Louis Blues, 4-3 for 4-0 series sweep; Bruins its first title since 1941
- Jun 21 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Brazil and Pelé become first team and player to win World Cup 3 times, beating Italy, 4-1 in front of 107,412
Andre Agassi
Chris O'Donnell
Matt Damon
Melania Trump
Phil Mickelson
River PhoenixWorld Leaders in 1970
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet General Secretary- Mao Zedong
Chinese Revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party - Richard Nixon
37th US President
Leonid Brezhnev
Mao Zedong
Richard NixonFamous People in 1970
- Bobby Orr
Sportsperson
of the Year - George C. Scott
Oscar for Best Actor - Johnny Cash
Country Singer
Bobby Orr
George C. Scott
Johnny CashWould You Believe?
In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever on record
On November 26, 1970
Famous Weddings
- Mar 12 Actor Phil Hartman (21) weds first wife Gretchen Lewis
- Mar 20 Singer David Bowie (23) weds model Angie Bowie (20) at Bromley Register Office in Beckenham Lane, London
- May 11 Sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise
Famous Divorces
- Nov 8 "Easy Rider" director and actor Dennis Hopper (34) divorces singer Michelle Phillips (26) only 8 days after getting married
Charles de Gaulle
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Sonny Liston
Sukarno
Vince Lombardi