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Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 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Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Explorations Excavations Joint British Museum, Harvard University, and Cambridge University project was begun at The year 1970 in architecture involved some significant events Events 26 October - Garry Trudeau 's Comic strip Doonesbury debuts in approximately two dozen newspapers in the This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1970: Events January January 31 - Mikhail Mil dies aged 61 The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1970 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events release of Tomfoolery, an animated film directed by Joy Batchelor and John Halas, based on the nonsense verse of Edward Lear Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32 becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. See also 1969 in country music, 1970 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in country music, and the List of years in Country Music This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1970. Events February events February 1 &ndash The Kennedy rapid transit extension of the West-Northwest route (5 The year 1970 in radio involved some significant events Events April — KKDA in Dallas Texas returns The year 1970 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Launches This is a list of Spaceflights launched in 1970. Deep Space Rendez-vous in 1970 April 15 — Apollo Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan The year 1970 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1970. See also 1969 in Australia, other events of 1970, 1971 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1969 in Canada, other events of 1970, 1971 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. See also 1969 in India, other events of 1970, 1971 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events January - March January 10 - Huge anti- Apartheid demonstrations take place as Ireland play South Africa 1970 in Malaysia 13 years of the nationhood Incumbents Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 2852100 Increase since 31/12/1969 48100 (1 See also 1969 in Pakistan other events of 1970, 1971 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1969 in Singapore | Other events of 1970 | 1971 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore ---- Events May See also 1969 in South Africa, other events of 1970, 1971 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. 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Events of 1970 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . -  World population Births Deaths  -  Fields Medalists Nobel Prizes See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1970

January

• January 1 - The Unix epoch occurs at 00:00:00 UTC
• January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles
• January 5 - The first episode of All My Children is broadcast on the ABC television network. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC
• January 5 - At least 15,621 killed, Richer Scale 7. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. 7 magunitude of Yunnan earthquake at China.
• January 11 - The Kansas City Chiefs beat the heavily-favored Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear
• January 12 - Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The Republic of Biafra was a Secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria. The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967 &ndash 13 January 1970 was a political conflict caused by the attempted Secession
• January 14 - Diana Ross & The Supremes perform their farewell live concert together at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, and Ross's replacement, Jean Terrell, is introduced onstage at the end of the last show. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Jean Terrell (born Velma Jean Terrell November 26 1944, Belzoni, Mississippi) is an American Grammy -nominated
• January 15 - After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The Republic of Biafra was a Secessionist state in south-eastern Nigeria. Philip Effiong (also spelled Efiong, November 18, 1925 &ndash November 6 2003) was the first Vice President and the second General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon (born October 19, 1934) was the head of state (Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria
• January 20 - The Greater London Council announces its plans for the Thames Barrier at Woolwich to prevent flooding. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 The Thames Barrier is a flood control structure on the River Thames, constructed between 1974 and 1984 at Woolwich Reach and first used defensively in 1983 Woolwich (ˈwʊlɪtʃ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/ is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River The barrier opened in 1981. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
• January 21 - Five lifeboatmen are killed when the Fraserburgh lifeboat Duchess of Kent capsizes during a rescue off Kinnaird's Head, Aberdeenshire. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Fraserburgh, called The Broch in Scots, is a small town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the extreme Northeast corner approximately 40 miles North A lifeboat is a boat designed to save the lives of people in trouble at sea
• January 26 - Mick Jagger is fined £200 for possession of cannabis. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp

February

• February 1 - A train collision near Buenos Aires, Argentina, at least 236 killed. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• February 2 - British philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell dies. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Bertrand Arthur William Russell 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970 was a British Philosopher, Historian
• February 10 - An avalanche at Val d'Isère, France kills 39 tourists. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often Val-d'Isère is a Ski resort and a commune located ( in the Savoie département, in France, 5 km (3 miles from the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• February 11 - Osumi, Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lamba-4 rocket. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Ōsumi (or Ohsumi is the name of the first Japanese Satellite, named after the Ōsumi Province in the southern islands of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Lambda is the name of a series of Japanese Rockets It consisted of the types Lambda 2 LS-A LSC-3 Lambda 3 Lambda 4 and LS-C
• February 13 - Black Sabbath's debut album, Black Sabbath (album) released; often regarded as the first true heavy metal album. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Black Sabbath are an Black Sabbath is the self-titled debut album by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
• February 14 - Iconic live album "The Who: Live at Leeds" recorded. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Live at Leeds (1970 is The Who 's first Live album, and is their only live album that was released while the band was still recording and performing
• February 17 - MacDonald family massacre: Jeffrey R. MacDonald kills his wife and children at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, claiming that drugged-out "hippies" did it. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Jeffrey Robert MacDonald, MD (b October 12, 1943) is an American doctor tried and convicted in 1979 for the murders of his Pregnant Jeffrey Robert MacDonald, MD (b October 12, 1943) is an American doctor tried and convicted in 1979 for the murders of his Pregnant
  

  February 11: Osumi (satellite) launched
• February 17 - Author David Irving is ordered to pay £40,000 libel damages to Capt. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Ōsumi (or Ohsumi is the name of the first Japanese Satellite, named after the Ōsumi Province in the southern islands of Japan. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori David John Cawdell Irving (born 24 March 1938 is a British writer specializing in the Military history of World War II. John Broome over his book "The Destruction of Convoy PQ17".
• February 18 - A jury finds the Chicago Seven defendants not guilty of conspiring to incite a riot, in charges stemming from the violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy The Chicago Seven were seven (originally eight known as the Chicago Eight) defendants charged with conspiracy inciting to Riot, and other charges related In the Criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between Natural persons to break the law at some time in the future and in some cases with at least one overt act Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other Chicago Convention redirects here for the Convention on International Civil Aviation for the event also referred to by this name Five of the defendants are found guilty on the lesser charge of crossing state lines to incite a riot.
• February 21 - Construction begins on the Bogazici Bridge crossing the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge ( Turkish: Boğaziçi Köprüsü or 1 The Bosporus or Bosphorus, also known as the Istanbul Strait, (İstanbul Boğazı (Βόσπορος is a Strait that forms the boundary between the Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
• February 22 - Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state

March

• March 1 - Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a racially-segregated republic. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its
• March 5 - The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect, after ratification by 43 nations. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT or NNPT) is a Treaty to limit the spread
• March 6 - A bomb being constructed by members of the Weathermen and meant to be planted at a military dance in New Jersey, explodes, killing 3 members of the organization. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Weatherman, known colloquially as the Weathermen and later the Weather Underground Organization, was an American Radical left organization
• March 12 - Teenagers in the United Kingdom vote for the first time, in a by-election in Bridgwater. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Bridgwater is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
• March 15 - The Expo '70 World's Fair opens in Suita, Osaka, Japan. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Expo '70 was a World's Fair held in Suita Osaka, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970.
• March 16 - The complete New English Bible is published. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king The New English Bible (NEB was a fresh translation of the Bible into modern English directly from the original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic
• March 17 - My Lai massacre: The United States Army charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
• March 18 - General Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Lon Nol (​ November 13, 1913 - November 17, 1985) was a Cambodian Politician and Soldier who served as Prime Names and titles Since his abdication Sihanouk's official Cambodian title (short version the most-widely used is Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• March 18 - United States Postal Service workers in New York City go on strike; the strike spreads to the state of California and the cities of Akron, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Boston, and Denver, Colorado; 210,000 out of 750,000 U. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The City of New York Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States S. postal employees walk out. President Nixon assigns military units to New York City post offices. The strike lasts 2 weeks.
• March 21 - The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Earth Day is one of two Observances both held annually during spring in the Northern hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern hemisphere. See also Mayor of San Francisco For the current California politician (Joseph Alioto's grandson see Joe Alioto Veronese.
• March 21 - "All Kinds of Everything" sung by Dana (music and text by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith) wins Eurovision Song Contest 1970 for Ireland. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on March 21, 1970 at the Rai Congrescentrum in Amsterdam Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• March 25 - The Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 mph/1127 km/h). Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A supersonic transport (SST is a civil Aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds greater than the Speed of sound.
• March 31 - NASA's Explorer 1, the first American satellite and Explorer program spacecraft, reenters Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Explorer 1 (officially titled at NASA as satellite 1958 Alpha) was the first Earth Satellite of the United States, launched on February 1 This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. The Explorer program was the United States 's first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite. Temperature and layers The temperature of the Earth's atmosphere varies with altitude the mathematical relationship between temperature and altitude varies among five
• March 31 - Japan Airlines Flight 351, carrying 131 passengers and 7 crews from Tokyo to Fukuoka, is hijacked by Japanese Red Army members. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Japan Airlines Flight 351 was hijacked by nine members of the Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction (a predecessor of the Japanese Red Army) on March 31, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across The was a Terrorist group founded by Fusako Shigenobu in February 1971 after she broke away from the Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction All passengers are eventually freed.

April

• April 1 - President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, banning cigarette television advertisements in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is a United States federal law, passed in 1970 designed to limit the practice of smoking. A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
• April 1 - American Motors Corporation introduces the Gremlin. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne American Motors Corporation (AMC was an American automobile company formed on January 14 1954 by the merger of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation The AMC Gremlin is a Subcompact car that was made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC for nine model years
• April 8 - A huge gas explosion at a subway construction site in Osaka, Japan kills 79 and injures over 400. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• April 10 - Paul McCartney announces that the Beatles have disbanded, while at the same press conference, announcing the release of his new solo album. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970
• April 11 - 74 people, mostly young boys, die as an avalanche buries a tuberculosis sanatorium in the French Alps. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common A sanatorium (also sanitorium, sanitarium) is a medical facility for long-term illness typically Tuberculosis. The French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France.
• April 11 - Apollo program: Apollo 13 (Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert) is launched toward the Moon. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. James "Jim" Arthur Lovell Jr, (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA Astronaut, most famous as the commander of Apollo 13 Fred Wallace Haise Jr (pronounced 'Hayes' (born November 14 1933 is a former NASA Astronaut. John Leonard 'Jack' Swigert Jr, ( August 30, 1931 – December 27, 1982) was a NASA Astronaut. On April 13, an oxygen tank in the spacecraft explodes, forcing the crew to abort the mission and return in 4 days. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople

• April 16 - Rev. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Ian Paisley won a by-election to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland. Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926 styled The Rt Hon A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant The House of Commons of Northern Ireland was the lower house of the Parliament of Northern Ireland created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
• April 16 - The National Westminster Bank begins trading in the United Kingdom. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom National Westminster Bank Plc, or NatWest as it is commonly known is a Commercial bank in the United Kingdom which has been part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• April 17 - Safe return & splashdown of Apollo 13 (Apollo program). Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft by Parachute in a body of water
• April 21 - The Hutt River Province Principality secedes from Australia. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) The Hutt River Principality ( previously known as Hutt River Province, is Australia 's oldest Micronation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• April 22 - The first Earth Day is celebrated in the U. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Earth Day is one of two Observances both held annually during spring in the Northern hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern hemisphere. S.
• April 24 - China's first satellite (Dong Fang Hong 1) is launched to orbit using a Long March-1 Rocket (CZ-1). Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Dōng Fāng Hóng I (东方红一号東方紅一號 also known as China 1, was the People's The Long March ( was a massive Military retreat undertaken by the Red Armies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP the forerunner of the People's Liberation
• April 29 - The U. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. S. invades Cambodia to hunt out the Viet Cong; massive antiwar protests occur in the U. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East S.

May

• May 1 - Demonstrations against the trial of the New Haven Nine, Bobby Seale, and Ericka Huggins draw 12,000. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The New Haven Black Panther Trials were a series of 1970 criminal prosecutions in New Haven Connecticut against various members of the Black Panther Party. Robert George "Bobby" Seale (born October 22, 1936 in Dallas Texas) is an American Civil rights activist who along President Richard Nixon orders US forces to cross into neutral Cambodia, threatening to widen the Vietnam War, sparking nation wide riots and leading to the Kent State Shootings. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre
• May 4 - Kent State shootings: Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed and nine wounded by Ohio State National Guardsmen at a protest against the incursion into Cambodia. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems the third largest university Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• May 6 - Arms Crisis in the Republic of Ireland: Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney are dismissed as members of the Irish Government, due to accusations of their involvement in a plot to import arms for use by the Provisional IRA in Northern Ireland. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The Arms Crisis or Arms Trial ( Irish: Géarchéim na nAirm or Triail na nAirm) was a Political scandal in the Republic of Ireland Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Neil Terence Columba Blaney (1 October 1922 &ndash 8 November 1995 was a senior Irish politician The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• May 6 - Feyenoord wins the European Cup after a 2-1 win over Celtic. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.
• May 8 - Unionized construction workers attack about 1,000 students and others protesting the Kent State shootings near the intersection of Wall Street and Broad Street and at New York City Hall, leading to the Hard Hat riot. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. Broad Street is located in the Financial District in the New York City borough of Manhattan, stretching from South Street to New York City Hall is located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan between Broadway, Park Row and The Hard Hat Riot occurred on May 8, 1970, near the intersection of Wall Street and Broad Street and at New York City Hall.
• May 8 - The Beatles release their 12th and final album Let It Be
• May 9 - In Washington, D.C., 100,000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam War. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• May 11 - Henry Marrow is murdered in a violent hate crime in Oxford, North Carolina. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Henry D Marrow Junior, called Dickie by his friends and family was 23 when he was murdered in Oxford North Carolina Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain Social group, usually defined Oxford is a city in Granville County, North Carolina, United States.
• May 11 - Lubbock Tornado: An F5 tornado hits downtown Lubbock, Texas, the first to hit a downtown district of a major city since Topeka, Kansas in 1966 (28 are killed). Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The Lubbock Tornado was an F5 Tornado that occurred in Lubbock Texas on May 11, 1970. Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
• May 14 - Ulrike Meinhof helps Andreas Baader escape. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Ulrike Marie Meinhof ( October 7, 1934 in Oldenburg, Germany &ndash May 9, 1976 in Stuttgart, Andreas Bernd Baader ( 6 May 1943 – 18 October 1977) was one of the first leaders of the German organization Red Army Faction
• May 14 - In the second day of violent demonstrations at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, state law enforcement officers fire into the demonstrators, killing 2 and injuring 12. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Jackson State University (also known as Jackson State or JSU) is a historically black university located in Jackson Mississippi founded in 1877
• May 17 - Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat Ra II, to sail the Atlantic Ocean. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Thor Heyerdahl ( October 6, 1914 Larvik, Norway &ndash April 18, 2002 Colla Micheri, Italy) was a Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Papyrus (/pəˈpaɪrəs/ (Rhymes -aɪrəs)is a thick paper-like material produced from the Pith of the papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus
• May 23 - A fire occurs in the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits in north Wales, contributing to its partial destruction and amounting to approximately £1,000,000 worth of fire damage. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Britannia Bridge ( Welsh: Pont Britannia) is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland The Menai Strait ( Afon Menai, the "River Menai" is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles (23 km long which separates the island of Anglesey
• May 24 - The scientific drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the USSR. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Scientific drilling is a way to probe down into the Earth allowing scientists and students to obtain samples of sediments crust and upper mantle The Kola Superdeep Borehole (Кольская сверхглубокая скважина was the result of a Scientific drilling project of the former USSR. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• May 26 - The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Sound is a vibration that travels through an elastic medium as a Wave.
• May 27 - A British expedition climbs the south face of Annapurna I. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Annapurna ( Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: अन्नपूर्णा is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a -long Massif
• May 31 - The 1970 Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Great Peruvian Earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred on May 31 of that year A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur Yungay is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru, South America.
• May 31 - The 1970 FIFA World Cup is inaugurated in Mexico. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

June

• June 1 - Soyuz 9, a two man spacecraft, is launched in the Soviet Union. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Soyuz 9 paved the way for the Salyut Space station missions investigating theeffects of long-term Weightlessness on crew and evaluating the work The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• June 2 - Norway announces that it has rich oil deposits off its North Sea coast. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf.
• June 4 - Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• June 8 - A coup in Argentina brings a new junta of service chiefs; on June 18, Roberto M. Levingston becomes President. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A military junta is a government ruled by a committee of military leaders Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda (born January 19, 1920 in San Luis) was a member of the Argentine Army, self-appointed as de facto president
• June 10 - U. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem S. President Richard Nixon signs a measure lowering the voting age to 18.
• June 11 - The United States gets its first female generals: Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays (b February 16 1920 was the first woman in the U Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington ( November 3 1918 &ndash August 21 2007) was an United States Army officer who was one of the first
• June 18 - United Kingdom general election, 1970: the Conservative Party wins and Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Opinion poll summary ORC (Opinion Research Council Conservative lead of 1%Harris (Express Newspapers Labour lead of 2%NOP The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• June 21 - Brazil defeats Italy 4-1 to win the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21.
• June 22 - The English rock band Led Zeppelin performs in Iceland, with the visit inspiring them to write the Immigrant Song. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Led Zeppelin were Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( " Immigrant Song " is the opening track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's third album, Led Zeppelin III
• June 24 - The United States Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (officially the Southeast Asia Resolution Public Law 88-408 was addressed by Lyndon B
• June 25 - The Greater London Council's Policy and Resources committee endorses the "Fleet Line" and the extension of the Piccadilly Line to Heathrow Airport. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 The Jubilee line is a line on the London Underground ("the Tube" in the United Kingdom. The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark Blue on the Tube map.
• June 28 - U. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. S. ground troops withdraw from Cambodia. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East

July

• July 1 - Colorado State College changes its name to University of Northern Colorado. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The University of Northern Colorado, often called UNC or Northern Colorado is a coeducational public institution of higher education and research located in Greeley
• July 4 - A chartered Dan-Air De Havilland Comet crashes into the mountains north of Barcelona; at least 112 are killed. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia
• July 4 - Bob Hope and other entertainers gather in Washington, D.C. for Honor America Day, a nonpartisan holiday event. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• July 6 - Air Canada Flight 621 caught fire after landing at Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, all 108 passengers and crew are killed. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England The deadliest accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport took place on July 5, 1970, when Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8 Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
• July 11 - The first tunnel under the Pyrenees links the Basque towns of Aranoutes and Biesma. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain.
• July 16 - Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh opens. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000
• July 21 - The Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Aswan (Assuan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• July 23 - Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, is deposed in a palace coup by his son, Qaboos. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Said bin Taimur, GCMG, GCIE, ( August 13, 1910 &mdash October 19, 1972) ( Arabic: سعيد بن تيمور was Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast
• July 23 - Two CS gas canisters are thrown into the chamber of the British House of Commons. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. CS gas is the common name for 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile (chemical formula C10H5ClN2 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
• July 30 - Damages totalling £485,528 are awarded to 28 Thalidomide victims. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Thalidomide is a Sedative - Hypnotic, and Multiple myeloma Medication.
• July 31 - NBC anchor Chet Huntley retires from full-time broadcasting. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley ( December 10, 1911 - March 20, 1974) was an American Television newscaster

August

• August 7 - Harold Haley, Marin County Superior Court Judge, is taken hostage and murdered, in an effort to free George Jackson from police custody. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Harold Haley ( November 14, 1904 – August 7, 1970) was a judge in Marin County, California. George Jackson ( September 23, 1941 &ndash August 21, 1971) was a Black American militant who became a member of the Black Panther
• August 17 - August 18 - The U. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. S. sinks 418 containers of nerve gas into the Gulf Stream near the Bahamas. Nerve agents (also being referred to as nerve gases, though these chemicals are liquid at room temperature are a class of Phosphorus -containing organic chemicals The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful warm and swift Atlantic Ocean current that The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and
• August 17 - Venera program: Venera 7 is launched. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli The Venera (Венера series of probes was developed by the USSR between 1961 and 1984 to gather data from Venus. The Venera 7 (Венера-7 was a Soviet Spacecraft part of the Venera series of probes to Venus. It will later becomes the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from another planet. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is
• August 26 - The Women's Strike For Equality takes place down Fifth Avenue in New York City. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. The City of New York
• August 26-August 30 - The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 takes place on East Afton Farm off the coast of England. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held on August 26 - 31, 1970. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Some 600,000 people attend the largest rock festival of all time. Artists include Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Chicago, Richie Havens, John Sebastian, Joan Baez, Ten Years After, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Jethro Tull. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941) is an American folk Singer and Guitarist. John Sebastian (born John Benson Sebastian on 17 March 1944, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American Songwriter Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Ten Years After are an English Blues rock band, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s Emerson Lake & Palmer ( ELP) were an English Progressive rock supergroup. Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man
• August 29 - Ruben Salazar shot during rally in East L. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Rubén Salazar ( March 3, 1928 - August 29, 1970) was a Mexican-American News reporter killed by the Sheriffs A.

September

• September 1 - An assassination attempt against King Hussein of Jordan precipitates the Black September crisis. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was September 1970 is known as the Black September ( in Arab history and sometimes is referred to as the "era of regrettable events
• September 4 - Salaheddin Ali Nader Shah Angha receives the official leadership of the Oveyssi Sufi order and receives the "Robe of Faghr" by Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف
• September 3-September 6 - Israeli forces fight Palestinian guerillas in southern Lebanon. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started
• September 5 - Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins - The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thua Thien Province (the operation ends in October 1971). Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Operation Jefferson Glenn ran from September 5, 1970 to October 6, 1971 and was the last major operation in which U "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
• September 6 - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacks 4 passenger aircraft from Pan Am, TWA and Swissair on flights to New York from Brussels, Frankfurt and Zürich. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP) ( Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Tahrīr
• September 7 - An anti-war rally is held at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, attended by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located on the west side of Valley Forge National Historical Park at the confluence of Valley Creek and } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian Actor with a film career spanning over 50 years
• September 7 - Fighting breaks out between Arab guerillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Amman (ɑˈmɑːn sometimes spelled Ammann ( Arabic عمان ʿAmmān) is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
• September 8-September 10 - Jordanian government and Palestinian guerillas make truces they keep breaking. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
• September 9 - Guinea recognizes East Germany. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state
• September 9 - Elvis Presley begins his first concert tour since 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo,
• September 10 - Cambodian government forces break the siege of Kompong Tho after 3 months. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• September 11 - The Ford Pinto is introduced. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul The Ford Pinto was a subcompact manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market first introduced on September 11, 1970
• September 13 - The first New York City Marathon begins. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September The New York City Marathon ( ING New York City Marathon for Sponsorship reasons is a major annual marathon (42
• September 15 - King Hussein of Jordan forms a military government with Muhammad Daoud as the prime minister. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was
• September 18 - Jimi Hendrix dies from choking on his own vomit while unconscious due to a barbiturate overdose in London. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system Depressants and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects from mild Sedation The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• September 19 - Kostas Georgakis sets himself ablaze in Genoa, Italy as a protest against the Greek military junta of 1967-1974. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Kostas Georgakis ( Κώστας Γεωργάκης) ( 23 August 1948 Corfu, Greece &ndash 19 September, 1970 Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group.
• September 20 - Syrian armored forces cross the Jordanian border. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• September 20 - Luna 16 lands on the Moon and lifts off the next day with samples. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Mission profile The Luna 16 automatic station was launched toward the Moon from a preliminary Earth orbit and after one mid-course correction on 13 September it entered It lands on Earth September 24. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.
• September 21 - Palestinian armored forces reinforce Palestinian guerillas in Irbidi, Jordan. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Irbid (إربد known in ancient times as Arabella, is The capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate, it is also the third largest city in Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern
• September 22 - Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as prime minister of Malaysia, and is succeeded by his deputy Tun Abdul Razak. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Sir Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, CH ( February 8 1903 &ndash December 6 For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and For other individuals named Abdul Razak, or some variation thereof see Abdul Razak (disambiguation.
• September 26 - The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²). Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a The Laguna Fire, previously known as the Kitchen Creek Fire and the Boulder Oaks Fire, was at its time the largest Wildfire in the history of California San Diego County is a County located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U
• September 27 - Richard Nixon begins a tour of Europe, visiting Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• September 28 - Gamal Abdal Nasser dies; Vice President Anwar Sadat is named temporary president of Egypt. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt.
• September 29 - The U. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. S. Congress gives President Richard Nixon authority to sell arms to Israel.
• September 29 - In Berlin, Baader-Meinhof Gang members rob 3 banks, with loot totaling over DM200,000. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one

October

• October 2 - The Wichita State University football team's "Gold" plane crashes in Colorado, killing most of the players. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Wichita State University (WSU is an American state-supported university located in the city of Wichita Kansas. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. They were on their way (along with administrators and fans) to a game with Utah State University. Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah.
• October 3 - In Lebanon, the government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami resigns. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Rashid Abdul Hamid Karami ( December 30 1921 &ndash June 1 1987) (رشيد كرامي was a Lebanese statesman
• October 4 - In Bolivia, Army Commander General Rogelio Miranda and a group of officers rebel and demand the resignation of President Alfredo Ovando Candía, who fires him. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Rogelio Miranda Valdivia was a Bolivian general He was also Bolivia Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1974&ndash1978 Alfredo Ovando Candía ( April 6, 1918 - January 24, 1982) was a Bolivian president and dictator (1964-66 and 1969-70 General
• October 4 - Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 27. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from
• October 5 - U. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople S. President Richard Nixon's European tour ends.
• October 5 - The Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) kidnaps James Cross in Montreal and demands release of all its imprisoned members. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople The Front de libération du Québec ( Québec Liberation Front commonly known as the FLQ, and sometimes referred to as Front de libération Québécois James Richard Cross, CMG (born September 29 1921 in Ireland) was a British diplomat in Canada who was kidnapped by the The next day the Canadian government announces it won't meet the demand, beginning Quebec's October Crisis. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist Kidnappings of government officials by members of the
• October 5 - The Public Broadcasting Service begins broadcasting. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the
• October 6 - Bolivian President Alfredo Ovando Candía resigns; General Rogelio Miranda takes over but resigns soon after. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Alfredo Ovando Candía ( April 6, 1918 - January 24, 1982) was a Bolivian president and dictator (1964-66 and 1969-70 General Rogelio Miranda Valdivia was a Bolivian general He was also Bolivia Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1974&ndash1978
• October 6 - French President Georges Pompidou visits the Soviet Union. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (5 July 1911 2 April 1974 was President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974
• October 7 - General Juan José Torres becomes the new President of Bolivia. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Juan José Torres González (1920— 2 June, 1976) was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader The President of Bolivia is the head of state of Bolivia. According to the current constitution the president is elected by popular vote for a single non-renewable five year
• October 8 - The U. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses S. Foreign Office announces that renewal of arms sales to Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• October 8 - Soviet author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn ( Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын) (December 11 1918 – August 3 2008 was a Russian Novelist The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred
• October 8 - Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects U. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based S. President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a maneuver to deceive world opinion. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) "
• October 9 - The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The Cambodian coup of 1970 refers to the removal of Prince Norodom Sihanouk and the subsequent elevation of Prime Minister Lon Nol as head of state under the The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• October 10 - Fiji becomes independent. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य
• October 10 - October Crisis: In Montreal, Quebec, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist Kidnappings of government officials by members of the Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Pierre Laporte ( 25 February, 1921 &ndash 17 October, 1970) was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and The Front de libération du Québec ( Québec Liberation Front commonly known as the FLQ, and sometimes referred to as Front de libération Québécois
• October 11 - Eleven French soldiers are killed in a shootout with rebels in Chad. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa.
• October 12 - Vietnam War: U. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia S. President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• October 13 - Canada and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• October 13 - Saeb Salam forms a government in Lebanon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Saeb Salam ( 1905 - 21 January 2000) ( Arabic: صائب سلام was a Lebanese politician who served as Prime Minister four Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• October 14 - A Chinese nuclear test is conducted in Lop Nor. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Lop Nur ( Chinese: 罗布泊 Pinyin: Luóbù Pō also Lake Lop, Lop Nuur) Lop Nor = Lob-nor = Lo-pu po
• October 15 - In Egypt, a referendum supports Anwar Sadat 90. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. 04%.
• October 15 - A section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses into the river below, killing 35 construction workers. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The West Gate Bridge is a large cable-stayed box girder Bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• October 15 - The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Cincinnati Reds in Games 5 of the World Series, 9-3, to win the series 4 games to 1 for their 2nd World Championship. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• October 16 - October Crisis: The Canadian government declares a state of emergency and outlaws the Quebec Liberation Front. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist Kidnappings of government officials by members of the A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies The Front de libération du Québec ( Québec Liberation Front commonly known as the FLQ, and sometimes referred to as Front de libération Québécois
• October 17 - October Crisis: Pierre Laporte is found killed in south Montreal. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Pierre Laporte ( 25 February, 1921 &ndash 17 October, 1970) was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and
• October 17 - A cholera epidemic breaks out in Istanbul. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
• October 17 - Anwar Sadat officially becomes President of Egypt. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost
• October 20 - The Soviet Union launches the Zond 8 lunar probe. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Zond 8, a member of the Soviet Union 's Zond program, was launched from an Earth orbiting platform Tyazheliy Sputnik (70-088B towards the Moon
• October 20 - Egyptian president Anwar Sadat names Mahmoud Fawzi as his prime minister. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Mahmoud Fawzi ( 18 September 1900 - 12 June 1981) was an Egyptian diplomat and political figure
• October 21 - A U. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. S. Air Force plane makes an emergency landing near Leninakan, Soviet Union. Gyumri ( Armenian: Գյումրի is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Soviets release the American officers, including 2 generals, November 10. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
• October 22 - Chilean army commander Rene Schneider is shot in Santiago; the government declares a state of emergency. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the General René Schneider Chereau ( December 31, 1913 - October 25, 1970) was the Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army Schneider dies October 25. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a
• October 24 - Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Salvador Isabelino Allende Gossens (June 26 1908 – September 11 1973 was President of Chile from November 1970 until his death during the coup d'état of Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
• October 25 - The wreck of Confederate submarine Hunley is found off Charleston, South Carolina, by pioneer underwater archaeologist, Dr. E. Lee Spence,^[1] then just 22 years old. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a History Hunley and two earlier submarines were privately developed and paid for by Horace Lawson Hunley, James McClintock, and Baxter Watson Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Underwater archaeology is the study of past Human life behaviours and cultures using the physical remains found in salt or Fresh water or buried beneath Edward Lee Spence (born 1947 in Germany is a pioneer in Underwater archaeology who studies Shipwrecks and Sunken treasure. Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a ship in warfare.
• October 26 - Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury debuts in approximately two dozen newspapers in the United States. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948) is an American Cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Doonesbury is a Comic strip by G B Trudeau that chronicles the adventures and lives of a vast array of different characters of different ages professions
• October 28 - In Jordan, the government of Ahmed Toukan resigns; the next prime minister is Wasfi Al-Tal. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Wasfi al-Tal (also Wasfi Tel) ( 1919 - November 28, 1971) (وصفي التل was prime minister of Jordan for several terms
• October 28 - A cholera outbreak in eastern Slovakia causes Hungary to close its border with Czechoslovakia. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium
• October 28 - Gary Gabelich drives the rocket-powered Blue Flame to an official world land speed record of 622. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Gary Gabelich ( August 29, 1940 – January 1984 was a Croatian American who set the Land 287 mph (1,001. 452863 km/h) on the dry lake bed of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Bonneville Salt Flats are a 159 square mile (412 km² Salt flat in northwestern Utah. The record, the first above 1,000 km/h, stands for nearly 13 years.
• October 30 - In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in 6 years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

November

• November 1 - Fire destroys the Le Cinq Sept dance hall in St. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Laurent Du Pont, France; 144 dead. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• November 3 - Democrats sweep the U. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. S. Congressional midterm elections; Ronald Reagan is reelected governor of California; Jimmy Carter is elected governor of Georgia. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002
• November 4 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - The United States turns control of the air base in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began soon after the Second World War and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War (1956-1975 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An airbase, sometimes referred to as an Air Force Station, a military Airport or airfield, provides basing and support of Military The Mekong Delta (đồng bằng sông Cửu Long “Nine Dragon river delta” is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
• November 4 - Social workers in Los Angeles, California take custody of Genie, a girl who had been kept in solitary confinement since her birth. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Genie is a Feral child who spent nearly all of the first thirteen years of her life locked inside a room
• November 5 - Vietnam War: The United States Military Assistance Command in Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in 5 years (24 soldiers died that week, which was the fifth consecutive week the death toll was below 50; 431 were reported wounded that week, however). Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• November 8 - Egypt, Libya and Sudan announce their intentions to form a federation. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
• November 9 - The Soviet Union launches Luna 17. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all See also Lunokhod 1 Lunokhod programme
• November 9 - Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6-3 not to hear a case by the state of Massachusetts, about the constitutionality of a state law granting Massachusetts residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• November 10 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - For the first time in 5 years, an entire week ends with no reports of United States combat fatalities in Southeast Asia. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began soon after the Second World War and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War (1956-1975 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• November 12 - Soviet author Andrei Amalrik is sentenced to 3 years for 'anti-Soviet' writings. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Andrei Alekseevich Amalrik (RussianАндрей Алексеевич Амальрик ( May 12 1938 Moscow - November 12 1980
• November 13 - Hafez al-Assad comes to power in Syria, following a military coup. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Hafez al-Assad (حافظ الأسد) ( October 6, 1930 &ndash June 10, 2000) was president of Syria, for three Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• November 13 - 1970 Bhola cyclone: A 120-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people (considered the 20th century's worst cyclone disaster). Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating Tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India 's West Bengal on A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding The Ganges Delta (also Sunderban Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a River delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh East Pakistan ( Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান Purbo Pakistan, Urdu: مشرقی پاکستان Mashriqi Pakistan) was ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
• November 14 - A fatal airplane accident in Wayne County, West Virginia, Southern Airlines Flight 932, claims the lives of all 75 onboard, including 37 players and 5 coaches from the Marshall University football team. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Wayne County is the westernmost County located in the US state of West Virginia. Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 commercial jet flight from Stallings Field (ISO in Kinston North Marshall University is a Coeducational public Research university in Huntington West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private subscription American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with
• November 17 - Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia William Laws Calley Jr (born June 8, 1943, in Miami, Florida) is American war criminal U The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost
• November 17 - Luna program: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers The Luna programme (from the Russian word "Luna" meaning "Moon" occasionally called Lunik or Lunnik, was a series of Robotic spacecraft The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Lunokhod 1 ( Луноход, moon walker in Russian) was the first of two unmanned lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Mare Imbrium, Latin for "Sea of Showers" or "Sea of Rains" is a vast Lunar mare (mahr'-ay filling a basin on Earth 's Moon This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world, and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft. See also Lunokhod 1 Lunokhod programme
• November 18 - U. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull S. President Richard Nixon asks the U.S. Congress for US$155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government (US$85 million is for military assistance to prevent the overthrow of the government of Premier Lon Nol by the Khmer Rouge and North Vietnam). The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Lon Nol (​ November 13, 1913 - November 17, 1985) was a Cambodian Politician and Soldier who served as Prime The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm was the Communist ruling political party of Cambodia &mdashwhich it renamed The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
• November 18 - The United Nations Security Council demands that no government recognize Rhodesia. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence
• November 19 - European Economic Community prime ministers meet in Munich. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany.
• November 21 - Syrian Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad forms a new government but retains the post of defense minister. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Hafez al-Assad (حافظ الأسد) ( October 6, 1930 &ndash June 10, 2000) was president of Syria, for three
• November 21 - In Ethiopia, the Eritrean Liberation Front kills an Ethiopian general. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Eritrean Liberation Front was the main secessionist movement in Eritrea which sought Eritrea's Independence from Ethiopia during the 1960s and 1970s
• November 21 - Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast - A joint Air Force and Army team raids the Son Tay prison camp in an attempt to free American POWs thought to be held there (no Americans are killed, but the prisoners have already moved to another camp; all U. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Operation Ivory Coast was a United States special military operation conducted in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. There is a district in Quang Ngai Province named Son Tay Quang Ngai. S. POWs are moved to a handful of central prison complexes as a result of this raid).
• November 22 - Guinean president Sekou Toure accuses Portugal of an attack when hundreds of mercenaries land near the capital Conakry. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea Ahmed Sékou Touré (var Ahmen Seku Ture) (January 9 1922--March 26 1984 was an African political leader and president of the Republic of Guinea Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Conakry or Konakry ( Malinké: Kɔnakiri) is the Capital and largest city of Guinea.
• November 23-November 24 - The Guinean army repels the landing attempts. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal
• November 23 - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! makes its network TV debut, when CBS telecasts the 1955 film version as a three-hour Thanksgiving special. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The 1943 musical play Oklahoma!, written by Composer Richard Rodgers and Lyricist / Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival.
• November 25-November 29 - A UN delegation arrives to investigate the Guinea situation. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
• November 25 - In Tokyo, author and Tatenokai militia leader Yukio Mishima and his followers take over the headquarters of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The Tatenokai (楯の会 or Shield Society was a private Militia in Japan dedicated to traditional Japanese values and veneration of the Emperor was the pseudonym of, a Japanese author poet and The, or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of the post- World War II American occupation of Japan When Mishima's speech fails to sway public opinion towards his right-wing political beliefs, he commits seppuku. is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by Disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for Samurai.
• November 26 - East Pakistan leader Sheik Mujibur Rahman accuses the central government of negligence in catastrophe relief. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান ''Shekh Mujibur Rôhman''
• November 26 - Pope Paul VI begins an Asian tour. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Pope
• November 27 - Bolivian artist Benjamin Mendoza tries to assassinate Pope Paul VI during his visit in Manila. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Pope The City of Manila
• November 30 - Formation of British Caledonian Airways Ltd. (BCal). Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats British Caledonian came into being in November 1970 when the Scottish Charter airline Caledonian Airways, at the time Britain 's second-largest

December

• December 1 - The Italian House of Representatives accepts the new divorce law. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.
• December 1 - Ethiopia recognizes the People's Republic of China. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• December 1 - The Basque ETA kidnaps West German Eugen Beihl in San Sebastián. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián
• December 1 - Luis Echeverría becomes president of Mexico. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born January 17, 1922) served as President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976 The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos
• December 2 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire
• December 3 - October Crisis: In Montreal, Quebec, kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross is released by the Front de Libération du Québec terrorist group after being held hostage for 60 days. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located James Richard Cross, CMG (born September 29 1921 in Ireland) was a British diplomat in Canada who was kidnapped by the The Front de libération du Québec ( Québec Liberation Front commonly known as the FLQ, and sometimes referred to as Front de libération Québécois Police negotiate his release and in return the Government of Canada grants 5 terrorists from the FLQ's Chenier Cell their request for safe passage to Cuba. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• December 3 - Burgos Trial: In Burgos, Spain, a trial begins of 16 Basques terrorism suspects. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French History Early man of Neanderthal occupied sites around Burgos as early as 800000 years ago Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France.
• December 4 - The Spanish government declares a 3-month martial law in the Basque county of Guipuzco, due to strikes and demonstrations. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song.
• December 4 - The U. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. N. announces that Portuguese navy and army units were responsible for the attempted invasion of Guinea.
• December 5 - The Asian and Australian tour of Pope Paul VI ends. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.
• December 7 - Giovanni Enrico Bucher, the Swiss ambassador to Brazil, is kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro; kidnappers demand the release of 70 political prisoners. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil
• December 7 - The U. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways N. General Assembly supports the isolation of South Africa due to its apartheid policies. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• December 7 - During his visit to the Polish capital, German Chancellor Willy Brandt goes down on his knees in front of a monument to the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Jewish Ghettos located in the territory of General Government during World War II, established by
• December 12 - A landslide in western Colombia leaves 200 dead. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• December 13 - The government of Poland announces increases in the price of food. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Riots and looting lead to a bloody confrontation between the rioters and the government on December 15, and martial law December 17-22. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of December 23 the government will freeze the food prices for two years. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city
• December 15 - The USSR's Venera 7 becomes the first spacecraft to land successfully on Venus and transmit data back to Earth. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The Venera 7 (Венера-7 was a Soviet Spacecraft part of the Venera series of probes to Venus.
• December 15 - South Korean ferry Namyong Ho capsized off Korean Strait, 308 killed. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Korea Strait is a sea passage between South Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea in
• December 16 - The Ethiopian government declares a state of emergency in the county of Eritrea, due to the activities of the Eritrean Liberation Front. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies The Eritrean Liberation Front was the main secessionist movement in Eritrea which sought Eritrea's Independence from Ethiopia during the 1960s and 1970s
• December 20 - General Secretary of the Polish Communist Party, Władysław Gomułka, resigns; Edward Gierek replaces him. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary This article is about the 1918-1938 Communist Party of Poland Władysław Gomułka ( February 6, 1905, Krosno - September 1, 1982) was a Polish Communist leader Edward Gierek ( January 6 1913 - July 29 2001) was a Polish communist politician
• December 20 - An Egyptian delegation leaves for Moscow to ask for economic and military aid. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Military aid is Aid which is used to assist an ally in its defense efforts or to assist a poor country in maintaining control over its own territory
• December 22 - The Libyan Revolutionary Council declares that it will nationalize all foreign banks in the country. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
• December 22 - Franz Stangl, the ex-commander of Treblinka, is sentenced to life imprisonment. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Franz Stangl ( March 26, 1908 &ndash June 28, 1971) was an SS officer commandant of the Sobibór and of Treblinka Treblinka II was a German Extermination camp in occupied Poland during World War II.
• December 23 - The Bolivian government releases Regis Debray. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Jules Régis Debray (born 1940 is a French Intellectual, Journalist, government official and Professor.
• December 23 - The North Tower of the World Trade Center is topped out at 1,368 feet, making it the tallest building in the world. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan
• December 25 - The ETA releases Eugen Beihl. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist
• December 27 - India's president declares new elections. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• December 28 - Burgos Trial: Three Basques are sentenced to death (3 twice), others sentenced for 12-62 years, and 1 is released. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of
• December 28 - The suspected killers of Pierre Laporte, Jacques & Paul Rose and Francis Sunard, are arrested near Montreal. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Pierre Laporte ( 25 February, 1921 &ndash 17 October, 1970) was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and
• December 30 - In Viscaya, Spain, Basque county, 15,000 go on strike to protest the Burgos trial death sentences. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Vizcaya (also called Biscay is one of the 52 electoral districts ( circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain.
• December 30 - Francisco Franco commutes the death sentences of the Burgos Trial defendants to 30 years in prison. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid
• December 31 - Paul McCartney sues in Great Britain to dissolve the Beatles's legal partnership. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

Undated

• The first Regional Technical Colleges open in Ireland. A Regional Technical College ( RTC) is a type of College in Ireland now replaced by an Institute of Technology ( IT) Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• Disappearance of Sada Abe, Japanese former prostitute and later actress. is infamous in Japan for erotically asphyxiating her lover, on May 18, 1936, and then cutting off his Penis and Testicles For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
• Discovery in England of the Sweet Track, the World's oldest engineered roadway. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Sweet Track is an ancient Causeway in the Somerset Levels, England. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places.
• First laminated tube toothpaste type go on sale brand for White and White by Japanese toiletry company of Lion. is a manufacturer of Detergent, Soap, Medications and Oral hygiene products and other toiletries (August in Japan)

Ongoing

• Computer Age and Cold War. Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present era Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Also, The Troubles.

World population

World population
	1970	1965		1975
World	3,692,492,000	3,334,874,000	357,618,000	4,068,109,000	1
Africa	357,283,000	313,744,000	43,539,000	408,160,000	50,877,000
Asia	2,143,118,000	1,899,424,000	243,694,000	2,397,512,000	254,394,000
Europe	655,855,000	634,026,000	21,829,000	675,542,000	19,687,000
Latin-America	284,856,000	250,452,000	34,404,000	321,906,000	37,050,000
North America	231,937,000	219,570,000	12,367,000	243,425,000	11,488,000
Oceania	19,443,000	17,657,000	1,786,000	21,564,000	2,121,000

Births

1970 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1970 MCMLXX
Ab urbe condita	2723
Armenian calendar	1419 ԹՎ ՌՆԺԹ
Bahá'í calendar	126 – 127
Berber calendar	2920
Buddhist calendar	2514
Burmese calendar	1332
Chinese calendar	4606/4666-11-24 (己酉年十一月廿四日) — to — 4607/4667-12-4 (庚戌年十二月初四日)
Coptic calendar	1686 – 1687
Ethiopian calendar	1962 – 1963
Hebrew calendar	5730 – 5731
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2025 – 2026
- Shaka Samvat	1892 – 1893
- Kali Yuga	5071 – 5072
Holocene calendar	11970
Iranian calendar	1348 – 1349
Islamic calendar	1389 – 1390
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 45 (昭和45年)
Korean calendar	4303
Thai solar calendar	2513
Unix time	0 – 31535999
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January-February

• January 1 - Kimberly Page, American model
• January 3 - Christian Duguay, American comedian
• January 6 - Julie Chen, American television host
• January 6 - Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player and model
• January 9 - Lara Fabian, Canadian/Belgian singer
• January 12 - Zack de la Rocha, American musician (Rage Against the Machine)
• January 13 - Keith Coogan, American actor
• January 13 - Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Kimberly Page (born Kimberly Lynn Bacon on January 1, 1970 in Chicago Illinois) is an American actress and former Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. This page is about the American comic actor For the Canadian director see Christian Duguay (director. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Julie Suzanne Chen (born January 6, 1970) is an American Television personality, news anchor Journalist, and producer Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Gabrielle Allyse Reece (born January 6 1970 is an American professional Volleyball player sports announcer and fashion model. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian - Italian Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is an American rapper, Singer Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Keith Coogan (b January 13 1970, Palm Springs California) is an American Actor and the grandson of Jackie Coogan, the Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Marco Pantani ( January 13, 1970 &ndash February 14, 2004) was an Italian Road racing cyclist widely regarded as being one 2004)
• January 15 - Shane McMahon, American professional wrestler and wrestling executive
• January 17 - Jeremy Roenick, American hockey player
• January 17 - Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian animator
• January 19 - Tim Foster, British rower
• January 19 - Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian
• January 20 - Mitch Benn, British comedian and songwriter
• January 20 - Skeet Ulrich, American actor
• January 22 - Alex Ross, American comic artist
• January 24 - Matthew Lillard, American actor
• January 29 - Heather Graham, American actress
• January 29 - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian shooter
• January 31 - Minnie Driver, English actress
• February 1 - Malik Sealy, American basketball player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Jeremy James Roenick (born January 17, 1970, in Boston Massachusetts, United States) is a professional Ice hockey player currently Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Genndy Tartakovsky (Геннадий Тартаковский (Gennadiy Tartakovskiy born January 17 1970 is an Emmy Award -winning Russian born Jewish- Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Timothy "Tim" Foster (born 19 January 1970) is a British Rower. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. also known as Udo is Japanese musician and comedian He used to be member of Japanese band UltraCats and is member of Owarai group. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Mitch Benn (born Mitchell John Benn 20 January 1970) is a British Musician of Liverpudlian / Scottish descent and stand-up Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Brian Ray "Skeet" Ulrich (born January 20, 1970) is an American Actor who starred in the CBS drama Jericho that Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American Comic book painter, Illustrator and Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American Actor. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Lt Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born January 29, 1970 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan) is an Indian Shooter Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Minnie Driver (born January 31 1970) is an Emmy - BAFTA - and Academy Award -nominated English actress and Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Malik Sealy ( February 1 1970 &ndash May 20 2000) was an American professional Basketball player active from 1992 until 2000)
• February 3 - Keith Carney, American hockey (Minnesota Wild)
• February 4 - Nicole Wood, Playboy playmate
• February 8 - Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
• February 8 - John Filan, Australian footballer
• February 9 - Glenn McGrath, Australian test cricketer
• February 14 - Sean Hill, American hockey player (Minnesota Wild)
• February 14 - Simon Pegg, British comedian,actor and writer
• February 15 - Gloria Trevi, Mexican singer and actress
• February 21 - Dayna Devon, American news anchor
• February 22 - Dominic Roussel, Canadian ice hockey player
• February 24 - Jeff Garcia, American football player
• February 26 - Linda Brava, Finnish violinist
• February 27 - Matthias Lechner, German art director
• February 28 - Daniel Handler, American author

March-April

• March 4 - Andrea Bendewald, American actress
• March 5 - John Frusciante, musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• March 5 - Mike Brown, American basketball coach
• March 8 - Jason Elam, American football player
• March 9 - Shannon Leto, American actor and musician (30 Seconds to Mars)
• March 9 - Stuart Neild, English author
• March 9 - Martin Johnson, English rugby player
• March 10 - Antonio Edwards, American football player
• March 16 - Paul Oscar (Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson), Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey
• March 18 - Queen Latifah, American rapper, record producer, and actress
• March 22 - Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
• March 24 - Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
• March 24 - Sharon Corr, Irish musician (The Corrs)
• March 27 - Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
• March 27 - Mariah Carey, American singer
• March 27 - Leila Pahlavi, Iranian princess (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Keith Edward Carney (born February 3, 1970 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a Professional Ice hockey defenseman The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Nicole Wood (b February 4, 1970, Canton Ohio) is an American model. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr (born February 8, 1970, in Chesapeake Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player who Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. John Filan (born February 8, 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer goalkeeper. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced) (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo New South Wales) nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Sean Hill (born February 14, 1970 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American professional Ice hockey player The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Gloria Trevi (born Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz on February Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Dayna Devon (born February 21, 1970, in San Antonio Texas) is an Emmy award -winning American journalist was the co-anchor with Mark McGrath Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970 in Hull, Quebec) is a retired professional Ice hockey Goaltender. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the This article is about the Tampa Bay football player For the comedian/voice actor see Jeff Garcia. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Linda Brava, real name Linda Lampenius (born on February 26, 1970 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish classical Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Matthias Lechner (born February 27, 1970) is a motion picture Set designer and Art director. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Daniel Handler (born February 28 1970 is an American writer, Screenwriter and Accordionist He is best known for his work under the Pen name Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Andrea R Bendewald (born 4 March 1970) is an American actress best known for her role as "Maddy Piper" on Suddenly Susan Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a John Anthony Frusciante (pronounced) (born March 5 1970 is an American Guitarist, singer songwriter and record producer Red Hot Chili Peppers are Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Mike Brown (born March 5, 1970 in Columbus Ohio) is an American Basketball coach Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Jason Elam (born March 8, 1970 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida) is an American football Placekicker for the Atlanta Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Shannon Christopher Leto (born March 9 1970) is an American Drummer and an occasional Actor. 30 Seconds to Mars (or Thirty Seconds to Mars and often abbreviated to 30STM) is an American rock band from Los Angeles California Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Stuart Neild (born 1970 is an English supernatural and horror author Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970 is a former Rugby union footballer who represented and captained England and Leicester. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Antonio Edwards (born March 10, 1970 in Moultrie Georgia) is a former American football Defensive lineman in the National Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (born 16 March 1970 known internationally as Páll Óskar and Paul Oscar, is an Icelandic pop singer, Songwriter Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Leontine Martha Henrica Petronella 'Leontien' van Moorsel (born March 22 1970 in Boekel) is a Dutch Racing cyclist. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American Actress. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born March 24 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Elizabeth Mitchell may refer to Elizabeth Mitchell (actress (b Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Princess Leila of Iran ( Leila Pahlavi) (Persian لیلا پهلوی ‎ March 27, 1970 – June 10, 2001) Born in Tehran 2001)
• March 28 - Vince Vaughn, American actor, writer, and producer
• April 4 - Barry Pepper, Canadian actor
• April 4 - Wendy Bell, American news reader
• April 5 - Miho Hatori, Japanese singer and songwriter (Cibo Matto)
• April 11 - Delroy Pearson, British singer Five Star
• April 12 - Nick Hexum, American singer and guitarist
• April 13 - Rick Schroder, American actor
• April 13 - Eduardo Capetillo, Mexican actor and singer
• April 17 - Redman, American rapper
• April 18 - Greg Eklund, American drummer (Everclear)
• April 19 - Luis Miguel, Mexican singer
• April 20 - Adriano Moraes, Brazilian rodeo performer
• April 21 - Nicole Sullivan, American actress, comedian, and writer
• April 22 - Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer, actress, model and record producer
• April 23 - Sadao Abe, Japanese actor
• April 25 - Jason Lee, American skateboarder and actor
• April 26 - Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, American singer
• April 29 - Andre Agassi, American tennis player
• April 29 - Uma Thurman, American actress

May-June

• May 3 - Jeffrey Sebelia, American fashion designer
• May 5 - Will Arnett, Canadian actor
• May 5 - Naomi Klein, Canadian journalist and activist
• May 5 - Todd Newton, American game show host
• May 6 - Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
• May 8 - Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer
• May 9 - Doug Christie, NBA basketball player and star of BET J's reality show Committed: The Christies
• May 12 - Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
• May 13? - Alison Goldfrapp, English singer
• May 15 - Ronald de Boer and Frank de Boer, Dutch footballers
• May 15 - Rod Smith, American football player
• May 16 - Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player
• May 17 - Joe Castro, American film director
• May 18 - Tina Fey, American writer, comedian, and actress
• May 19 - Mario Dumont, Canadian politician
• May 20 - Louis Theroux, British-American TV personality and author
• May 22 - Naomi Campbell, English model and actress
• May 23 - Yigal Amir, Israeli assassin of the Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin
• May 24 - Jeff Zgonina, American football player
• May 25 - Jamie Kennedy, American actor and comedian
• May 25 - Satsuki Yukino, Japanese voice actress
• May 26 - Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese cartoonist
• May 27 - Joseph Fiennes, English actor
• May 30 - Jeffrey Sebelia, American fashion designer and winner of Project Runway Season 3
• June 2 - B-Real, American rapper
• June 3 - Ammon McNeely, American rock climber
• June 4 - Izabella Scorupco, Polish actress
• June 6 - Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler
• June 6 - Andrian Dushev, Bulgarian canoer
• June 8 - Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
• June 8 - Kelli Williams, American actress
• June 10 - Mike Doughty, American singer
• June 13 - Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970) is a Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy -nominated Canadian -born Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Wendy Bell was born April 4, 1970. She grew up in Calabasas CA, and graduated from the University of Missouri Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop is a singer and songwriter primarily known as the vocalist of the New York City group Cibo Matto. Cibo Matto (meaning crazy food in Italian, and tʃiːbo matːo was a New York City -based band formed by Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Delroy Pearson (born April 11 1970 in Romford, England) is a British Singer and a member of the pop group Five Star, (also known as 5 Star) were a British pop / R&B group from Romford, Essex, formed in 1983 Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970) is an American musician currently the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Omaha Nebraska Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Richard Bartlett “Ricky” Schroder Jr (born April 13, 1970) is a Golden Globe Award -winning American actor who began his career as a child Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Eduardo Capetillo (born in April 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor and singer Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17 1970) better known by his Stage name Redman, is an American rapper and Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Greg Eklund (born April 18 1970 in Jacksonville Florida) was the Drummer for the American Rock band Everclear Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 19, 1970) known as Luis Miguel, is a Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Adriano Silva Moraes (born April 20, 1970 in Quintana, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Rodeo performer specializing in Bull Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Nicole Julianne Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress, voice actress, and Comedian. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born April 22 1970 is a Filipino Singer, Actress, Record producer, and TV host Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at is a Japanese Actor. He is also the lead singer of the Japanese rock band Group Tamashii. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American Actor and former professional skateboarder. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Tionne Tenese Watkins (born April 26 1970) better known by her Stage name T-Boz, is an American R&B singer and a Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Uma Karuna Thurman ( IPA: /ˈumə ˈθɝmən/ born April 29 1970 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Jeffrey Sebelia (born May 3, 1970) is an American Fashion designer and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra which he heads from a Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John William "Will" Emerson Arnett (born May 5, 1970) is an Emmy Award -nominated Canadian Actor known for his role as Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Naomi Klein (b 8 May 1970, Montreal Quebec) is a Canadian Journalist, Author and activist well known for her Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John James Todd Newton (born May 5, 1970 in Oakville Missouri) is an entertainment personality and a two-time Game show host. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Kavan Smith (born May 6, 1970) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Major Evan Lorne in Stargate SG-1 and Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Michael Gwyl Bevan (born 8 May 1970 in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory) is a former Australian left-handed cricket batsman and a slow left arm chinaman bowler Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of For the Canadian Lawyer of the same name see Doug Christie (lawyer. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Early years Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in Bright's Grove, Ontario where he learned to golf at Huron Oaks Golf Course and Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Alison Goldfrapp (born Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrap on May 13 1966, in Enfield, London) is an English Singer Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Ronald de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a former Dutch football Midfielder who has played Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch professional footballer. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Roderick "Rod" Smith (born May 15, 1970, in Texarkana, Arkansas) is a former American football Wide receiver Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b May 16 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional Tennis player Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Joe Castro (born May 17, 1970) is an American director whose movies are Budget or B movies. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18 1970 is a Golden Globe - five time Emmy - and SAG Award -winning American Writer Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Mario Dumont (born May 19 1970 in Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna Quebec) is a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Louis Sebastian Theroux (born 20 May 1970) is a British broadcaster holding both British and US citizenship best known for his television Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970 is an English model, Singer, Author, Actress, and Fashion designer. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is a frequently vandalized article and vandalism is reverted immediately For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Jeffrey Marc Zgonina (born May 24, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football Defensive tackle in the National Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. better known by her stage name, is a popular Japanese voice actress. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place is a Japanese Mangaka, best known for his Samurai -themed series Rurouni Kenshin. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Joseph Alberic Fiennes ( "fines" born May 27, 1970) is an Screen Actors Guild award-winning English Film Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Jeffrey Sebelia (born May 3, 1970) is an American Fashion designer and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra which he heads from a Project Runway Season 3 was the third season of Project Runway, Bravo 's successful reality competition for fashion designers Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Louis Freese, better known by his Stage name B-Real, is a rapper of Mexican and Afro-Cuban heritage Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Ammon McNeely (born June 3, 1970) is an American rock climber, who holds the most Speed Climbing World Records and First Rock climbing is a Sport in which participants climb up or across natural rock formations or man-made rock walls with the goal of reaching the Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Izabella Dorota Scorupco (born June 4 1970 in Białystok, Poland, original last name was Skorupko) is a Polish -born Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Andrian Pavlov Dushev (Андриан Павлов Душев born June 6, 1970 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian canoer and former Olympic world Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Gabrielle Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is a Democratic Politician from Tucson, Arizona. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Kelli Renee Williams (born June 8, 1970 in Los Angeles California) is an American actress. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Mike Doughty (born June 10 1970) is an American singer and songwriter Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Mikael Ljungberg ( June 13, 1970 &ndash November 17, 2004) was a Swedish wrestler from Gothenburg. 2004)
• June 13 - Rivers Cuomo, American musician
• June 15 - Leah Remini, American actress
• June 16 - Phil Mickelson, American golfer
• June 17 - Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer
• June 17 - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
• June 19 - MJ Hibbett, English singer-songwriter
• June 19 - Quincy Watts, American athlete
• June 19 - Brian Welch, American guitarist
• June 20 - Russell Garcia, British field hockey player
• June 20 - Moulay Rachid, Prince of Morocco
• June 21 - Pete Rock, American rapper/DJ/producer
• June 22 - Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician, artist, producer and businessman
• June 22 - Freddy Soto, American comedian and actor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970) is a Musician best known as the lead Singer, Guitarist, and principal Songwriter Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Career summary Early years through college Mickelson was born in San Diego California and raised there and in Arizona. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Sasha Sökol (born June 17, 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican Singer and Actress. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Will Forte (born June 17 1970 is an American Actor, Writer, and Comedian. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Mark John ("MJ" Hibbett (born June 19, 1970) is an English Guitarist Singer-songwriter, often compared to Billy Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Quincy D Watts (born June 19, 1970) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Brian Phillip Welch (born June 19, 1970) better known as Head, is an American Musician best known as the former one of two guitarists Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Russell Simon Garcia (born June 20 1970)in Portsmouth England Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan (الأمير مولي رشيد بن الحسن was born on Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21 1970 in Bronx New York) is an American DJ, Record producer, and Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Michel Elefteriades ( Μιχαήλ Ελευθεριάδης in Greek) is a Greek - Lebanese Politician, Artist, Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Alfred Soto Jr ( June 22 1970 &ndash July 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Writer and Actor.
• June 25 - Lucy Benjamin, British actress
• June 26 - Patrick Norton, American writer and television host
• June 26 - Chris O'Donnell, American actor
• June 27 - Jim Edmonds, baseball player
• June 27 - Vitamin C, American singer
• June 27 - Jo Frost, English nanny and television host
• June 28 - Steve Burton. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Lucy Benjamin (born 25 June 1970) is an English Actress. Career Born Lucy Jane Baker in Reading, Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Patrick Norton (born June 26 1970, Urbana Illinois) is most commonly known as the former co-host and managing editor of The Screen Savers Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26 1970 is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor, perhaps best known for playing Robin in the Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden James Patrick "Jim" Edmonds (born June 27, 1970 in Fullerton, California) is a left-handed Center fielder for Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969, although other sources list July 20, 1970) is an American Pop music singer Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Joanne A "Jo" Frost (born June 27, 1971) is an English Nanny and the central figure of the Reality television programme Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Jack Stephen "Steve" Burton (born June 28 1970) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for playing Jason Morgan on American actor
• June 30 - Brian Bloom, American actor

July-August

• July 2 - Steve Morrow, Northern Irish footballer
• July 3 - Teemu Selänne, National Hockey League player
• July 3 - Shawnee Smith, American actress
• July 5 - Mac Dre, American rapper (d. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Brian Keith Bloom (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor Bloom was born in Long Island, New York, the brother of actor Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow (born July 2, 1970 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former football player Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Shawnee Smith (born July 3, 1970) is an American Actress. As well as the many Films and Television shows in which Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Andre Hicks ( July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004) better known by his Stage name, Mac Dre. 2004)
• July 6 - Grant Bond (cartoonist), Comic book artist and writer
• July 6 - Martin Smith, English singer and songwriter
• July 7 - Wayne McCullough, Northern Irish boxer
• July 8 - Beck, American singer
• July 9 - Trent Green, National Football League quarterback
• July 10 - Gary LeVox, American singer
• July 10 - Mike Doughty, American singer
• July 11 - Saj Karim, British politician
• July 23 - Thea Dorn, German writer
• July 29 - Andi Peters, British TV presenter and producer
• July 30 - Christopher Nolan, English writer and director
• August 1 - David James (footballer), English football goalkeeper
• August 2 - Tony Amonte, American hockey player
• August 2 - Kevin Smith, American screenwriter, film director, and actor
• August 4 - Pete Abrams, American webcomic artist, author of Sluggy Freelance
• August 6 - M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American film director, writer, producer, and actor
• August 12 - Jim Schlossnagle, baseball coach
• August 13 - Alan Shearer, English footballer
• August 13 - Will Clarke, American novelist
• August 14 - Leah Purcell, Australian actress
• August 16
  • Bonnie Bernstein, American sportscaster (ESPN)
  • Dean Del Mastro, Canadian Member of Parliament
• August 17 - Jim Courier, American tennis player
• August 18 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor
• August 19 - Joseph Cartagena (Fat Joe), American rapper
• August 20 - John D. Carmack, American computer game programmer
• August 20 - Fred Durst, American singer
• August 21 - Erik Dekker, Dutch professional cyclist
• August 23
  • Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian
  • River Phoenix, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Grant Bond is a Comic book artist and writer living in Kansas City Kansas. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England For other people of the same name see Martin Smith. Martin James Smith (born 6 July 1970) is an English Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Wayne William McCullough (born 7 July 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a professional boxer. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Trent Jason Green (born July 9, 1970 in) is an American football Quarterback for the St Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Gary LeVox (born Gary Wayne Vernon Jr on July 10, 1970 in Columbus, Ohio) is the lead vocalist of American Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Mike Doughty (born June 10 1970) is an American singer and songwriter Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Sajjad H Karim (nickname "Saj" born 11 July 1970 is a Member of the European Parliament for North West England. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Christiane Scherer (born July 23 1970) better known as Thea Dorn, is a German writer of Crime fiction and TV host Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Andi Peters (born 29 July 1970 in Chelsea, London) is an English Television presenter, Voice actor and Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Christopher Jonathan James Nolan (born July 30 1970 is a Film director, writer and producer. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Anthony Lewis "Tony" Amonte (born August 2, 1970 in Hingham, Massachusetts) is a professional Ice hockey right Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970 is an American Screenwriter, Writer, Film director, Actor and Comic book writer Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Pete Abrams (born August 4, 1970) is the writer and illustrator of the online Comic strip Sluggy Freelance. Sluggy Freelance is a popular long-running daily Webcomic written and drawn by Pete Abrams. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (ˈʃaməˈlan ( Malayalam: മനോജ് നെല്ലിയട്ടു ശ്യാമളന്‍ Tamil: மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Jim Schlossnagle (born August 12, 1970 in Hagerstown Maryland) is currently the head Baseball coach at Texas Christian University Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Will Clarke (born 13 August 1970) is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles A Spy Novel (sort of and Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Leah Purcell (born 14 August 1970) is an Australian actress from Murgon in the Kingaroy district of Queensland. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Bonnie Bernstein (born August 16, 1970, in Brooklyn New York) is an American television sports reporter and anchor ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Dean A Del Mastro, (born August 16, 1970 in Peterborough Ontario) is a Canadian politician and a Conservative Member of Canada's Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli James Spencer "Jim" Courier Jr (born August 17 1970 in Sanford Florida) is a former world number one professional Tennis player from the Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970) is an American television Actor, director and musician known primarily for his roles in Sitcoms Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine John D Carmack II (born August 20 1970) is an American Game programmer, and the co-founder of Id Software. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American Actor, director and Musician, known primarily Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Hendrik ("Erik" Dekker (born August 21, 1970 in Hoogeveen) is a retired Dutch professional Road racing cyclist active from Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Jay Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr on August 23, 1970) is an American actor and Stand-up comedian. River Jude Phoenix ( August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American Film Actor. 1993)
  • Fabian Wilnis, Dutch footballer
• August 24 - Kristyn Robyn Osborn, American Singer (SHeDAISY)
• August 25 - Claudia Schiffer, German model
• August 27 - Jim Thome, baseball player
• August 27 - Peter Ebdon, English snooker player
• August 28 - Sherrié Austin, Australian actress and singer
• August 29 - Jacco Eltingh, Dutch tennis player
• August 30 - Guang Liang, Malaysian singer
• August 31 - Deborah Gibson, American singer

September-October

• September 1 - Hwang Jung-min, South Korean actor
• September 4 - Daisy Dee, Dutch singer and actress
• September 5 - Liam Lynch, American musician, comedian, puppetteer, creator of the Sifl and Olly Show. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Fabian Lloyd Wilnis (born August 23, 1970 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch right-sided defender who currently plays for Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River SHeDAISY (ʃə'deɪzi is an American Country music group founded in the late 1990s by sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn (b Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model and actress who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s due to her close resemblance Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan James Howard "Jim" Thome (ˈtʰoʊˌmeɪ born August 27 1970 in) is a Major League Baseball Designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Peter Ebdon (born August 27, 1970 in Kettering, England) is an English professional Snooker player and former Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Sherrié Austin (born Sherrié Veronica Krenn, August 28, 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born August 29, 1970 in Heerde) is a former professional male tennis player and former world number one doubles player from Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Michael Wong ( born August 30, 1970, is a Malaysian Chinese singer and composer Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American Singer-songwriter who was a teen pop icon Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Desiree Rollocks (better known as Daisy Dee) is a famous Singer, actress and TV host especially well known in the German speaking world Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Liam Lynch (born September 5, 1970) is a Musician, Puppeteer, and director.
• September 8 - Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
• September 8 - Benny Ibarra, Mexican singer
• September 9 - Macy Gray, American singer
• September 10 - Phaswane Mpe, South African writer (d. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Latrell Fontaine Sprewell (born September 8 1970 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is a former American professional Basketball player Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Benny Ibarra De Llano (born September 8, 1970 in Mexico City) is a singer musician producer and actor Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Phaswane Mpe, ( September 10 1970 &ndash December 12 2004) was a South African Poet and Novelist. 2004)
• September 10 - Jeff Marx, Broadway composer
• September 14 - Craig Montoya, American musician (Everclear)
• September 15 - Jukka Jokikokko, Finnish musician and studio engineer
• September 18 - Darren Gough, English cricketer
• September 19 - Dan Bylsma, American ice hockey player
• September 19 - Takanori Nishikawa, Japanese singer
• September 19 - Yuka Imai, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
• September 20 - Gert Verheyen, Belgian footballer
• September 21 - Bridget Moynahan, American actress
• September 22 - Mike Matheny, baseball player
• September 23 - Ani DiFranco, American musician
• September 27 - Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese professional shogi player
• September 28 - Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skater
• September 29 - Emily Lloyd, English actress
• September 29 - Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler
• September 30 - Mark Smith, former Gladiators player
• October 2 - Kelly Ripa, American actress and talk-show hostess
• October 3 - Princess Ivori, American rapper, author, motivational speaker and radio/tv personality
• October 4 - Richard Hancox, English footballer
• October 4 - Zdravko Zdravkov, Bulgarian footballer
• October 6 - Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer
• October 8 - Matt Damon, American actor
• October 8 - Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video game and film director (Final Fantasy VII Advent Children)
• October 9 - Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer
• October 10 - Bai Ling, Chinese actress
• October 10 - Sir Matthew Pinsent, British Olympic winning rower
• October 11 - Andy Marriott, English footballer
• October 12 - Kirk Cameron, American actor
• October 12 - Charlie Ward, Professional football and basketball player
• October 15 - Ginuwine, American singer
• October 15 - Eric Benét, American singer
• October 17 - Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
• October 17 - Marciano Vink, Dutch footballer
• October 18 - Jose Padilla, American gang member and alleged terrorist
• October 24 - Jarkko Martikainen, Finnish rock musician
• October 25 - Adam Goldberg, American actor
• October 27 - Felix Bwalya, a fighter
• October 28 - Alan Peter Cayetano, Filipino politician and current senator
• October 29 - Philip Cocu, Dutch footballer
• October 29 - Edwin van der Sar, Dutch footballer
• October 30 - Nia Long, American actress
• October 31 - Linn Berggren, Swedish singer (Ace of Base)

November-December

• November 2 - Sharmell Sullivan, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) valet and former Nitro Girl
• November 3 - Dawn Marie Psaltis, former Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE performer
• November 5 - Javy López, American baseball player
• November 6 - Ethan Hawke, American actor, writer, and film director
• November 7 - Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician (The Divine Comedy)
• November 9 - Chris Jericho, Canadian pro wrestler
• November 9 - Susan Tedeschi, American musician and singer
• November 12 - Tonya Harding, American figure skater
• November 12 - Harvey Stephens, British child actor
• November 18 - Peta Wilson, Australian actress
• November 20 - Joe Zaso, American actor and producer
• November 22 - Stel Pavlou, British novelist and screenwriter
• November 23 - Zoë Ball, British television and radio presenter
• November 23 - Oded Fehr, American actor
• November 26 - Dave Hughes, Australian comedian
• November 26 - Alex Taylor, Latin porn star
• November 30 - Natalie Williams, American basketball player
• November 30 - Walter Emanuel Jones, American actor
• December 1 - Sarah Silverman, American comedian
• December 2 - Treach, rapper for group Naughty by Nature
• December 2 - Joshua Seth, American voice actor and hypnotist
• December 6 - Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
• December 9 - Kara DioGuardi, American songwriter
• December 12 - Jennifer Connelly, American actress
• December 15 - Michael Shanks, Canadian actor
• December 16 - Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian musician
• December 17 - Craig Doyle, Irish television presenter
• December 18 - DMX, American rapper
• December 18 - Miles Marshall Lewis, American author
• December 18 - Cowboy Troy, American singer and rapper
• December 18 - Rob Van Dam, American pro wrestler
• December 20 - Nicole DeBoer, Canadian actress
• December 20 - Massimo Ellul, Maltese entrepreneur and philanthropist
• December 24 - Will Oldham, American musician
• December 26 - Jared Leto, American actor and musician (30 Seconds to Mars)
• December 29 - Aled Jones, Welsh singer and television presenter
• December 29 - Kevin Weisman, American actor
• December 31 - Bryon Russell, Basketball player
• date unknown - Tomoki Kyoda, Japanese animation director

Deaths

January-March

• January 4 - Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Jeff Marx (born September 10, 1970) is a Composer and Lyricist of Musicals. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Craig Montoya (born Craig Aloysius Montoya, 14 September 1970, Spokane, Washington) is the Bassist of Castella Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Jukka Jokikokko (born September 15, 1970 in Pudasjärvi) is a Finnish Bassist and Studio engineer. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Darren Gough (born September 18 1970, Monk Bretton, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is a retired English Cricketer Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Dan Bylsma (born 19 September, 1970, in Grand Haven Michigan) is a former National Hockey League forward Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. is a Japanese singer and Actor. He performs as TMRevolution (TMR which stands for. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. is a freelance female Seiyū who was previously represented by Gekidan Moonlight. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Gert Verheyen (born September 20, 1970 in Hoogstraten) is a Belgian footballer who played for Club Brugge and R Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28 1971) is an American actress. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970 in Reynoldsburg Ohio) is a former Baseball Catcher, playing for four different teams Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Ani DiFranco (ˈɑːniː (born Angela Maria DiFranco on September 23 1970 is a Grammy Award winning Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again is a professional shogi player. His teacher is Tatsuya Futakami Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Isabelle Brasseur (born July 28, 1970, Kingsbury Quebec) is a figure skater from Canada. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Emily Lloyd (born Emily Lloyd Pack; 29 September 1970) is an English actress. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. is a Japanese Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the United States with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Career Smith's fame began in 1995 when he joined TV's ' Gladiators ' as 'Rhino' where he remained for five years See also Gladiators (2008 UK TV series Gladiators was a British television series produced by LWT for ITV from 10 October Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) an American Daytime Emmy Award -winning actress, Television personality and Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Richard Hancox (born October 4, 1968) is an English former professional footballer, and is married to the daughter of former Torquay United Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Zdravko Zdravkov (Здравко Здравков (born October 4 1970 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian football Goalkeeper, who ended his Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6 1970 is an American actress, Singer, Songwriter and Musician. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses (born October 8, 1970) is a Japanese video game director and character designer working for Square Enix (formerly Square) is a 2005 CGI film directed by Tetsuya Nomura and Takeshi Nozue and produced by Yoshinori Kitase and Shinji Hashimoto. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Childhood and amateur career Annika Sörenstam was born in Bro near Stockholm, Sweden. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Note Bai Ling (zh-cn 白玲 is also the leader of Radio Guangdong. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE (born 10 October, 1970) is an English rowing champion four-time Olympic gold medallist Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Andrew Marriott (born October 11, 1970) is an English-born Welsh professional footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Exeter Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American Actor best-known for his role as Mike Seaver on the television Situation comedy Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Charlie Ward Jr (born October 12 1970 in Thomasville Georgia) is a retired American professional Basketball player college Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15 1975 better known by his Stage name Ginuwine, is an American R&B Singer and an occasional Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1966 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is a Grammy -nominated platinum-selling American Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Anil Kumble (ಅನಿಲ್ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian Cricketer He is a right-arm Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink (born October 17, 1970 in Paramaribo, Surinam) is a former Dutch football player Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid José Padilla (born October 18, 1970) also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, is a United States citizen convicted Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Jarkko Martikainen (born October 24, 1970 in Greifswald, DDR) is a Finnish singer songwriter and member of the rock band YUP Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American Actor, Director, and Producer. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Felix Bwalya (October 27 1970 in Chingola &ndash – December 23 1997 in Lusaka) was a boxer from Zambia, who competed for his native country Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (born October 28, 1970) is a senator from the Philippines. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Nitara Carlynn "Nia" Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American Actress and occasional Music video director. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Malin Sofia Katarina Berggren (born October 31, 1970 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a former member of the band Ace of Base. Ace of Base is a pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Ulf Ekberg (Buddha and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker and Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman (born November 2 1974) is an American professional wrestling valet currently working for Total Nonstop Action World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The Nitro Girls were a dance team in World Championship Wrestling. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Dawn Marie Psaltis Psaltis graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business at the age of 22 Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) For other uses see Javier López (disambiguation. Javier López Torres (born November 5, 1970 in) is a former Catcher Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6 1970 is an American Actor, Writer and Film director. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Neil Hannon (born 7 November 1970) is a Singer and Songwriter, best known as the creator (in 1989 and Frontman of the orchestral The Divine Comedy are a British pop band from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Susan Tedeschi (pronounced te-DES-ki ( November 9, 1970 in Boston Massachusetts) is an American Blues and soul artist Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American figure skating champion Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Harvey Spencer Stephens (born 12 November 1970 is an English actor who played the role of Damien Thorn in The Omen. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Peta Gia Wilson (born November 18 1970 is an Australian actress and model Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Joseph Zaso (born on November 20, 1970 in Queens New York) is an American actor and filmmaker Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Stelios Grant Pavlou (born November 22 1970) is a British Author and Screenwriter. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English television and radio personality most famous for becoming the Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Oded Fehr (עודד פהר born 23 November, 1970) is an Israeli film and television Actor. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" David William "Hughesy" Hughes (born 26 November 1970) is an Australian stand-up comedian, Radio and Television Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Alex Taylor (born Adriana Molinari on November 26, 1967 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Pornographic actress Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Natalie Williams (born on November 30, 1970 in Long Beach California) was a professional Basketball player in the Women's National Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Walter Emanuel Jones (born November 30, 1970) is an American Actor known for playing the role of Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger on Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1 1970 is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Writer, Singer, Guitarist, and Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Treach is the Stage name of Anthony Criss (born December 2, 1970 in East Orange, New Jersey) an American Naughty by Nature is a Grammy Award -winning American Hip hop group that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock and Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Joshua Seth Freedman (born December 2, 1970) was born in Kent Ohio and attended NYU film school Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Ulf Gunnar Ekberg (born December 6, 1970 in Göteborg, Sweden) a Ace of Base is a pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Ulf Ekberg (Buddha and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker and Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American Songwriter, Record producer, and Singer who has Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12 1970 is an American film actress and former child model. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Michael Garrett Shanks (b December 15 1970, Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian Actor who achieved fame for his role Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Benjamin Kowalewicz (ˈkɔːvælɛvɪtʃ is the Lead singer of the Canadian rock group Billy Talent. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Craig Doyle (born 17 December 1970 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland) is an Irish television and radio presenter Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970) better known by his Stage name DMX, is an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Miles Marshall Lewis (born December 18, 1970) is an American pop culture critic essayist literary editor fiction writer and music journalist Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Cowboy Troy (born Troy Coleman December 18, 1970 in Victoria Texas) is an American singer-songwriter Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Nicole de Boer (born December 20, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Massimo Ellul (born December 20, 1970) is an accomplished Maltese businessman very active in Malta and other countries in the commercial social Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Will Oldham, aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (born 24 December 1970 in Louisville Kentucky) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American Actor and Musician. 30 Seconds to Mars (or Thirty Seconds to Mars and often abbreviated to 30STM) is an American rock band from Los Angeles California Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Aled Jones (born 29 December 1970 is a Welsh Singer and Television / Radio personality and broadcaster who first came to fame as a Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Kevin Weisman (born December 29, 1970) is an American Film, Television and stage Actor. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Bryon Demetrise Russell (born December 31 1970 in San Bernardino California) is a former Basketball player in the NBA. (born 1970 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese animation director and animator Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Jean Etienne Valluy ( May 15, 1899 - January 4, 1970) was a French General (see also Http//fr 1899)
• January 5 - Max Born, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Max Born (11 December 1882 &ndash 5 January 1970 was a German Physicist and Mathematician who was instrumental in the development of Quantum The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1882)
• January 10 - Pavel Belyayev, cosmonaut (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev ( Russian: Павел Иванович Беляев June 26, 1925, Chelizshevo – January 10, 1970 1925)
• January 18 - David O. McKay, ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor David Oman McKay ( September 8, 1873 &ndash January 18, 1970) was the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1873)
• January 25 - Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Jane Bathori ( June 14, 1877 - January 25, 1970) was a French Opera singer 1877)
• January 25 - Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film director and special effects designer, creator of Godzilla and Ultraman (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate (born on July 7, 1901 &ndash died January 25, 1970, in Sukagawa Fukushima) was the Japanese Special effects director Etymology Name "Godzilla" is a combination of two Japanese words and. is a Fictional character featured in Tokusatsu, or "special effects" television programs in Japan 1901)
• January 27 - Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Rita Angus ( 12 March 1908 - 27 January 1970) was a New Zealand painter 1908)
• January 29 - Basil Liddell Hart, British military historian (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart ( 31 October 1895 &ndash 29 January 1970) usually known before his knighthood as 1895)
• January 29 - Thelma Morgan, American socialite (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Thelma Viscountess Furness ( August 23, 1904 &ndash January 29, 1970) born Thelma Morgan, was the woman who preceded Wallis 1904)
• January 31 - Slim Harpo, American singer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Slim Harpo ( 11 January, 1924 – 31 January, 1970) was a Blues musician 1924)
• February 2 - Bertrand Russell, English logician and philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Bertrand Arthur William Russell 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970 was a British Philosopher, Historian The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1872)
• February 2 - Lawrence Gray, American actor (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Lawrence Gray ( July 28, 1898 - 2 February 1970) was an American Actor of the 1920s and 1930s 1898)
• February 5 - Rudy York, baseball player (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Preston Rudolph York ( August 17, 1913 - February 5, 1970) was a Major League Baseball First baseman who played for the 1913)
• February 14 - Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Herbert ("Bert" Strudwick (born January 28 1880, Mitcham, Surrey, England; died February 14 1970 1880)
• February 16 - Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols (Francis Peyton Rous ( October 5, 1879 &ndash February 16, 1970) born in Baltimore Maryland in 1879 and received his B The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1879)
• February 17 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Shmuel Yosef Agnon ( Hebrew: שמואל יוסף עגנון, August 8, 1887 - February 17, 1970) was a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1888)
• February 17 - Alfred Newman, American film composer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Alfred Newman ( March 17, 1900 &ndash February 17, 1970) was a major American Composer of music for Films 1901)
• February 20 - Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Sophie Treadwell ( October 3, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1970) was a leading 1885)
• February 25 - Mark Rothko, Latvian-born painter (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Mark Rothko, born Marcus Rothkowitz ( Latvian: Marks Rotko; September 25, 1903 &ndash February 25, 1970 1903)
• March 11 - Erle Stanley Gardner, American author (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Erle Stanley Gardner ( July 17, 1889 Malden Massachusetts – March 11, 1970 Temecula California 1889)
• March 11 - Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Lucille Nelson Hegamin ( November 29, 1894 – 1 March, 1970) was a United States Singer and Entertainer, and 1894)
• March 16 - Tammi Terrell, American singer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Tammi Terrell ( April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award -nominated American soul Singer 1945)
• March 23 - Del Lord, Canadian film director (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Del Lord ( October 7, 1894 - March 23, 1970) was a Film director and Actor best known as a director of Three Stooges 1894)
• March 30 - Heinrich Brüning, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Dr Heinrich Brüning ( ( November 26, 1885 &ndash March 30, 1970) was a German Politician during the Weimar Republic The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1885)

April-June

• April 5 - Alfred Henry Sturtevant, American geneticist (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Alfred Henry Sturtevant ( November 21, 1891 &ndash April 5, 1970) was an American Geneticist. 1891)
• April 6 - Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Maurice Stokes (born June 17, 1933 in Rankin Pennsylvania &ndash died April 6, 1970 in Cincinnati Ohio) was a professional 1933)
• April 25 - Anita Louise, American actress (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Anita Louise ( January 9, 1915 &ndash April 25, 1970) was an American Film actress. 1915)
• April 26 - Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Gypsy Rose Lee (also known as Rose Louise Hovick and Louise Hovick) (born January 8 1911 &ndash April 26 1970) was 1911)
• April 30 - Inger Stevens, Swedish-born actress (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Inger Stevens ( October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970) was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy -nominated Swedish-American 1934)
• May 1 - Ralph Hartley, American inventor (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Ralph Vinton Lyon Hartley ( November 30, 1888 – May 1, 1970) was an Electronics researcher 1888)
• May 1 - Yi, Eun, Crown Prince of Korea (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Prince Imperial Yeong, the Crown Prince Uimin, GBE (also Euimin) ( 20 October, 1897 – 1 May, 1970 1897)
• May 9 - Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Andrew Watson Myles ( February 18, 1884 — May 9, 1970) was a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. 1884)
• May 9 - Walter Reuther, American labor union leader (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of For the Baseball player Walter Ruether see Dutch Ruether. Walter Philip Reuther ( September 1, 1907 – 1907)
• May 14 - Billie Burke, American actress (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke ( August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an Oscar -nominated American 1885)
• May 12 - Nelly Sachs, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Nelly Sachs, ( 10 December, 1891 – 12 May, 1970) was a German Poet and Dramatist whose Nazi experience The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1891)
• May 21 - E. L. Grant Watson, Australian scientist and writer (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson ( 14 June 1885 &ndash 21 May 1970) was a Writer, Anthropologist and Biologist whose 1885)
• May 29 - John Gunther, American writer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the John Gunther ( August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with 1901)
• May 29 - Eva Hesse, German-born American sculptor (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Eva Hesse ( January 11, 1936 - May 29, 1970) was a German-born American sculptor known for her pioneering work in 1936)
• May 31 - Terry Sawchuk, Canadian hockey player (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Terence Gordon Sawchuk ( December 28, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – May 31, 1970 in New York City, New York 1929)
• June 1 - George Watkins, owner of rookie MLB batting average record (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 1900)
• June 7 - E. M. Forster, English writer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH (1 January 1879–7 June 1970 was an English novelist Short story writer Essayist, and Librettist 1879)
• June 8 - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Abraham Harold Maslow ( April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist. 1908)
• June 11 - William 'Billy Batts' Devino, mobster (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. William 'Billy Batts' Devino ( January 19, 1921 &ndash June 11, 1970) was a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who was 1921)
• June 16 - Brian Piccolo, American football star (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Louis Brian Piccolo ( October 31, 1943 &ndash June 16, 1970) was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears 1943)
• June 21 - Sukarno, President of Indonesia (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Sukarno ( June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic 1901)
• June 27 - Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Daniel Chapin Kinsey ( January 22 1902 &ndash June 27 1970) was an American hurdler and a scholar in physical education 1902)

July-September

• July 10 - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Bjarni Benediktsson ( April 30 1908 – July 10 1970) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 November 1963 1908)
• July 19 - Egon Eiermann, German architect (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Egon Eiermann ( September 29, 1904, Neuendorf – July 20, 1970, Baden-Baden) was one of Germany 's most prominent 1904)
• July 21 - Bob Kalsu, American football player (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World James Robert "Bob" Kalsu ( April 13, 1945 &ndash July 21, 1970) was an All-American tackle at the University of Oklahoma 1945)
• July 22 - Fritz Kortner, Austrian-born director (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Fritz Kortner ( May 12, 1892 &ndash July 22, 1970) was an Austrian born stage and film actor 1892)
• July 24 - Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Chevalier Peter Bertram Cypriano Castellino de Noronha KSG, CE ( April 19, 1897 &ndash July 24, 1970) was a well 1897)
• July 27 - António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister of Portugal (de facto dictator) (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE, pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu dɨ oli'vɐiɾɐ sɐlɐ'zaɾ 1889)
• July 29 - John Barbirolli, English conductor (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir John Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, CH ( 2 December 1899)
• July 29 - George Szell, Hungarian conductor (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> George Szell (ˈsɛl ( June 7, 1897 &ndash July 1897)
• August 1 - Frances Farmer, American actress (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Frances Elena Farmer ( September 19, 1913 &ndash August 1, 1970) was an American film television and theater actress 1913)
• August 1 - Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Otto Heinrich Warburg ( October 8, 1883, Freiburg im Breisgau &ndash August 1, 1970, Berlin) son of physicist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1883)
• August 18 - Soledad Miranda, Spanish actress (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Soledad Rendón Bueno ( July 9, 1943 – August 18, 1970) better known by her Stage names Soledad Miranda or Susann 1943)
• August 19 - Paweł Jasienica, Polish historian (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Paweł Jasienica was the Pen-name of Leon Lech Beynar ( November 10, 1909 – August 19, 1970) a Polish amateur Historian 1909)
• September 1 - Francois Mauriac, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. François Mauriac ( October 11, 1885 — September 1, 1970) was a French Author; member of the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1885)
• September 2 - Marie Pierre Koenig, French general and politician (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Marie Pierre Kœnig ( October 10, 1898 &ndash September 2, 1970) was a French general. 1898)
• September 3 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach 1913)
• September 5 - Jesse Pennington, English footballer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Jesse Pennington ( 23 August 1883 &ndash 5 September 1970) was an English football player in the early part of the 20th 1883)
• September 5 - Jochen Rindt, Austrian race car driver (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Karl Jochen Rindt ( April 18, 1942 - September 5, 1970) was a German - Austrian racing driver 1942)
• September 11 - Ernst May, German architect (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Ernst May ( 27 July 1886, Frankfurt am Main &mdash 11 September 1970, Hamburg) was a German architect and 1886)
• September 18 - Jimi Hendrix, American musician (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter 1942)
• September 25 - Erich Maria Remarque, German author (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Erich Maria Remarque (Erich Paul Remark 22 June 1898 &ndash 25 September 1970) was a German author. 1898)
• September 28 - Gamal Abdal Nasser, first President of Egypt (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Gamal Abdel Nasser (جمال عبد الناصر Gamāl ‘Abd an-Nāṣir; - January 15 1918 September 28 1970) was the second President The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. 1918)
• September 28 - John Dos Passos, American novelist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. John Roderigo Dos Passos ( January 14, 1896 &ndash September 28, 1970) was an American Novelist and artist 1896)
• September 29 - Edward Everett Horton, American actor (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Edward Everett Horton ( March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American Character actor with a long career including 1895)

October-December

• October 4 - Janis Joplin, American singer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from 1943)
• October 17 - Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (assassinated) (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Pierre Laporte ( 25 February, 1921 &ndash 17 October, 1970) was a Canadian politician who was the Vice-Premier and 1921)
• October 21 - John T. Scopes, American Scopes Monkey Trial defendant (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S 1900)
• October 24 - Richard Hofstadter, American historian (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Richard Hofstadter ( August 6, 1916 - October 24, 1970) was an American Historian and DeWitt Clinton Professor of American History 1916)
• November 7 - Eddie Peabody, American musician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Captain Edwin Ellsworth Peabody ( February 19 1902 - November 7 1970) was an American musical entertainer 1902)
• November 9 - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected 1890)
• November 14 - Louis Rich, American Entrepreneur (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Oscar Mayer is an American Meat and Cold cut production company owned by Kraft Foods, known for its Hot dogs bologna, 1896)
• November 23 - Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Yusof bin Ishak (ˈjʊsɒf bɪn ˈɪshɑːk ''YOO-sof bɪn ΙS-haak'') ( 12 August 1910 &ndash 23 November 1910)
• December 12 - Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Doris Amelia Blackburn ( September 18, 1889 &ndash 12 December 1970) was an Australian activist and Member of Parliament 1889)
• date unknown - Paul Celan, Romanian-born German-language poet (body found on May 1) (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Celan (ˈpaʊl tseˈlaːn November 23, 1920 – approximately April 20, 1970) was the most frequently used Pseudonym of Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. 1920)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Hannes Alfvén, Louis Eugène Félix Néel
• Chemistry - Luis Federico Leloir
• Medicine - Sir Bernard Katz, Ulf von Euler, Julius Axelrod
• Literature - Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn
• Peace - Norman E. Borlaug
• Economics - Paul Samuelson

Fields Medalists

• Alan Baker, Heisuke Hironaka, Sergei Petrovich Novikov, John Griggs Thompson

See also

• 20th century

Notes

External links

Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén ( May 30, 1908; Norrköping, Sweden &ndash April 2, 1995; Djursholm, Sweden Louis Eugène Félix Néel ( November 22, 1904 &ndash November 17, 2000) was a French Physicist born in Lyon The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Luis Federico Leloir ( September 6, 1906 – December 2, 1987) was an Argentine doctor and biochemist who The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Sir Bernard Katz, FRS ( 26 March 1911 &ndash 20 April 2003) was a German -born biophysicist, noted for his work Ulf Svante von Euler ( February 7, 1905 &ndash March 9, 1983) was a Swedish physiologist and Pharmacologist. Julius Axelrod ( May 30, 1912 &ndash December 29 2004) was an American biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn ( Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын) (December 11 1918 – August 3 2008 was a Russian Novelist The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Norman Ernest Borlaug (born March 25 1914 is an American Agronomist, Humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Paul Anthony Samuelson (born May 15, 1915) is an American neoclassical Economist known for his contributions to many fields of Alan Baker (born on August 19 1939) is an English Mathematician. Heisuke Hironaka (広中 平祐 Hironaka Heisuke; born April 9, 1931) is a Japanese Mathematician. Sergei Petrovich Novikov (also Serguei) ( Russian Сергей Петрович Новиков (born 20 March 1938) is a Russian John Griggs Thompson (born October 13 1932 in Ottawa Kansas, USA) is a Mathematician noted for his work in the field of Finite The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

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