What Happened In January 1970 In History

Historical Events for January, 1970

• 1st » Unix time begins at 00:00:00 UTC/GMT.
• 4th » A 1970 Tonghai earthquake named magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Tonghai County, China, killing at least 15,000 people.
• 7th » The Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 comes into effect.
• 12th » Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
• 15th » Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrenders.
• 15th » Muammar Gaddafi e.g Moammar Gadhafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.
• 16th » Buckminster Fuller receives the AIA Gold Medal called Gold Medal award from the American Institute of Architects.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1970

• 1st » Sergei Kiriakov, Russian footballer
• 1st » Kimberly Page, American wrestling manager and actress
• 2nd » Royce Clayton, American baseball player
• 2nd » Sanda Ladoși, Romanian singer
• 2nd » Eric Whitacre, American composer and conductor
• 3rd » Mahaya Petrosian, Iranian actress
• 3rd » Priit Reiska, Estonian footballer
• 3rd » Matt Ross, American actor
• 4th » Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (d. 2010)
• 4th » Paul Watkins (musician) named Paul Watkins, Welsh cellist
• 5th » Rick Campanelli, Canadian television host
• 6th » José Carabalí, Venezuelan runner
• 6th » Julie Chen, American journalist and producer
• 6th » Sofia Kligkopoulou, Greek basketball player
• 6th » Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
• 7th » Andy Burnham, English politician
• 7th » Todd Day, American basketball player
• 7th » Doug E. Doug, American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
• 7th » Joao Ricardo, Angolan footballer
• 8th » Rachel Friend, Australian actress
• 9th » Lara Fabian, Belgian-Italian singer
• 9th » Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboard player and songwriter (Rhapsody of Fire)
• 9th » Mia X, American rapper
• 10th » Buff Bagwell, American wrestler and actor
• 10th » Scott Ludlam, Australian politician
• 10th » Alisa Marić, Serbian chess player
• 11th » Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor
• 11th » Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
• 11th » Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 11th » Joy Nilo, Filipino composer
• 12th » Raekwon, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
• 12th » Mig Ayesa, Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
• 12th » Zack de la Rocha, American singer-songwriter (Rage Against the Machine, One Day as a Lion, and Inside Out (band) known as Inside Out)
• 13th » Keith Coogan, American actor
• 13th » Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
• 13th » Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. 2004)
• 13th » Shonda Rhimes, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Imam Samudra, Indonesian terrorist (d. 2008)
• 14th » Fazıl Say, Turkish pianist and composer
• 14th » Gene Snitsky, American wrestler
• 15th » Shane McMahon, American wrestler and businessman
• 16th » Rick Bognar, Canadian wrestler
• 16th » Garth Ennis, Irish author
• 16th » Ron Villone, American baseball player
• 17th » Cássio Alves de Barros, Brazilian footballer
• 17th » Masaaki Mochizuki, Japanese wrestler
• 17th » Jeremy Roenick, American ice hockey player
• 17th » Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, and producer
• 17th » James Wattana, Thai snooker player
• 19th » Tim Foster, English rower
• 19th » Steffen Freund, German footballer and manager
• 19th » Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
• 19th » Udo Suzuki, Japanese comedian and singer (UltraCats)
• 20th » Mitch Benn, English comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
• 20th » Kerri Kenney-Silver, American actress and singer
• 20th » Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 20th » Mark Spencer (politician) named Mark Spencer, English politician
• 20th » Skeet Ulrich, American actor
• 21st » Ken Leung, American actor
• 22nd » Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
• 23rd » Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russian ice dancer
• 23rd » Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper
• 24th » Matthew Lillard, American actor, director, and producer
• 25th » Stephen Chbosky, American author, screenwriter, and director
• 25th » Chris Mills, American basketball player
• 25th » Milt Stegall, American football player
• 26th » Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer (One Nation Crew)
• 26th » Tracy Middendorf, American actress
• 27th » Dean Headley, English cricketer
• 27th » Emmanuel Pahud, Swiss flute player
• 29th » Heather Graham, American actress
• 29th » Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) or Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
• 29th » Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian target shooter and politician
• 29th » Paul Ryan, American politician
• 31st » Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 31st » Danny Michel, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Famous Deaths for January 1970

• 3rd » Gladys Aylward, English missionary (b. 1902)
• 4th » Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
• 5th » Max Born, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)
• 5th » Cyril Fagan, Irish astrologer (b. 1896)
• 5th » Roberto Gerhard, Catalan composer and scholar (b. 1896)
• 8th » Jani Christou, Egyptian-Greek composer (b. 1926)
• 8th » Georges Guibourg, French actor, singer, and playwright (b. 1891)
• 10th » Pavel Belyayev, Russian pilot and astronaut (b. 1925)
• 14th » William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician (b. 1906)
• 15th » William T. Piper, American businessman, founded Piper Aircraft (b. 1881)
• 17th » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player (b. 1890)
• 17th » Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (b. 1937)
• 18th » David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1873)
• 24th » Caresse Crosby, American poet (b. 1891)
• 25th » Jane Bathori, French soprano (b. 1877)
• 25th » Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese director and producer (b. 1901)
• 27th » Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (b. 1908)
• 29th » B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier and historian (b. 1895)
• 31st » Slim Harpo, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1924)

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