What Happened In March 1970 In History

Historical Events for March, 1970

• 2nd » Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
• 4th » French submarine 'French submarine Eurydice (S644) e.g Eurydice' explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
• 5th » The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
• 6th » An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
• 10th » Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.
• 17th » My Lai Massacre: The United States Army charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident.
• 18th » Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
• 18th » The U.S. postal strike of 1970 begins, one of the largest Wildcat strike action e.g wildcat strikes in U.S. history.
• 21st » The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto.
• 28th » 1970 Gediz earthquake e.g Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 Moment magnitude scale or magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1970

• 1st » Jason V Brock, American author
• 2nd » Alexander Armstrong (comedian) called Alexander Armstrong, English comedian and actor
• 2nd » James Purnell, English politician
• 2nd » Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer
• 3rd » Julie Bowen, American actress
• 3rd » Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
• 3rd » Kristine Kunce, Australian tennis player
• 4th » Andrea Bendewald, American actress
• 4th » Àlex Crivillé, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 4th » Edward Gal, Dutch horse rider
• 4th » Caroline Vis, Dutch tennis player
• 5th » Rome (musician) named Rome, American singer
• 5th » Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970) called Mike Brown, American basketball player and coach
• 5th » John Frusciante, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Swahili Blonde, and Ataxia (band) known as Ataxia)
• 6th » Chris Broderick, American guitarist and songwriter (Megadeth and Jag Panzer)
• 7th » Rachel Weisz, English actress
• 8th » Jason Elam, American football player
• 8th » Nazario Moreno González, Mexican drug lord (d. 2014)
• 8th » Andrea Parker, American actress and dancer
• 9th » Martin Johnson (rugby union) called Martin Johnson, English rugby player
• 9th » Shannon Leto, American drummer and actor (Thirty Seconds to Mars and The Wondergirls)
• 9th » Stephen Phillips (politician) called Stephen Phillips, English politician
• 9th » David Guido Pietroni, Italian director and producer
• 10th » Matt Barlow, American singer-songwriter (Iced Earth and Pyramaze)
• 10th » Michel van der Aa, Dutch composer
• 11th » Delia Gallagher, American journalist
• 11th » Andre Nickatina, American rapper and producer
• 12th » Dave Eggers, American author and screenwriter
• 12th » Roy Khan, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Kamelot and Conception (band) named Conception)
• 12th » John Nemechek, American race car driver (d. 1997)
• 12th » Rex Walters, American basketball player
• 13th » Tim Story, American director and producer
• 14th » Kristian Bush, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sugarland and Billy Pilgrim (band) named Billy Pilgrim)
• 14th » Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian runner
• 14th » Meredith Salenger, American actress
• 15th » Derek Parra, American speed skater
• 16th » Joakim Berg, Swedish singer-songwriter (Kent)
• 16th » Paul Oscar, Icelandic singer-songwriter
• 16th » Reynolds Wolf, American meteorologist and journalist
• 17th » Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 17th » Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor
• 17th » Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ween)
• 18th » Queen Latifah, American rapper and actress
• 19th » Michael Krumm, German race car driver
• 20th » Edoardo Ballerini, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 20th » Michele Jaffe, American author
• 20th » Michael Rapaport, American actor and director
• 21st » Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (d. 2000)
• 21st » Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American talk show host
• 22nd » Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 22nd » Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
• 23rd » Midajah, American model, trainer, and manager
• 23rd » Melissa Errico, American actress and singer
• 23rd » John Humphrey (drummer) e.g John Humphrey, American drummer (The Nixons and Seether)
• 24th » Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
• 24th » Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist (The Corrs)
• 24th » Christopher Daniels, American wrestler
• 24th » Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
• 24th » Erica Kennedy, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
• 24th » Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player
• 25th » Kari Matchett, Canadian actress
• 25th » Teri Moïse, American singer (d. 2013)
• 26th » Paul Bosvelt, Dutch footballer
• 26th » Jelle Goes, Dutch footballer and coach
• 26th » Thomas Kyparissis, Greek footballer
• 26th » Martin McDonagh, English-Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director
• 27th » Derek Aucoin, Canadian baseball player
• 27th » Kathalijne Buitenweg, Dutch politician
• 27th » Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 27th » Brent Fitz, Canadian-American drummer and songwriter (Theory of a Deadman, Union (band) known as Union, Econoline Crush, and Indigenous (band) named Indigenous)
• 27th » Damian Hampson, Australian footballer
• 27th » Brendan Hill, English-American drummer (Blues Traveler and Stolen Ogre)
• 27th » Goran Janus, Slovenian ski jumper and coach
• 27th » Eleanor Maguire, Irish neuropsychologist
• 27th » Jarrod McCracken, New Zealand rugby player
• 27th » Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
• 27th » Leila Pahlavi, Iranian daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (d. 2001)
• 27th » Uwe Rosenberg, German game designer, created Bohnanza
• 27th » Niša Saveljić, Montenegrin footballer
• 27th » Mauricio Vallina, Cuban-Belgian pianist
• 28th » Michelle Gildernew, Irish politician
• 28th » Vince Vaughn, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 28th » Jennifer Weiner, American journalist and author
• 28th » Aiga Zagorska, Latvian-Lithuanian cyclist
• 29th » Ruth England, English actress and producer
• 30th » Tobias Hill, English poet and author
• 31st » Damon Herriman, Australian actor
• 31st » Patrick Lachman, American singer and guitarist (Damageplan and Halford (band) called Halford)

Famous Deaths for March 1970

• 1st » Lucille Hegamin, American singer (b. 1894)
• 2nd » Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Canadian painter (b. 1888)
• 6th » William Hopper, American actor (b. 1915)
• 10th » Vasilis Avlonitis, Greek actor (b. 1904)
• 11th » Erle Stanley Gardner, American author (b. 1889)
• 11th » Russell van Horn, American boxer (b. 1885)
• 15th » Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1897)
• 16th » Tammi Terrell, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
• 21st » Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1920)
• 23rd » Del Lord, Canadian actor and director (b. 1894)
• 29th » Anna Louise Strong, American journalist (b. 1885)
• 30th » Heinrich Brüning, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1885)

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