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What Happened In May 1970 In History

Historical Events for May, 1970

  • 1st » Protests erupt in Seattle, following the announcement by President of the United States called U.S. President Richard Nixon that U.S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country.
  • 8th » The Hard Hat Riot occurs in the Wall Street area of New York City as Blue-collar worker e.g blue-collar construction workers clash with Opposition to the Vietnam War called demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War.
  • 9th » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.
  • 11th » The Lubbock Tornado, a Fujita scale e.g F5 tornado, hits Lubbock, Texas, killing 26 and causing $250 million in damage.
  • 14th » The Red Army Faction is established in West Germany.
  • 15th » President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army General (United States) called Generals.
  • 15th » Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during Jackson State killings or student protests.
  • 17th » Thor Heyerdahl sets sail from Morocco on the papyrus boat 'Ra II' to sail the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 24th » The scientific drilling known as drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union.
  • 26th » The Soviet Union named Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed speed of sound called Mach 2.
  • 31st » The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1970

  • 1st » Bernard Butler, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Suede (band) known as Suede, The Tears, and McAlmont and Butler)
  • 2nd » Marco Walker, Swiss footballer and coach
  • 3rd » Bobby Cannavale, American actor
  • 3rd » Suzi Perry, English model and journalist
  • 3rd » Jeffrey Sebelia, American fashion designer
  • 3rd » Marie-Soleil Tougas, Canadian actress (d. 1997)
  • 4th » Gregg Alexander, American singer-songwriter and producer (New Radicals)
  • 4th » Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor
  • 4th » Sergio Basañez, Mexican actor
  • 4th » Dawn Staley, American basketball player and coach
  • 4th » Paul Wiseman, New Zealand cricketer and coach
  • 5th » Kyan Douglas, American television host and author
  • 5th » LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
  • 5th » Todd Newton, American game show host
  • 6th » Roland Kun, Nauruan politician
  • 6th » Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
  • 6th » Tristán Ulloa, French-Spanish actor and director
  • 7th » Kim Su-ro, South Korean actor
  • 8th » Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach
  • 8th » Luis Enrique Martínez García, Spanish footballer and manager
  • 8th » Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
  • 9th » Curtis Bray, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
  • 9th » Doug Christie (basketball) named Doug Christie, American basketball player
  • 9th » Ghostface Killah, American rapper and actor (Wu-Tang Clan and Theodore Unit)
  • 10th » Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter
  • 10th » Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist
  • 10th » Gina Philips, American actress
  • 10th » Sally Phillips, Hong Kong-English actress
  • 10th » Dallas Roberts, American actor
  • 10th » David Weir (Scottish footballer) called David Weir, Scottish footballer and manager
  • 11th » Harold Ford, Jr., American politician
  • 11th » Nicky Katt, American actor
  • 11th » Jason Queally, English cyclist
  • 12th » Mark Foster (swimmer) or Mark Foster, English swimmer
  • 12th » Jim Furyk, American golfer
  • 12th » Samantha Mathis, American actress
  • 12th » Steve Palframan, South African cricketer
  • 12th » Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
  • 13th » Doug Evans (American football) called Doug Evans, American football player
  • 13th » Robert Maćkowiak, Polish sprinter
  • 15th » Frank de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 15th » Ronald de Boer, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 15th » Desmond Howard, American football player and sportscaster
  • 15th » Alison Jackson, English photographer
  • 15th » Anne Akiko Meyers, American violinist
  • 15th » Martin Rossiter, Welsh singer-songwriter (Gene (band) or Gene)
  • 15th » Rod Smith (American football) e.g Rod Smith, American football player
  • 15th » Ben Wallace (politician) or Ben Wallace, English captain and politician
  • 16th » Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player
  • 16th » Danielle Spencer (Australian singer) known as Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
  • 17th » Angelica Agurbash, Belarusian singer and model
  • 17th » Jeremy Browne, English politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
  • 17th » Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach
  • 17th » Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter (New Kids on the Block)
  • 17th » Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
  • 17th » René Vilbre, Estonian director and screenwriter
  • 18th » Tina Fey, American actress, screenwriter, and producer
  • 18th » Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
  • 18th » Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (A Perfect Circle and Ashes Divide)
  • 19th » K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer
  • 19th » Mario Dumont, Canadian politician
  • 19th » Jason Gray-Stanford, Canadian actor
  • 19th » Regina Narva, Estonian chess player
  • 20th » Terrell Brandon, American basketball player
  • 20th » Louis Theroux, Singaporean-English journalist
  • 21st » Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler
  • 21st » Dorsey Levens, American football player and sportscaster
  • 21st » Carl Veart, Australian footballer and coach
  • 22nd » Paddy Atkinson, Singaporean-English footballer and manager
  • 22nd » Naomi Campbell, English model and actress
  • 22nd » Pedro Diniz, Brazilian race car driver
  • 22nd » Nadia Khan, Pakistani actress and producer
  • 22nd » Zoltan Lunka, German boxer
  • 23rd » Yigal Amir, Israeli assassin of Yitzhak Rabin
  • 23rd » Nanette Burstein, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 23rd » Matt Flynn (musician) e.g Matt Flynn, American drummer and producer (Maroon 5)
  • 23rd » Bryan Herta, American race car driver
  • 24th » Tommy Page, American singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 25th » Sandra Dopfer, Austrian tennis player
  • 25th » Joey Eischen, American baseball player and coach
  • 25th » Lindsay Greenbush, American actress
  • 25th » Sidney Greenbush, American actress
  • 25th » Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 25th » Octavia Spencer, American actress
  • 25th » Satsuki Yukino, Japanese voice actress
  • 26th » Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese illustrator
  • 27th » Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
  • 27th » Tim Farron, English politician
  • 27th » Joseph Fiennes, English actor
  • 27th » Cherry Pie Picache, Filipino actress and screenwriter
  • 28th » Ian Cashmore, English paranormal investigator
  • 28th » Jimi Goodwin, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Doves (band) called Doves and Sub Sub)
  • 28th » Glenn Quinn, Irish-American actor (d. 2002)
  • 28th » Paul Sinha, English comedian and physician
  • 29th » Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager
  • 30th » Flora Chan, Hong Kong actress
  • 30th » Ness Wadia, Indian businessman

Famous Deaths for May 1970

  • 1st » Yi Un, Korean prince (b. 1897)
  • 4th » Victims of the Kent State shootings
  • 4th » Eugenia Livanos, Greek wife of Stavros Niarchos (b. 1927)
  • 6th » Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)
  • 9th » Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (b. 1884)
  • 9th » Walter Reuther, American union leader (b. 1907)
  • 11th » Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1906)
  • 12th » Nelly Sachs, German poet and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
  • 14th » Billie Burke, American actress and singer (b. 1884)
  • 21st » E. L. Grant Watson, English-Australian biologist and author (b. 1885)
  • 25th » Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (b. 1932)
  • 29th » John Gunther, American journalist and author (b. 1901)
  • 31st » Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1929)

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