Famous Births
- Jan. 24: Matthew Lillard - Scooby Doo
- Jan. 29: Heather Graham - Austin Powers 2
- Feb. 24: Jeff Garcia - Quarterback
- Mar. 18: Queen Latifah - Jungle Fever
- Mar. 28: Vince Vaughn - Wedding Crashers
- Apr. 11: Trevor Linden - Vancouver Canucks
- Apr. 21: Rob Riggle The Daily Show
- Apr. 29: Uma Thurman - Kill Bill
- May 04: Will Arnett - Arrested Development
- May 22: Naomi Campbell - Model
- Jul. 08: Beck - Musician
Famous Deaths
- Mar. 30: Heinrich Bruning - Chancellor of Germany
- Sep. 03: Vince Lombardi - Football Coach
- Sep. 18: Jimi Hendrix - Guitarist
- Oct. 04: Janis Joplin - Musician
- Dec. 30: Sonny Liston - Boxer
Chart Toppers
- Jan. 03: B.J. Thomas - Raindrops...
- Jan. 31: The Jackson 5 - I Want You back
- Feb. 07: The Shocking Blue - Venus
- Feb. 14: Sly and the Family Stone - Everybody is a Star
- Feb. 28: Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled..
- Apr. 11: The Beatles - Let it be
- Apr. 25: The Jackson 5 - ABC
- May 09: The Guess Who - American Woman
- May 30: Ray Stevens - Everything is Beautiful
- Jun. 13: The Beatles - The Long and Winding...
- Jun. 27: The Jackson 5 - The Love you Save
- Jul. 11: Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me
- Jul. 25: The Carpenters - Close to You
- Aug. 22: Bread - Make it with you
- Aug. 29: Edwin Starr - War
- Sep. 19: Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain...
- Oct. 10: Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie
- Oct. 17: The Jackson 5 - I'll be there
- Nov. 21: The Partridge Family - I Think I love You
- Dec. 12: Smokey Robinson - The Tears of a Clown
- Dec. 26: George Harrison - Isn't It a Pity Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
Top Grossing Films
43rd Academy Awards
- Presented on: April 15, 1971
- Best Picture: Patton
- Lead Actor: George C. Scott in Patton
- Lead Actress: Glenda Jackson in Women in Love
- Best Director: Franklin Schaffner for Patton
- Best Documentary: Woodstock RopesofSilicon: Complete Oscar winners list
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
1970 Timeline
February 1970
- February 12: Vietnam War: The Viet Cong begin releasing American Prisoners of War.
April 13 1970
April 13: While on it's way to the Moon, the Apollo 13 a tank containing liquid oxygen bursts, meaning the shuttle needed to turn around and return to Earth.
April 1970
- April 1: President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV.
- April 22: Earth Day was observed for the first time.
- April 30: President Richard Nixon announced the United States was sending troops into Cambodia.
May 4 1970
May 4: Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.
July 1970
- July 28: An earthquake in northern China, kills over 242,000 people.
September 1970
- September 21: Monday Night Football makes its debut on the ABC Network, the program would run until 2006 when it was moved to ESPN
October 1970
- October 10: Quebec's Labour and Immigration minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped by separatists associated with the FLQ.
December 21 1984
December 21: Elvis Presley meets with Richard Nixon to discuss "fighting drugs"
December 1970
- December 2: The Environmental Protection Agency was established.
November 1970
- November 17: The Soviet Union lands a remote controlled rover on the surface of the Moon.
- November 27: Pope Paul VI is wounded in the Philippines after being attacked by a knife-wielding Bolivian.