June 1970 calendar

June 1970
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 1970.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on June 1970: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1970?

Events

01 Jun 1970 Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens hits #1
02 Jun 1970 Norway announces that it has rich oil deposits off its North Sea coast.
03 Jun 1970 1st artificial gene synthesized
04 Jun 1970 43rd National Spelling Bee: Libby Childress wins spelling croissant
05 Jun 1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting
06 Jun 1970 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34
07 Jun 1970 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young and Susan Hampshire
08 Jun 1970 Players and management end labor dispute up min salary to $12,000
09 Jun 1970 Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University
11 Jun 1970 US leaves Wheelus Air Force Base Libya.
12 Jun 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates' player Dock Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0.
13 Jun 1970 In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry hit #1 in the UK
14 Jun 1970 Cincinnati Red Stockings loses first game after winning 130 straight.
15 Jun 1970 16th LPGA Championship won by Shirley Englehorn
16 Jun 1970 Kenneth A Gibson elected 1st black Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
17 Jun 1970 Edwin Land patents Polaroid camera
18 Jun 1970 United Kingdom general election, 1970: the Conservative Party wins and Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister, ousting the Labour government of Harold Wilson after nearly six years in power. The election result was something of a surprise, as most of the opinion polls had predicted a third successive Labour win.
19 Jun 1970 Conservatives win British parliamentary election
20 Jun 1970 Ray Stevens Show, debuts on NBC-TV
21 Jun 1970 70th US Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine National, Minnesota
22 Jun 1970 Supreme Court ruled juries of less than 12 are constitutional
23 Jun 1970 Red Skelton Show, last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV
24 Jun 1970 Catch 22 opens in movie theaters
26 Jun 1970 Frank Robinson hits two grand slams as Baltimore Orioles beat Washington Senators 12-2.
28 Jun 1970 Mary Mills wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open
29 Jun 1970 US ends two month military offensive into Cambodia.
30 Jun 1970 Colorado State College changes its name to University of Northern Colorado.
04 Jun 1970 Tonga gains independence from the British Empire.