April 1970 calendar

Events

• 01 Apr 1970 Bud Selig becomes CEO of Milwaukee Brewers
• 02 Apr 1970 Qatar gains independence from Britain.
• 03 Apr 1970 Miriam Hargrave of England passes her drivers test on 40th try
• 04 Apr 1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson.
• 05 Apr 1970 WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting
• 06 Apr 1970 BBC Radio 4 broadcasts the first edition of ''PM''.
• 07 Apr 1970 Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds, premieres in New York City
• 08 Apr 1970 Cry for Us All opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances
• 09 Apr 1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of The Beatles.
• 10 Apr 1970 An avalanche at a tuberculosis sanatorium in the French Alps kills 74, mostly young boys.
• 11 Apr 1970 Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days
• 13 Apr 1970 Greek composer Mikis Theordorakis is freed.
• 14 Apr 1970 Boy Friend opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 119 performances
• 15 Apr 1970 Cry for Us All closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 8 performances
• 16 Apr 1970 Richard Josef Neutra, Austrian/American architect (Who Bought America?), dies at age 78.
• 17 Apr 1970 Apollo 13 limps back safely, Beech-built oxygen tank no help
• 19 Apr 1970 Look to the Lilies closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 performances
• 20 Apr 1970 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30 (new US marathon record).
• 21 Apr 1970 Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records
• 22 Apr 1970 Park opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 5 performances
• 24 Apr 1970 China PR launches its 1st satellite transmitting song East is Red
• 25 Apr 1970 Park closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 performances
• 26 Apr 1970 Company opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 690 performances
• 28 Apr 1970 Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
• 29 Apr 1970 Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.
• 30 Apr 1970 US troops invade Cambodia

Famous Birthday

• Uma Thurman

  American actress, daughter of a Swedish psychotherapist mom (who was once married to Timothy Leary) and an American dad who was a professor...

• Melania Trump

  Slovenian model.

• Shemar Moore

  American actor and former fashion model.

• Andre Agassi

  American tennis ace, born to a father of Armenian descent, originally Agassian.

• Jason Lee

  American actor.

• Sébastien Folin
• Chernobyl disaster
• Valérie Bonneton

  French stage and film actress, born in a "ch'ti" family (Northern France).

• Rick Schroder

  American child-to-adult actor, known for roles in "Silver Spoons," "The Champ," 1979, the TV mini-series "Lonesome Dove," and "NYPD Blue,"...

• Dida Diafat
• Tionne Watkins

  Rapper.

• Jason Simpson

  American noted family, son of O.J.

• Redman (rapper)
• Master P
• Barry Pepper

  Canadian actor and producer.

• Jason Wiles

  American actor director and producer.

• Oliver Miller

  NBA forward / center (Toronto Raptors).

• Joël Abati

  French handball player, currently playing for Montpellier HB in France.

• Sung Hi Lee

  Korean-born model.

• Regine Velasquez

  Filipino singer and actress.

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Famous Deaths

• Inger Stevens

  Swedish-American actress noted for her role in the TV series, "The Farmer's Daughter," in which she looked wholesome, fresh and warm.

• John O'Hara

  American novelist and short story writer (d. 1970).

• Cathy O'Donnell

  American actress (Born 1923).

• Otis Spann

  American singer and pianist (d. 1970).

• Maurice Stokes

  American basketball player (Born 1933).

• Charles Paton

  Dies at 96.

• Alfred Henry Sturtevant

  American geneticist (Born 1891).

• Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn oboist/conductor

  dies at age 78.

• Marie V Felix

  Prince of Luxemburg, dies.

• Gypsy Rose Lee [Rose Louise Hovick]

  stripper/actress (Pruitts of Southampton), dies from cancer at age 56.

• Sam Sheppard

  American physician who was accused of murdering his wife in her own bed on 7/04/1954.

• Arthur Shields

  Actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73.

• Ripper Collins

  American baseball player and coach (d. 1970).

• Richard Neutra

  Austrian-American architect designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (d. 1970).

• Byron Foulger

  Actor (Captain Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70.

• Erik Bergman

  Lutheran pastor (Born 1886).

• Gustaf Tenggren

  Swedish-American illustrator and animator (d. 1970).

• Ed Begley

  Hartford, Connecticut -- Actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry).

• Sergei U S Aleksi

  Patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 92.

• Anita Louise

  Actress (Gorilla, Anthony Adverse), dies at about 55.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
2. The Beatles - Let It Be
3. The Jackson 5 - ABC
4. John Ono Lennon - Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
5. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Lee Marvin - Wand'rin' Star
2. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
3. Dana - All Kinds Of Everything
4. The Jackson Five - I Want You Back
5. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky