January 1970 calendar

January 1970
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 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 January 1970: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1970?

Events

01 Jan 1970 The Epoch
02 Jan 1970 Dutch premiere of musical Hair in Amsterdam
03 Jan 1970 Jimmy closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 84 performances
04 Jan 1970 New York City transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens used
05 Jan 1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting
07 Jan 1970 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for US$35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock".
09 Jan 1970 Constitution of Singapore enacted.
10 Jan 1970 Preview Center Opens
11 Jan 1970 Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans; Most Valuable Player: Len Dawson, Quarterback.
12 Jan 1970 Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage.
14 Jan 1970 Diana Ross amp The Supremes perform their farewell live concert together at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. Ross's replacement, Jean Terrell, is introduced onstage at the end of the last show.
15 Jan 1970 Republic Biafra disbands, joins Nigeria.
16 Jan 1970 Colonel Kadhaffi becomes premier of Libya.
17 Jan 1970 Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s
18 Jan 1970 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 16-13.
19 Jan 1970 UCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist
20 Jan 1970 Super Fight, computer mock championship between Muhammed Ali and Marciano.
21 Jan 1970 Panama Boeing 747 1st flight NY-London
22 Jan 1970 Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa versus Australia, Cape Town.
23 Jan 1970 US launches second generation weather satellite, ITOS 1.
24 Jan 1970 Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 seconds).
26 Jan 1970 Mick Jagger is fined £200 for possession of cannabis.
27 Jan 1970 American movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG".
31 Jan 1970 Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges
05 Jan 1970 The 7.1 M  Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured.