March 1970 calendar

Events

• 01 Mar 1970 End of US commercial whale hunting.
• 02 Mar 1970 Rhodesia becomes independent Republic
• 04 Mar 1970 New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out
• 05 Mar 1970 Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St, New York City
• 06 Mar 1970 Beatles release "Let it Be" in United Kingdom.
• 07 Mar 1970 Ice Dance Championship at Ljubljana won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov
• 08 Mar 1970 WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 10 Mar 1970 Barbra Streisand records The Singer andI Can Do It
• 11 Mar 1970 12th Grammy Awards: "Aquarius", Crosby Stills and Nash, Peggy Lee win.
• 12 Mar 1970 US lowers voting age from 21 to 18
• 13 Mar 1970 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam
• 15 Mar 1970 Purlie opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 689 performances
• 16 Mar 1970 New English Bible published
• 17 Mar 1970 US casts their first United Nations Security Council veto (Support England).
• 18 Mar 1970 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) suspends broadcasting
• 19 Mar 1970 W German chancellor and E German Premier Willy Brandt meet
• 20 Mar 1970 Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation (ACCT) (Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique).
• 21 Mar 1970 The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto.
• 22 Mar 1970 Blood Red Roses opens and closes at John Golden Theater, New York City
• 23 Mar 1970 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
• 25 Mar 1970 Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH).
• 26 Mar 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark
• 27 Mar 1970 Ringo releases his 1st solo album Sentimental Journey
• 28 Mar 1970 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages
• 29 Mar 1970 Look to the Lilies opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 25 performances
• 30 Mar 1970 Applause opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances
• 31 Mar 1970 Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee.

Famous Birthday

• Mariah Carey

  American singer, a superstar at the turn of the century.

• Rachel Weisz

  British actress.

• Vince Vaughn

  American actor who, despite his chiseled, testosterone-image appearance, has managed to avoid typecasting.

• Haifa Wehbe
• Queen Latifah
• John Frusciante

  Guitarist.

• Benjamin Castaldi

  French television personality of Italian origin and current host of Secret Story, the spinoff of Loft Story.

• Julie Bowen

  American actress.

• Lara Flynn Boyle
• Shannon Leto

  American drummer and actor (30 Seconds to Mars).

• Andrea Parker

  American actress, ballet dancer.

• Elke Winkens

  German-Austrian actress.

• Jean-Luc Lemoine
• Michael Rapaport

  American actor and director.

• Stéphane Ortelli

  French-Monegasque racing driver with three world championship titles.

• Sharon Corr

  Irish singer-songwriter and violinist (The Corrs).

• Anja Kling
• Teri Moïse

  American singer (d. 2013).

• Benoît Lutgen
• Werner Schreyer
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Famous Deaths

• William Hopper

  American actor and noted family, he was the son of Hedda and De Wolf Hopper.

• Arthur Adamov

  Kislovodsk, Russia -- Playwright (Paolo Paoli).

• Josef Martin Bauer

  Writer, dies at 68.

• Marlen Haushofer

  Writer, dies at 49.

• Ed[uard] Hoornik

  Dutch writer / Poet (Na jaren), dies at 59.

• Anna Louise Strong

  American communist journalist (Born 1885).

• Semjon Timoshenko

  Russian Marshal/Inspector-General (WWII), dies at age 75.

• Marc-Aurele Fortin

  Canadian painter (Born 1888).

• Erle Stanley Gardner

  US writer (Perry Mason), dies at age 80.

• Manolis Chiotis

  Greek songwriter and musician (Born 1920).

• Manolis Chiotis

  Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1970).

• Tarjei Vesaas

  Nowegian Author / Novelist / writer (Isslottet), dies at 72.

• Lucille Hegamin

  American singer and entertainer (Born 1894).

• Fernand Crommelynck

  Belgian dramatist.

• Del Lord

  Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1970).

• Vasilis Avlonitis

  Greek actor (Born 1904).

• Rick Besoyan

  Composer, dies at 45.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
2. Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band
4. The Jaggerz - The Rapper
5. The Beatles - Let It Be

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Grows)
2. Lee Marvin - Wand'rin' Star
3. Canned Heat - Let's Work Together
4. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
5. Peter Paul & Mary - Leavin' On A Jet Plane