1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. It was also the first year of the 1970s.
Events
Births
- January 29 – Heather Graham, American actress
- January 31 – Minnie Driver, British actress
- February 28 – Daniel Handler, American writer (Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events)
- March 5 – John Frusciante, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- March 18 – Queen Latifah, American singer, actress and model
- March 27 – Mariah Carey, American singer
- May 18 – Tina Fey, American screenwriter and actress
- May 27 – Joseph Fiennes, English actor
- July 8 – Beck, American singer
- July 23 – Charisma Carpenter, American actress
- August 2 – Kevin Smith, American movie director
- August 8 – Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor
- August 12 – Kristopher Schau, Norwegian singer
- August 13 – Alan Shearer, English football player
- August 20 – John Carmack, American video game creator
- September 9 – Macy Gray, American singer and actress
- October 2 – Kelly Ripa, American actress and talk show host
- October 8 – Matt Damon, American actor
- October 9 – Steve Jablonsky, American movie and television composer
- October 15 – Pernilla Wiberg, Swedish skier
- October 28 – Greg Eagles, African-American actor
- October 29 – Phillip Cocu, Dutch footballer
- October 29 – Edwin van der Sar, Dutch footballer
- December 12 – Jennifer Connelly, American actress
- December 18 – Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler
- December 24 – Sascha Fischer, German rugby player
- December 29 – Glen Phillips, American singer and guitarist
Deaths
- February 2 – Bertrand Russell, Welsh philosopher and mathematician (b. 1872)
- February 27- Marie Dionne, one of the Dionne Quintuplets (b. 1934).
- June 21 – Sukarno, first President of Indonesia (b. 1901).
- July 24 - Beatrice Roberts, American actress (b. 1901)
- July 27 – António de Oliveira Salazar, 12th President of Portugal (b. 1889)
- August 10 – Alexander Gode, German-American linguist (b. 1906)
- September 3 – Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. 1913)
- September 5 – Jochen Rindt, German racecar driver (b. 1942)
- September 18 – Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (b. 1942)
- September 25 – Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (b. 1898)
- September 28 – Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (b. 1918)
- November 4 – Friedrich Kellner, German writer (b. 1885)
- November 9 – Charles de Gaulle, President of France (b. 1890)
- December 30 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
Movies released
- MASH
- Patton (movie)
- Tora, Tora, Tora
Hit songs
New books
- Deliverance by James Dickey
1970 Facts for Kids.
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