What Happened in October 1970

October1970 Calendar

Historical Events

Contract of Interest

Oct 2 Detroit general manager Jim Campbell gives controversial Billy Martin a 2-year deal (1971-72) to manage the Tigers at a well above MLB average annual salary of $65,000

Oct 3 First umpires strike in MLB history lasts one day during League Championship Series; AL and NL presidents recognise newly-formed MLB Umpires Association; negotiate labor contract
Oct 3 WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
Oct 4 Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 4 Jochen Rindt of Austria posthumously clinches Formula 1 World Drivers Championship at the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen when contender Jacky Ickx finishes 4th; Rindt killed in a practice accident at the Italian GP at Monza 5/9/70
Oct 4 Umps return after 1-day walkout in quest of higher wages
Oct 4 WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
Oct 5 American fiddle player "Papa" John Creach joins Jefferson Airplane
Oct 5 MLB Championship Series both end on the same day with same score; (AL) Baltimore Orioles beat Minnesota Twins, 3-0; (NL) Cincinnati Reds down Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-0; Orioles win WS, 4-1
Oct 5 PBS becomes a US television network.
Oct 5 Quebec separatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross

Oct 8 The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) propose that a system of Proportional Representation (PR) should be used in elections in Northern Ireland
Oct 9 Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence
Oct 10 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day)
Oct 12 Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East

Sports History

Oct 13 2 future Basketball Hall of Famers debut; guard Calvin Murphy for San Diego Rockets in 111-96 loss in Chicago; forward Dave Cowens for Boston Celtics in 114-107 loss in New York

Oct 13 A man dies in a premature bomb explosion in Dublin, Ireland
Oct 13 Angela Davis arrested in NYC
Oct 13 USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR

Oct 14 Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92
Oct 14 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Oct 14 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

Oct 15 Bridge over Yarra River in Melbourne crashes; killing 35
Oct 15 Russian passenger flight hijacked to Turkey

Event of Interest

Oct 16 Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act as a response to the October Crisis, the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act in Canadian history.

Oct 17 Anwar Sadat sworn in as the 3rd President of Egypt
Oct 18 Sachio Kinugasa begins 2,215 cons game streak for Hiroshima Carp
Oct 19 Amdahl Corp forms at Sunnyvale, California
Oct 19 John Frazier kills Ohta's declares WW 3 has begun
Oct 20 American agronomist Norman Borlaug awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to world food supply
Oct 20 Zond 8 Launches to orbit the Moon
Oct 21 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea
Oct 21 Bernadette Devlin is released from prison having served four months of her six month sentence for riotous behaviour
Oct 21 Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
Oct 21 Nobel prize of peace awarded to Norman E Borlaugh
Oct 23 Charles Haughey and two others are found not guilty of illegal arms importation by a Dublin jury; the 'Arms Trial' began on 28 May 1970
Oct 23 Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,001 kph)

Oct 24 Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
Oct 25 Austrian driver Jochen Rindt wins F1 World Drivers Championship by 5 points from Jacky Ickx after Mexican GP; only season World Championship awarded posthumously, after Rindt's death in Italian GP practice at Monza
Oct 26 "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers
Oct 26 Tanzania begins building railway Lusaka-Drone ash Salaam
Oct 27 Musical "Light, Lively & Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 87 performances
Oct 28 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99
Oct 28 US/USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts
Oct 29 The Electoral Reform Society calls for the introduction of Proportional Representation (PR) in elections in Northern Ireland
Oct 29 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, GA (NBC) 1st broadcast
Oct 30 KVEW TV channel 42 in Kennewick, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting

Meeting of Interest

Oct 30 Northern Ireland Prime Minister James Chichester-Clark meets with British Home Secretary Reginald Maulling to discuss matters related to reforms and security

Oct 30 There are serious riots in the Catholic Ardoyne area of Belfast which last for three nights

Music History

Oct 31 Jim Morrison is sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine for indecent exposure and open profanity, though remains free on a $50,000 bond pending appeal

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 125

Oct 1 Alexei Zhamnov, Russian NHL center (Winnipeg Jets; Olympic gold 1992), born in Moscow, Russia
Oct 1 Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
Oct 1 Gaston Taument, Dutch soccer winger (15 caps; Feyenoord), born in The Hague, Netherlands
Oct 1 Moses Kiptanui, Kenyan steeplechaser (World C'ship gold 1991, 93, 95; Olympic silver 1996), born in Marakwet District, Kenya
Oct 1 Ronnie Bradford, American NFL defensive back and coach (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos; La. Tech., USC), born in Minot, North Dakota
Oct 2 Colin Rivas, Galician artist
Oct 2 Eddie Guardado, American baseball pitcher who was MLB All Star 2002-03; AL saves leader 2002; Minnesota Twins, born in Stockton, California
Oct 2 Kelly Ripa, American actress (Hayley Vaughan-All My Children), born in Statford, New Jersey
Oct 2 Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
Oct 4 Ryan McNeil, American NFL defensive back (Pro Bowl 2001; San Diego Chargers), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct 5 Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), born in Lousiana (d. 1997)
Oct 5 Josie Bissett, American actress (Melrose Place - "Jane Mancini"), born in Seattle, Washington
Oct 5 South Park Mexican [Carlos Coy], American rapper, born in Houston, Texas
Oct 5 Thomas Randolph, American NFL cornerback (NY Giants), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Oct 5 Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer (Tord Gustavsen Trio), born in Oslo, Norway
Oct 6 Amy Jo Johnson, American-Canadian actress (Felicity - "Julie:; Flashpoint), and singer-songwriter, born in in Hyannis, Massachusetts

Oct 6 Darren Oliver, American pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Oct 6 Matt Vogel, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, 1996-present; Kermit the Frog, 2017-present; Big Bird, 2018-present), born in Kansas City, Kansas
Oct 6 Todd Howard, American video game designer (Bethesda: Fallout, Elder Scrolls), born in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania
Oct 7 Daniel Collins, Australian canoeist (World C'ship gold K-2 500m 1997; Olympic silver 2000), born in Sydney, Australia
Oct 7 Dwayne Provo, Canadian cornerback (New England Patriots), born in North Preston, Canada
Oct 7 Le'Shai Maston, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Dallas, Texas
Oct 8 Anne-Marie Duff, English actress (Shameless), born in London, England
Oct 8 David Doster, American baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Oct 8 Gauri Khan, Indian film producer (Red Chillies Entertainment), born in New Delhi, India

Oct 8 Soon-Yi Previn, Korean-American actress (Hannah and Her Sisters), born in Seoul, South Korea
Oct 8 Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video game designer (Final Fantasy), born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Oct 9 Kenny Anderson, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers), born in Queens, New York
Oct 9 Park Sang-min, South Korean actor (General's Son), born in Changwon, South Korea
Oct 9 Savannah [Shannon Michelle Wilsey], American pornographic film actress, born in Laguna Beach, California (d. 1994)
Oct 10 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Buffalo), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Oct 10 Corinna May, German blind singer ("I Can't Live Without Music"), born in Bremen, Germany
Oct 10 Dean Kiely, Irish football goalkeeper (Crystal Palace), born in Salford, England
Oct 10 Matthew Pinsent, English rower (Olympic gold coxless pair 1992, 96; four 2000, 04; World C'ship gold x 10) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Holt, England
Oct 10 Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete, born in Khouribga, Morocco
Oct 10 Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger (Olympic gold 1998), born in Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
Oct 11 Andy Marriott, English-Welsh football goalkeeper, born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Oct 11 Chidi Ahanotu, American NFL defensive end and defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Modesto, California
Oct 11 Constance Zimmer, American actress (Unreal), born in Seattle, Washington
Oct 12 Charlie Ward, American basketball guard (NBA: NY Knicks) and College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1993, Florida State), born in Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 12 Herman Arvie, American NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns), born in Opelousas, Louisiana
Oct 12 Kirk Cameron, American actor (Mike-Growing Pains), born in Panorama City, Los Angeles
Oct 12 Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Oct 13 Ann Grossman, American tennis star (1994 LA finalist), born in Grove City, Ohio
Oct 13 Mel Jackson, African-American actor (Soul Food) and R&B musician, born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 13 Paul Potts, British pop-opera singer and 1st winner of Britain's Got Talent (2007), born in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, England
Oct 13 Serena Altschul, American broadcast journalist (CBS Sunday Morning, MTV News, CNN), born in New York City
Oct 13 Steve Matthews, American NFL and WLAF quarterback (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores), born in Tullahoma, Tennessee
Oct 14 Daniela Pestova [Chameleon], model (1995 SI/L'Oreal), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
Oct 14 Jim Jackson, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers)
Oct 14 Jon Seda, Puerto Rican actor
Oct 14 Nina Kemppel, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Anchorage, Alaska
Oct 14 Pär Zetterberg, Swedish football player
Oct 15 Eric Benét, American singer and songwriter ("Love Don't Love Me"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 15 Lonnie Palelei, American football offensive lineman (NY Jets), born in Nu'uuli, American Samoa
Oct 16 Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner (NY Jets)
Oct 16 Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
Oct 16 Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
Oct 17 Anil Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)
Oct 17 Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
Oct 17 John Mabry, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Wilmington, Delaware
Oct 17 Marciano Vink, soccer player (Genoa/PSV)
Oct 17 Shauna O'Brien, Pasco Wash, actress (Showgirls)
Oct 17 Tasha Tsang, Canadian rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Oct 18 Bob Kennedy, American 5K runner, born in Bloomington, Indian
Oct 18 Camille Spitaleri, Mountain View Ca, female infielder (Silver Bullets)
Oct 18 José Padilla, American former gang member and alleged supporter of terrorism
Oct 18 Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
Oct 18 Shane Bonham, NFL defensive linesman (Detroit Lions)
Oct 19 Chamara Dunusinghe, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lanka 1995)
Oct 19 Chris Kattan, American comedian and actor
Oct 20 Chavo Guerrero, Jr., American professional wrestler, born in El Paso, Texas
Oct 20 Michelle Malkin, American political commentator and author (Fox News), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 20 Sander Boschke, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
Oct 21 Tony Mortimer, British pop singer and songwriter (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), born in Stepney, London
Oct 22 Javier Milei, Argentine economist and politician (President of Argentina), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Oct 22 Winston Bogarde, Dutch soccer defender (20 caps; Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, FC Barcelona), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oct 23 Grant Imahara, American TV Mythbuster, born in Lod Angeles, California (d. 2020)
Oct 24 Alonza Bevan, English bassist (Kula Shaker), born in London
Oct 24 Jeff Mangum, American psychedelic-pop, folk-rock musician, and singer-songwriter (Neutral Milk Hotel - "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"), born in Ruston, Louisiana
Oct 24 Rob Leslie-Carter, British engineer and project manager, born in Oxford, England
Oct 24 Walter Dunson, NFL running back and kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
Oct 25 Adam Goldberg, American actor (The Hebrew Hammer), born in Santa Monica, California
Oct 25 Adam Pascal, American actor (Rent), born in Bronx, New York
Oct 25 Ed Robertson, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Barenaked Ladies - "If I Had $1000000"), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Oct 25 J.A. Adande, American sports columnist, born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 25 Kelvin Ingram, American NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct 25 Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist (International Kick Boxing Federation's Heavyweight C'ship 1990; 3 x K-1 World Grand Prix), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct 26 Bert Emanuel, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Oct 26 Dian Bachar, American actor, born in Denver, Colorado
Oct 26 Jessie Armstead, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Dallas, Texas
Oct 26 Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, born in Mumbai, India
Oct 27 Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth), born in Malmö, Sweden
Oct 27 Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer, born in Chingola, Zambia
Oct 27 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
Oct 28 Ayad Akhtar, American playwright ("Disgraced" - Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2013), born in Staten Island, New York [1]
Oct 28 Kurt Rosenwinkel, American jazz guitarist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Famous Weddings

Famous Deaths

Oct 1 Hans Poser, German composer, dies at 52
Oct 1 Petar Konjović, Serbian composer, dies at 87
Oct 2 Alfred Swan, Russian composer, dies at 79
Oct 2 Bo Linde, Swedish neo-classical composer, dies at 37
Oct 4 Curtis Turner, American auto racer (184 NASCAR races over 17 years, 17 wins), dies in aeroplane crash at 46
Oct 4 George Frederick McKay, American composer, dies at 71

Oct 6 Julian Przybos, Polish poet (Sruby), dies at 69
Oct 8 Jean Giono, French writer (Le Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75
Oct 8 Lucien Goldmann, Romanian-French sociologist and philosopher, dies at 57
Oct 8 Mitr Chaibancha, Thai film actor (b. 1934)
Oct 10 Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60

Oct 10 Marcel Minnaert, Belgian-Dutch astronomer, and writer (Light and colour in the open air), dies at 77
Oct 11 Anis Fuleihan, Lebanese-American classical pianist, composer (Theremin Concerto), conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 70
Oct 12 Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani Urdu poet, dies at 40
Oct 13 Julia Culp, Dutch mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
Oct 17 Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist and politician, kidnapped and killed by Front de libération du Québec while Vice-Premier of Quebec at 49
Oct 17 Vola Vale, American actress (b. 1897)
Oct 19 Unica Zürn, German writer and artist, dies at 54
Oct 20 Patrick Wymark [Cheeseman], British actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies of a heart attack at 44

Oct 22 René Schneider, Chilean general/supreme commander, murdered
Oct 24 Richard Hofstadter, American historian, dies at 54
Oct 28 Baby Huey [James Ramey], American rock and soul singer (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies of a drug-related heart attack at 26
Oct 28 Eduardo López-Chávarri y Marco, Spanish composer, music critic and lawyer, dies at 99

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