Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, October 8, 1970

Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard. Date: July 3, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 3 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team. Date: November 14, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Vietnam War…

FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte. Date: October 17, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Lon Nol Ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, March 18, 1970Soviet Submarine K-8 Sinks…

In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt. Date: November 25, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Aeroflot Flight 3630 Tu-124 Crash Kills 37 September 2,…

Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed. Date: April 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Salad Bowl Strike Begins, Largest U.S. Farm Worker Strike -…

Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. Date: April 29, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1970…