Venera 7 First Successful Soft Landing on Venus, December 15, 1970

Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war. Date: July 23, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day…

During the construction of Australia's West Gate Bridge, a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day. Date: October 15, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day…

NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19. Date: September 2, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970British…

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…

In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 38 millimetres (1.5 in) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. Date: November 26, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1970Richard Nixon Signs Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act,…

Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. Date: September 19, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…