What Happened in August 1970

• Aug 1 2nd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at U.S. Grant Hotel
• Aug 1 EAA Convention moves from Rockford Ill to Oshkosh, Wi

• Aug 1 KTSD TV channel 10 in Pierre, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
• Aug 2 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island
• Aug 2 Rubber bullets used for the first time in Northern Ireland during 'The Troubles'
• Aug 3 Christopher Hampton's "Philanthropist" premieres in London
• Aug 3 Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history
• Aug 3 Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire passes her driving test on 40th try
• Aug 3 The second ever NFL work stoppage ends with NFL and Players' Association agreeing to a 4-year, $19.1 million deal

• Aug 5 Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves" premieres in London
• Aug 5 US Black P. Panther leader Huey Newton freed from jail after two trials ended in hung juries and the district attorney decides against a 4th trial

• Aug 6 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
• Aug 6 Italian government of Mariano Rumor resigns

• Aug 7 First all-computer chess championship is conducted in New York and won by CHESS 3.0 (CDC 6400), a program written by Slate, Atkin & Gorlen at Northwestern University
• Aug 7 Shootout at Marin Courthouse in San Rafael, California, kills 4, including the presiding judge
• Aug 7 WDHN TV channel 18 in Dothan, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting

• Aug 9 Peruvian Airlines LANSA Flight 502 explodes killing 101 people including 45 US exchange students
• Aug 10 British Home Secretary Reginald Maulding threatens to impose direct rule on Northern Ireland if the agreed reform measures are not carried out

• Aug 11 Tony Perez becomes 1st to hit a HR in red seats at Riverfront
• Aug 11 Two Royal Ulster Constabulary officers are killed by the Irish Republican Army when they set off a booby trap bomb planted in a car near Crossmaglen, County Armagh

• Aug 13 Pamphlet bombs which scatter revolutionary African National Congress propaganda leaflets explode in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• Aug 14 City University of NY inaugurates open admissions
• Aug 14 Steven Stills arrested for drug possession
• Aug 15 Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando)

• Aug 17 Venera 7 (US), 1st softlanding on Venus, launched
• Aug 19 31st Venice Film Festival opens
• Aug 19 The Chinese Community in South Africa is granted 'White' status
• Aug 20 -21] Hurricane Dorothy, kills 42 in Martinique
• Aug 21 The Social and Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) is established with Gerry Fitt as the first leader of the party

• Aug 24 Bomb kills 1 at U of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison

• Aug 26 Minister of Home Affairs Robert Porter resigns from the Stormont government (North Ireland parliament)

• Aug 28 "I'll Be There" single by The Jackson 5 is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1970)
• Aug 28 Phillies Larry Bowa steals home for 2nd time in 1970
• Aug 29 Black Panthers confront cops in Philadelphia (1 cop killed)
• Aug 31 59th Davis Cup: US beats Germany in Cleveland (5-0); American 22nd title
• Aug 31 Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted of conspiracy to commit murder
• Aug 31 Molukkers occupy Indonesian ambassador's home in Wassenaar
• Aug 31 WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 113

• Aug 1 David James, English footballer, born in Welwyn Garden City, England
• Aug 1 José Luis Dolgetta, Venezuelan soccer forward (20 caps; Carabobo FC), born in Valencia, Venezuela (d. 2023)
• Aug 1 Quentin Coryatt, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Aug 2 Chainey Umphrey, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Aug 2 Elijah Alexander, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2010)
• Aug 2 Kevin Smith, American director (Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks, born in Red bank, New Jersey
• Aug 2 Philo Wallace, West Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests; 2 x 50; Barbados), born in Haynesville, Barbados
• Aug 2 Tony Amonte, American NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks, USA), born in Hingham, Massachusetts
• Aug 2 Zelma Davis, Liberian-American singer (C+C Music Factory - "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."), born in Monrovia, Liberia
• Aug 3 Darren Mickell, American NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints), born in Miami, Florida
• Aug 3 Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game developer, born in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
• Aug 3 Stephen Carpenter, American musician (Deftones), born in Sacramento, California
• Aug 4 Bret Baier, American political correspondent (Fox News), born in Rumson, New Jersey
• Aug 4 Hakeem Jeffries, American attorney and politician (Rep-D-NY 2013, 1st Black House Minority Leader), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Aug 4 John August, American screenwriter
• Aug 4 Orlando Trustfull, soccer player (Feyenoord)

• Aug 4 Steven Jack, cricketer (South African pace bowler 1994-95)
• Aug 5 James Gunn, American filmmaker (Guardians of the Galaxy), born in St Louis, Missouri
• Aug 5 Travis Moore, American CFL receiver (Grey Cup 1998 2001; 3 x CFL All Star; Calgary Stampeders), born in Santa Monica, California
• Aug 6 Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist
• Aug 6 M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American film director (The Sixth Sense), born in Mahé, India
• Aug 7 19 kittens - world record for domestic cat litter - born to four-year old Burmese cat Tarawood Antigone in Kingham, Oxfordshire, England (4 were stillborn)
• Aug 7 Joe Cocozzo, American NFL guard (San Diego Chargers), born in Mechanicville, New York
• Aug 8 Catriona Fallon, American rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Burlingame, California
• Aug 8 José Francisco Molina, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Atlético Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña) and manager (Villarreal CF), born in Valencia, Spain
• Aug 8 Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor (The Eight Day), born in Vilvoorde, Belgium
• Aug 8 Trev Alberts, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Cedar Fall, Iowa
• Aug 9 Arion Salazar, American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"), born in Oakland, California
• Aug 9 Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist (CNN, since 2013; ABC, 2006-13), born in Queens, New York
• Aug 9 Chris Gedney, American NFL tight end, 1993-2000 (Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2018)
• Aug 9 Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes captain; NHL All Star 1992; Selke Trophy 2006, 07) and coach (Jack Adams Award 2021; Carolina Hurricanes), born in Ottawa, Ontario

• Aug 9 Thomas Lennon, American actor, producer (Reno 911!), and screenwriter (Night at the Museum), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 10 Brendon Julian, Australian cricketer (Australian left-arm quickie), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
• Aug 10 Bret Hedican, American NHL defenseman, 1991-2009 (Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, and 3 other teams), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
• Aug 10 Gino Torretta, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1992; National C'ship 1989, 91; U of Miami; Seattle Seahawks), born in Pinole, California
• Aug 11 Andy Bell, English musician (Ride, Hurricane #1, Oasis)
• Aug 12 Alison Inverarity, Australian high jumper (Olympic 8th 1992, 96)
• Aug 12 Anthony Swofford, American marine and novelist (Jarhead), born in Fairfield, California
• Aug 12 Charles Mesure, British actor
• Aug 12 Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball coach ( Texas A&M Aggies), born in Hagerstown, Maryland

• Aug 13 Elvis Grbac, American NFL quarterback (SF 49ers, KC Chiefs), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Aug 13 Matt Hyson, American professional wrestler, born in Providence, Rhode Island
• Aug 13 Will Clarke, American novelist (The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Aug 14 Kevin Rene Cadogan, American singer-songwriter (Third Eye Blind), born in Oakland, California
• Aug 14 Slava Dosedel, Czech tennis star, born in Přerov, Czechoslovakia
• Aug 15 Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor (Black-ish), born in Compton, California
• Aug 15 Ben Silverman, American TV executive (NBC Entertainment)
• Aug 15 Chris Byrd, American boxer (WBO heavyweight title 2000; IBF heavyweight tile 2002; Olympic silver middleweight 1992), born in Flint, Michigan
• Aug 16 Adrian Hardy, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)
• Aug 16 Bonnie Bernstein, American sportscaster
• Aug 16 Dena Head, WNBA guard (Utah Starzz)
• Aug 16 Eric Swann, American NFL defensive tackle, 1991-2000 (Arizona Cardinals; Carolina Panthers), born in Sanford, North Carolina
• Aug 16 Fabio Casartelli, Italian road cyclist (Olympic gold Individual road race 1992), born in Como, Italy (d. 1995)
• Aug 16 Lester Smith, CFL safety (Toronto Argonauts)
• Aug 16 Manisha Koirala, Indian actress
• Aug 16 Quinton McCracken, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
• Aug 16 Saif Ali Khan, Indian actor
• Aug 16 Wilco Hellinga, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
• Aug 17 Bernard Wilson, American NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals), born in Nasville, Tennessee

• Aug 17 Rupert Degas, English actor and voice artist, born in London, England
• Aug 17 Øyvind Leonhardsen, Norwegian footballer, born in Kristiansund, Norway
• Aug 18 Greg Dean Schmitz, American online film journalist, born in Falmouth, Massachusetts
• Aug 18 Malcolm Jamal Warner, American actor (Theodore-Cosby Show), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• Aug 18 Richie Cunningham, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro 1997 Dallas Cowboys), born in Houma, Louisiana
• Aug 18 Robert Higginson, American baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Aug 19 Clare Waight Keller, English fashion designer (first female head of Givenchy), born in Birmingham, England
• Aug 19 Fat Joe [Cartagena], American rapper ("Wat's Luv?"), born in the Bronx, New York
• Aug 20 Els Callens, Belgian tennis star (1996 quarterfinalist Essen), born in Antwerp, Belgium
• Aug 20 Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit), born in Gastonia, North Carolina
• Aug 20 Jay McNeil, CFL guard (Calgary Stampeders)
• Aug 21 Craig Counsell, American MLB infielder, 1995-2011 (Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams; 2 x World Series Champion), and manager (Brewers, Chicago Cubs), born in South Bend, Indiana
• Aug 21 Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portuguese athlete, 10k runner, born in Barrancos, Portugal
• Aug 21 Steve Everitt, American NFL center (Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Miami, Florida
• Aug 22 Charlie Connelly, English writer (Attention All Shipping), born in London
• Aug 22 Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef and television host, born in Rome, Italy
• Aug 22 Jean-Michel Bombardier, Canadian pair skater (1995, 96 Can), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Aug 23 Andrew Henry, CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• Aug 23 Brad Mehldau, American jazz pianist, born in Jacksonville, Florida
• Aug 23 Jay Mohr, American actor and comedian, born in Verona, New Jersey
• Aug 23 Joseph Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Boston Marathon 1999, New York Marathon 1999, Amsterdam Marathon 1998, Vienna Marathon 2003), born in Eldoret, Kenya (d. 2023)
• Aug 23 Lawrence Frank, American head coach, born in New York City

• Aug 24 Dan Henderson, American mixed martial artist (UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament 1998; Rings: King of Kings Tournament 1999), born in Downey, California
• Aug 24 Rich Beem, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2002), born in Phoenix, Arizona
• Aug 24 Sandra Whyte-Sweeney, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship silver 1992, 94, 97), born in Saugus, Massachusetts
• Aug 24 Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer, born in Trabzon, Turkey

• Aug 25 Debbie Graham, tennis star (1993 Taranto doubles), born in Walnut Creek, California
• Aug 25 Doug Glanville, outfielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Hackensack, New York
• Aug 25 Jo Dee Messina, American country music singer (I'm Alright), born in Framingham, Massachusetts
• Aug 25 Robert Horry, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Houston Rockets)
• Aug 26 Brett Schultz, South African cricket pace bowler (South African Test), born in East London, South Africa

• Aug 26 Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian race walker, born in Munsjuty, Soviet Union
• Aug 27 Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and pace bowler, born in Laidley, Queensland, Australia
• Aug 27 Dene Hills, cricketer (prolific Tasmanian batsman)
• Aug 27 Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer
• Aug 27 Jim Thome, American Baseball HOF infielder (5 x MLB All Star; Roberto Clemente Award 2002; NL HR leader 2003; Cleveland Indians, Chicago WS), born in Peoria, Illinois

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• Aug 2 American songwriter Sammy Cahn (57) weds American fashion designer Virginia "Tita" Curtis in California
• Aug 4 "The Beach Boys" drummer Dennis Wilson (25) weds Barbara Charren (24)

• Aug 1 Frances Farmer, American actress (Son of Fury, Flowing Gold, Among the Living), dies from esophageal cancer at 56
• Aug 1 Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician (Nobel-1931), dies at 86
• Aug 5 Otto "Toby" Hardwicke, American jazz alto saxophone player (The Washingtonians, 1923-28; Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1932-46 - "Sophisticated Lady"; "In A Sentimental Mood"), dies at 66
• Aug 6 Ingolf Dahl [Marcus], German-American pianist and composer (Allegro and Arioso), dies at 56
• Aug 7 Harold Haley, American judge, shot dead in courthouse shootout in San Rafael at 67
• Aug 7 James McClain, US African American activist, shot dead
• Aug 7 Jonathan Jackson, US African American activist, shot dead in a shootout at 17
• Aug 7 Syd Buller, English cricket umpire (33 Tests 1956-69), dies at 60
• Aug 7 William Christmas, US African American activist, shot dead
• Aug 8 Johnny Goodman, American golfer (US Open 1933), dies at 60
• Aug 10 Alexander Gode, German-American linguist, dies at 63
• Aug 10 Bernd-Alois Zimmermann, German composer (The Soldiers Requiem), commits suicide at 52
• Aug 12 Glenn Hartranft, American athlete (discus WR 47.89m 1925; Olympic silver shot putt 1924), dies at 68
• Aug 13 Viktor Trambitsky, Russian composer, dies at 75
• Aug 14 Vano Muradeli, Soviet Georgian composer (The Great Friendship; Our Leader), and pedagogue, dies at 62
• Aug 15 Karl August Andersen, Norwegian cellist and composer, dies at 66

• Aug 17 Rattana Pestonji, Thai filmmaker and cinematographer (Tang), dies at 62
• Aug 19 Paweł Jasienica, Polish historian, dies at 60
• Aug 20 Hildo Krop, Dutch modernistic sculptor, dies at 86
• Aug 21 Timothy Mather Spelman, American composer, dies at 79
• Aug 22 Richard Frank Donovan, American organist, teacher, and composer (Smoek and Steel; Wood-Notes), dies at 78
• Aug 22 Vladimir Propp, Russian structuralist scholar (b. 1895)
• Aug 23 Nel Roos, Dutch ballerina and dance teacher, dies of a heart attack at 55
• Aug 29 Mary Clare, British actress, dies at 78
• Aug 30 Anna Casati, Italian marchesa, murdered at 41
• Aug 30 Del Moore, American comedian and actor (Life With Elizabeth; Bachelor Father - "Cal"; Cinderfella), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 54