What Happened on January 5, 1970

Historical Events

  • 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike
  • American daytime soap opera "All My Children" premieres on ABC

Lennon, Yoko in Denmark

John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono give a press conference in Aalborg, Denmark, revealing that they were only visiting

  • KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, Kansas (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 History

Famous Birthdays

  • James Patton, American NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills), born in Brazoria County, Texas
  • Jeffrey Jey [Gianfranco Randone], Italian pop and dance singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Eiffel 65), born in Lentini, Italy
  • Rick Campanelli, Canadian TV presenter, born in Hamilton, Canada
  • Troy Van Leeuwen, American guitarist (Queens of the Stone Age; Gone Is Gone), born in Los Angeles, California
Born in 1970

Famous Deaths

  • Cyril Fagan, Irish astrologer and author, dies at 73
  • Max Born, German physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954), dies at 87
  • Roberto Gerhard, Spanish Catalan composer (The Plague), dies of heart disease at 73
1970 Highlights

About January 5, 1970

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 2 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Capricorn

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
  • UK #1 Song: Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris