What Happened in October 1970

• Oct 1 63 arrested in riot to buy Rolling Stone tickets in Milan, Italy
• Oct 1 Final game played at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium, Phillies win over Montreal Expos, 2–1
• Oct 1 Landmark feminist book "The Female Eunuch" by Germaine Greer is published this month

• Oct 1 Phillies beat Montreal Expos, 2-1 in final game played at Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia; fans swarm onto field and destroy it after the game
• Oct 2 14 members of the Wichita State University Football team as well as 17 administrators and supporters are killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

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 actress and singer

• 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 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 Harold Ellis, English NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), born in London
• 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

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• 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 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