December 15th (1970) was a Tuesday. It's the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 16 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 15th December, 1970
» Soviet spacecraft 'Venera 7' successfully land on Venus. It is the first successful soft List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies named landing on another planet
» The South Korean ferry 'Namyong Ho' capsizes in the Korea Strait, killing over 300 people.
Famous Birthdays on December 15 in 1970
» Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
» Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player
» Michael Shanks, Canadian actor and screenwriter
December 15th Holidays in History
» United States Bill of Rights Display and honoring of the Bill of Rights or Bill of Rights Day (United States)
» Christian feast day:
» December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Drostan (Aberdeen Breviary)
» Maria Crocifissa di Rosa
» Mesmin
» Valerian of Abbenza
» Virginia Centurione Bracelli
» John Horden and Robert McDonald (missionary) called Robert McDonald (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Consualia, in honor of Consus. (Roman Empire)
» Occupation of the Channel Islands Legacy known as Homecoming Day (Alderney)
» Koninkrijksdag called Kingdom Day (Netherlands)
» Remembrance Day of Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty (Russia)