What Happened In June 1970 In History

Historical Events for June, 1970

• 4th » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 11th » After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as United States Army called U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
• 15th » Charles Manson goes on trial for the Sharon Tate murders.
• 19th » The Patent Cooperation Treaty is signed.
• 21st » Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy, largest ever US corporate bankruptcy up to this date.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1970

• 1st » Alexi Lalas, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
• 1st » R. Madhavan, Indian actor
• 1st » Karen Mulder, Dutch model and singer
• 1st » Paul Schrier, American actor and director
• 2nd » B-Real, American rapper, producer, and actor (Cypress Hill and Kush (band) e.g Kush)
• 2nd » Andy McCollum, American football player
• 3rd » Greg Hancock, American motorcycle racer
• 3rd » Esther Hart, Dutch singer
• 3rd » Julie Masse, Canadian singer
• 3rd » Ammon McNeely, American rock climber
• 3rd » Peter Tägtgren, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Hypocrisy (band) Hypocrisy, Pain (musical project) Pain, Bloodbath, and Lock Up (UK band) Lock Up)
• 4th » Deborah Compagnoni, Italian skier
• 4th » Richie Hawtin, English-Canadian DJ and producer
• 4th » Dave Pybus, English bass player and songwriter (Anathema (band) or Anathema, Cradle of Filth, and Angtoria)
• 4th » Izabella Scorupco, Polish-Swedish actress
• 5th » Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 6th » Evgeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
• 6th » Sarah Dessen, American author
• 6th » Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer and coach
• 6th » Ahmed Johnson, American wrestler
• 6th » James Shaffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Korn, Fear and the Nervous System, and L.A.P.D. (band) called L.A.P.D.)
• 7th » Cafu, Brazilian footballer
• 7th » Helen Baxendale, English actress
• 7th » Andrei Kovalenko, Russian ice hockey player
• 7th » Mike Modano, American ice hockey player
• 7th » Cha Seung-won, South Korean model and actor
• 8th » Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
• 8th » Seu Jorge, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor
• 8th » Kwame Kilpatrick, American politician, 68th Mayor of Detroit
• 8th » Teresa Strasser, American television host
• 8th » Troy Vincent, American football player
• 8th » Kelli Williams, American actress
• 9th » Erika Miklósa, Hungarian soprano
• 10th » Mike Doughty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Soul Coughing)
• 11th » Alex Barron (racing driver) or Alex Barron, American race car driver
• 11th » Kang Ho-dong, South Korean comedian and actor
• 12th » Rick Hoffman, American actor
• 12th » Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
• 13th » Chris Cairns, New Zealand cricketer
• 13th » Rivers Cuomo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Weezer, Avant Garde (band) or Avant Garde, and Homie (band) or Homie)
• 13th » Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (d. 2004)
• 14th » Heather McDonald, American comedian, actress, and author
• 15th » Christian Bauman, American author
• 15th » Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
• 15th » Leah Remini, American actress
• 15th » Žan Tabak, Croatian basketball player and coach
• 16th » Younus AlGohar, Pakistani poet, academic, and humanitarian, co-founded Messiah Foundation International
• 16th » Clifton Collins, Jr., American actor
• 16th » Cobi Jones, American soccer player and manager
• 16th » Phil Mickelson, American golfer
• 17th » Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
• 17th » Will Forte, American actor and screenwriter
• 17th » Jason Hanson, American football player
• 17th » Popeye Jones, American basketball player
• 17th » Michael Showalter, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 17th » Sasha Sokol, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
• 18th » Robin Christopher, American actress
• 18th » Katie Derham, English journalist
• 18th » Ivan Kozák, Slovak footballer
• 18th » Greg Yaitanes, American director and producer
• 19th » Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician
• 19th » Antonis Remos, German-Greek singer
• 19th » Quincy Watts, American runner
• 19th » Brian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Korn and Love and Death (band) named Love and Death)
• 20th » Jason Robert Brown, American composer and playwright
• 20th » Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
• 20th » Andrea Nahles, German politician
• 21st » Sindee Coxx, American porn actress
• 21st » Eric Reed (musician) called Eric Reed, American pianist and composer (Black Note)
• 21st » Pete Rock, American rapper and producer (Pete Rock & CL Smooth)
• 22nd » Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese businessman
• 22nd » Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Barenaked Ladies)
• 23rd » Robert Brooks, American football player
• 23rd » Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer-songwriter (Offenbach (band) named Offenbach)
• 23rd » Yann Tiersen, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 24th » Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter
• 24th » Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2012)
• 25th » Lucy Benjamin, English actress
• 25th » Ariel Gore, American journalist and author
• 25th » Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist (Children of Bodom, Stone (band) known as Stone, Sinergy, and Waltari)
• 25th » Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician
• 25th » Aaron Sele, American baseball player
• 26th » Paul Thomas Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 26th » Paul Bitok, Kenyan runner
• 26th » Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded The Inc. Records
• 26th » Sean Hayes (actor) e.g Sean Hayes, American actor, singer, and producer
• 26th » Takeshi Konomi, Japanese illustrator
• 26th » Matt Letscher, American actor and playwright
• 26th » Adam Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer (d. 2012)
• 26th » Nick Offerman, American actor and producer
• 27th » Ahmed Ahmed, Egyptian-American actor and screenwriter
• 27th » Régine Cavagnoud, French skier
• 27th » John Eales, Australian rugby player
• 27th » Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 28th » Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 28th » Steve Burton (actor) named Steve Burton, American actor
• 28th » Tom Merritt, American journalist
• 28th » Mike White (filmmaker) named Mike White, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 29th » Melanie Paschke, German sprinter
• 29th » Emily Skinner, American actress and singer
• 29th » Mike Vallely, American skateboarder and actor
• 30th » Brian Bloom, American actor and screenwriter
• 30th » Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer and manager
• 30th » Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player

Famous Deaths for June 1970

• 2nd » Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 2nd » Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren called McLaren racing team (b. 1937)
• 2nd » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)
• 3rd » Hjalmar Schacht, Danish-German economist, banker, and politician (b. 1877)
• 4th » Sonny Tufts, American actor and singer (b. 1911)
• 5th » Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
• 7th » E. M. Forster, English author (b. 1879)
• 8th » Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (b. 1908)
• 10th » Earl Grant, American singer and pianist (b. 1931)
• 11th » Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (b. 1884)
• 16th » Sydney Chapman (mathematician) known as Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (b. 1888)
• 16th » Heino Eller, Estonian violinist, composer, and educator (b. 1887)
• 16th » Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)
• 21st » Sukarno, Indonesian politician, 1st President of Indonesia (b. 1901)
• 21st » Piers Courage, English race car driver (b. 1942)
• 22nd » Đặng Thùy Trâm, Vietnamese surgeon (b. 1942)
• 23rd » Roscoe Turner, American pilot (b. 1895)
• 27th » Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler and scholar (b. 1902)

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