What Happened on November 9, 1970

Historical Events

  • Comedy troupe "The Goodies" make their television debut on the BBC
  • The Irish School of Ecumenics is founded by Michael Hurley
  • Trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins
  • William Grant Still's Symphony No. 5 ("Western Hemisphere"), premiere performance, by the Oberlin College Orchestra led by Robert Baustian
1970 History

Famous Birthdays

  • Bill Guerin, American NHL right wing, 1991-2010 (NJ Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and 5 other teams), and general manager (Minnesota Wild, 2019-), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
  • Chad Ogea, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • Chris Jericho [Irvine], American-Canadian professional wrestler and heavy metal rock singer (Fozzy), born in Manhasset, New York
  • Domino [Damian Siguenza], American Hip Hop Producer, born in San Francisco, California
  • Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Bankstown, New South Wales
  • Scarface [Brad Terrence Jordan], American rapper (Geto Boys), born in Houston, Texas
  • Susan Tedeschi, American musician, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Born in 1970

Famous Deaths

Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)

French army general and President of France (1958-69), dies at 79

  • William L. Dawson, American politician (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 84
1970 Highlights

About November 9, 1970

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 53 years, 4 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Scorpio

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: I'll Be There - Jackson 5
  • UK #1 Song: Woodstock - Matthew's Southern Comfort