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The 1970 Edition

Limited to about 124 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1970. About 90 million are still in circulation.

Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count

What happened in 1970

  • First jumbo jet passenger flight landsA Pan Am Boeing 747 carried 324 passengers from New York to London Heathrow.January 22 · Source: BBC On This Day
  • Apollo 13 crew splashes down safelyAfter an explosion crippled their spacecraft, the three astronauts landed safely in the South Pacific.April 17 · Source: NASA
  • The first Earth DayAbout 20 million Americans joined a nationwide teach-in about the environment.April 22 · Source: NOAA National Ocean Service
  • Brazil wins a third World CupBrazil beat Italy 4-1 in Mexico and kept the Jules Rimet Trophy for good.June 21 · Source: FOX Sports (AP)
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show premieresThe CBS sitcom began a seven-season run and became one of the most praised shows on TV.September · Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews
  • Robot probe scoops up Moon samplesSoviet Luna 16 landed to drill lunar rock and dust for the trip back to Earth.September 20 · Source: BBC On This Day
  • Monday Night Football kicks offThe Cleveland Browns beat the New York Jets 31-21 in the first ABC broadcast.September 21 · Source: Cleveland Browns

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Famous people born in 1970

  • Matt DamonAmerican actor · born October 8
  • Simon PeggEnglish actor · born February 14
  • Uma ThurmanAmerican actress and model · born April 29
  • Han KangSouth Korean writer · born November 27
  • Andre AgassiAmerican tennis player · born April 29
  • Rachel WeiszBritish actress · born March 7
  • Jennifer ConnellyAmerican actress · born December 12
  • Naomi CampbellBritish model · born May 22

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?

No. 1 songs of 1970

  • Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My HeadB.J. Thomas · first week at No. 1: January 3, 1970
  • I Want You BackJackson 5 · first week at No. 1: January 31, 1970
  • VenusThe Shocking Blue · first week at No. 1: February 7, 1970
  • Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin/Everybody Is A StarSly & The Family Stone · first week at No. 1: February 14, 1970
  • Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon & Garfunkel · first week at No. 1: February 28, 1970
  • Let It BeThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: April 11, 1970
  • ABCJackson 5 · first week at No. 1: April 25, 1970
  • American Woman/No Sugar TonightThe Guess Who · first week at No. 1: May 9, 1970
  • Everything Is BeautifulRay Stevens · first week at No. 1: May 30, 1970
  • The Long And Winding Road/For You BlueThe Beatles · first week at No. 1: June 13, 1970
  • The Love You Save/I Found That GirlJackson 5 · first week at No. 1: June 27, 1970
  • Mama Told Me (Not To Come)Three Dog Night · first week at No. 1: July 11, 1970
  • (They Long To Be) Close To YouCarpenters · first week at No. 1: July 25, 1970
  • Make It With YouBread · first week at No. 1: August 22, 1970
  • WarEdwin Starr · first week at No. 1: August 29, 1970
  • Ain't No Mountain High EnoughDiana Ross · first week at No. 1: September 19, 1970
  • Cracklin' RosieNeil Diamond · first week at No. 1: October 10, 1970
  • I'll Be ThereJackson 5 · first week at No. 1: October 17, 1970
  • I Think I Love YouThe Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy · first week at No. 1: November 21, 1970
  • The Tears Of A ClownSmokey Robinson & The Miracles · first week at No. 1: December 12, 1970
  • My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A PityGeorge Harrison · first week at No. 1: December 26, 1970

Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1970. Spotted a mistake?

If you were born in 1970

  • Older than Walt Disney WorldWalt Disney World opened in Florida, with the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
  • Older than the handheld cell phoneMotorola's Martin Cooper showed the first handheld cellular phone in public, on a New York street on April 3, 1973.
  • Older than the barcode scanA barcode (UPC) was scanned at a store checkout for the first time, in Troy, Ohio on June 26, 1974.
  • Older than MicrosoftBill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1975.
  • Younger than Sesame StreetSesame Street aired its first episode on November 10, 1969.
  • Younger than the Internet's first messageThe first message was sent over ARPANET, the network that grew into the Internet on October 29, 1969.
  • Younger than the Moon landingApollo 11 astronauts landed and walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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