* 1970 – Newhall Incident: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.

* 1970 – Olaf Kölzig, African-German hockey player

* 1970 – Roy Mayorga, American drummer ( Stone Sour, Soulfly, Amebix, Black President, and Nausea )

* 1970 – Huang Xiaomin, Chinese swimmer

* 1970 – Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.

* 1970 – Sylvain Bouchard, Canadian speed skater

* 1908 – Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic politician, Prime Minister of Iceland ( d. 1970 )

* 1899 – Byron Foulger, American actor ( d. 1970 )

* 1970 – Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer

* 1970 – Peter Ebdon, English snooker player

* 1970 – Mark Ilott, English cricketer

* 1970 – Tony Kanal, English-American bass player, songwriter, and producer ( No Doubt )

* 1970 – Jeff Kenna, Irish footballer

* 1970 – Park Myeong-su, South Korean comedian and singer

* 1970 – Jim Thome, American baseball player

* 1970 – Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer ( d. 2008 )

* 1891 – William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English general, 13th Governor-General of Australia ( d. 1970 )

* 1904 – Jean Dessès, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer ( d. 1970 )

* 1916 – Richard Hofstadter, American historian ( d. 1970 )

* 1970 – M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, screenwriter, and producer

* 1970 – Erwin Thijs, Belgian cyclist

* 1970 – Rod Brind ' Amour, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1970 – Christopher Cuomo, American journalist

* 1970 – Thomas Lennon, American actor

* 1914 – Luis Mariano, Spanish tenor ( d. 1970 )

* 1970 – Kevin Cadogan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ( Third Eye Blind )

* 1970 – Kevin Haller, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable made-for-television productions of Hamlet include those starring Christopher Plummer ( 1964 ), Richard Chamberlain ( 1970 ; Hallmark Hall of Fame ), Derek Jacobi ( 1980 ; Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC ), Kevin Kline ( 1990 ), Campbell Scott ( 2000 ) and David Tennant ( 2009 ; Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC ).

Since 2006, the Vikings have been known especially for their strong run defense (# 1 in the NFL in 2006, 2007, and 2008 ; they are the first NFL team to accomplish this since the AFL – NFL merger in 1970 ), anchored by the Williams Wall consisting of defensive tackle Kevin Williams and nose tackle Pat Williams ( no relation ).

Kevin Patrick Smith ( born August 2, 1970 ) is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian / raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob.

Kevin Smith was born August 2, 1970 in Highlands, New Jersey, the son of Grace ( née Schultz ), a homemaker, and Donald E. Smith ( 1936 – 2003 ), a postal worker.

* Kevin Smith ( born 1970 ), filmmaker ( Clerks, Chasing Amy, Jersey Girl, etc.

* Kevin Smith ( born 1970 ), filmmaker, lived in Oceanport in the 1990s.

* Kevin Smith ( born 1970 ), film director, lived in Red Bank and shot films there.

* Jeff Anderson ( born 1970 ), actor, best known as Randal Graves in Kevin Smith's Clerks.

In the spring 1970 multiple occasions of arson occurred, including a burning of the Bank of America branch building in the student community of Isla Vista, during which time one male student, Kevin Moran, was shot and killed by police.

Downey's third wife was Ann Trainer, the widow of Howell Van Gerbig and the former wife of John Kevin Barry ; they married in 1970.

In 1970 the outbreak of the Arms Crisis saw Kevin resign as minister and as secretary of Fianna Fáil in protest at the government's policy on Northern Ireland and in response to the sackings of Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney from the cabinet.

The band had been formed in Glasgow in June 1970 by the brothers Kevin ( vocals ) and Jim McGinlay ( bass guitar ).

Kevin Weisman ( born December 29, 1970 ) is an American film, television and stage actor.

In 1970, Sargent won election in his own right, defeating Boston Mayor Kevin White.

According to Barney Frank's book The Story of America's Only Left-handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman by Stuart E. Weisberg, In the election of 1970, against Kevin White, White was the first mayor to declare the city had a race problem and that people did not want him to become governor and keep him as mayor.

Jason Michael Lee ( born April 25, 1970 ) is an American actor, comedian and professional skateboarder, best known for his roles as the title character on the NBC television series, My Name is Earl, Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin Smith.

# King of Moomba ( 1967 to 1987 ): British actor Robert Morley ( 1967 ), British actor Alfred Marks ( 1968 ), Italian opera singer Tito Gobbi ( 1969 ), featherweight boxing champion Johnny Famechon ( 1970 ), Russian clown Oleg Popov ( 1971 ), pop singer Johnny Farnham ( 1972 ) with Collingwood footballer Lou Richards as his Jester, indigenous Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls ( 1973 ), ballet dancer Sir Robert Helpmann ( 1974 ), entertainer Rolf Harris ( 1975 ), entertainer Barry Crocker ( 1976 ), Disney character Mickey Mouse as King of Moomba and TV Personality Ugly Dave Gray as a Jester ( 1977 ), first Melbourne born king, entertainer Bert Newton ( 1978 ), entertainer Graham Kennedy ( 1979 ), TV actor Paul Cronin ( 1980 ), Richards again but this time as King ( 1981 ), film, TV and stage actor Frank Thring ( 1982 ), TV Personality Daryl Somers ( 1983 ), footballer Kevin Bartlett ( 1984 ), TV Personality Ian " Molly " Meldrum ( 1985 ), motor racing driver Peter Brock ( 1986 ) and champion doubles tennis player Paul McNamee ( 1987 ).

Slik were formed as the Glasgow based band ' Salvation ' in June 1970, comprising Kevin and Jim McGinlay, Nod Kerr, Mario Tortolano and Ian Kenny.

Desmond Kevin Howard ( born May 15, 1970 ) is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.

Kevin Rene Cadogan ( born August 14, 1970 in Oakland, California ) is an American singer / songwriter, producer and rock guitarist.

Timothy Kevin Story ( born March 13, 1970 ) is an American film director.

* Kevin Smith ( born 1970 ), film director, screenwriter, and actor, perhaps best known for the cult classic Clerks.