In what is considered a forerunner to disco style clubs, New York City DJ David Mancuso opened The Loft, a members-only private dance club set in his own home, in February 1970.

* Said bin Taimur ( February 10, 1932 – July 23, 1970 )

An early scanned display with raster computer graphics was invented in the late 1960s by A. Michael Noll at Bell Labs, but its patent application filed February 5, 1970 was abandoned at the Supreme Court in 1977 over the issue of the patentability of computer software.

The Orbital Workshop was renamed " Skylab " in February 1970 as a result of a NASA contest.

Continues the following spring ( 1970 ) Epilogue is titled " February 12, 1973 ") Ryan appears for only a brief time in this novel.

Etheridge quit the band in January 1970, and was replaced by Michael " Cadillac " Johnson ; Johnson was replaced by Dusty Hill the following month: The finalized lineup of ZZ Top performed their first show on February 10, 1970 in Beaumont, Texas.

* February 27 – Grethe Weiser, German actress ( d. 1970 )

6 February ) – Semyon Timoshenko, Soviet general, Marshal of the Soviet Union ( d. 1970 )

* February 19 – Ernest Marsden, British physicist ( d. 1970 )

* February 1 – Friedrich Kellner, German diarist, ( d. 1970 )

* February 25 – Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman ( died 1970 )

* February 18 – Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician ( d. 1970 )

* February 22 – Abe Attell, American boxer ( d. 1970 )

* February 8 – Charles Ruggles, American actor ( d. 1970 )

* February 14 – Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist ( b. 1970 )

A poll at the time suggested that 74 % of the UK population agreed with the Powell's opinions and his supporters claim that this large public following that Powell attracted may have helped the Conservatives to win the 1970 general election, and perhaps cost them the February 1974 general election, at which Powell turned his back on the Conservatives by endorsing a vote for Labour, who returned as a minority government in early March following a hung parliament.

In December 1969, with a grant from the NIMH Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency, cytogeneticist Digamber Borgaonkar at Johns Hopkins Hospital began a chromosome survey of ( predominantly African-American ) boys ages 8 to 18 in all Maryland institutions for delinquent, neglected, or mentally ill juveniles, which was suspended from February – May 1970 due to an American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) lawsuit about the lack of informed consent.

On February 18, 1970, Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens announces the end of " La Belgique de papa ".

In February 1970, five of the Iowa Conspiracy defendants were convicted on the charge of intent to incite a riot while crossing state lines, but none were found guilty of conspiracy.

The seventh edition, published in February 1970 on the 94th anniversary of the publication of the first edition, was the first under the title Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.

In May 1967, the Salisbury Daily Times referred to Twiggy as a supermodel ; the February 1968 article of Glamour magazine listed all 19 " supermodels "; the Chicago Daily Defender wrote " New York Designer Turns Super Model " in January 1970 ; The Washington Post and Mansfield News Journal used the term in 1971 ; and in 1974 both the Chicago Tribune and The Advocate also used the term " supermodel " in their articles.

The Cross was designated a Grade II * monument on 5 February 1970.

Gladys May Aylward ( Chinese name: 艾偉德, pinyin: ài wěi dé ) ( 24 February 1902 – 3 January 1970 ) was the evangelical Christian missionary to China whose story was told in the book The Small Woman by Alan Burgess, published in 1957.

On February 23, 1970, Guyana declared itself a " cooperative republic " and cut all ties to the British monarchy.

It fell, February 6, 1827, carrying with it a horse and wagon, two men and four oxen.

Gen. Buell on February 25, 1862, two days after Johnston had to pull his forces out in order to avoid having them captured as well.

They had two sons: Prince Giuseppe Mahdi Khan ( d. February 1911 ) and Prince Ali Solomone Khan ( 1911 – 1960 )

The younger Abbadie spent some time in Algeria before, in 1837, the two brothers started for Ethiopia, landing at Massawa in February 1838.

In February 1903, two followers of Muhammad ` Alí, including Badi ' u ' llah and Siyyid ` Aliy-i-Afnan, broke with Muhammad ` Ali and wrote books and letters giving details of Muhammad ` Ali's plots and noting that what was circulating about ` Abdu ' l-Bahá was fabrication.

On February 11, 2010, he was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City after complaining of chest pains, and had two coronary stents implanted in his heart.

Meyer became director when Gropius resigned in February 1928, and brought the Bauhaus its two most significant building commissions, both of which still exist: five apartment buildings in the city of Dessau, and the headquarters of the Federal School of the German Trade Unions ( ADGB ) in Bernau.

Norway saw its first finding in February 2009, when cows at two farms in Vest-Agder in the south of Norway showed an immune response to bluetongue.

They had two sons: actor-musician Oz Perkins ( born February 2, 1974 ) and folk / rock recording artist Elvis Perkins ( born February 9, 1976 ).

As Holly was signed both as a solo artist and a member of the Crickets, two debut albums were released: The " Chirping " Crickets on November 27, 1957 and Buddy Holly on February 20, 1958.

Nelson was a highly experienced officer who had been blinded in one eye during fighting in Corsica in 1794 and subsequently commended for his capture of two Spanish ships of the line at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in February 1797.

Separation between the formation of aircraft and their maneuver altitude is gradually reduced over the course of about two months in January and February.

In February 2006, the Independent Monitoring Commission claimed in a report on paramilitary activity that two groups, styling themselves as Saoirse na hÉireann and Óglaigh na hÉireann, had been formed after a split in the Continuity IRA.

In two referendums, in December 1974 and February 1976, the population of Mayotte voted against independence from France ( by 63. 8 % and 99. 4 % respectively ).

In February 1962, the United States launched an embargo against Cuba, and Lansdale presented a 26-page, top-secret timetable for implementation of the overthrow of the Cuban Government, mandating that guerrilla operations begin in August and September, and in the first two weeks of October: " Open revolt and overthrow of the Communist regime ".

Ratings reached a low of 8 million in February 1973, Pat Phoenix quit as Elsie Tanner, Violet Carson ( Ena Sharples ) was written out for most of the year due to illness, and Doris Speed ( Annie Walker ) took two months ' leave.

The 1977 edition also lists Peter G. Dowdeswell of Earls Barton for drinking two pints of beer from a single vessel in 2. 3 seconds on June 11, 1975 and two litres in 6. 0 seconds on 7 February 1975.

Janssen died of a heart attack on the morning of February 13, 1980, at his home in Malibu, California, two days into the filming of Father Damien.

On 19 February 1942 at 0957, 188 Japanese warplanes attacked Darwin in two waves.

On February 21, 2008, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband admitted that two US extraordinary rendition flights refuelled on Diego Garcia in 2002.

It was followed by the studio album, " Backwoods Barbie ," which was released February 26, 2008, and reached number two on the country charts.

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, the Red Wings set the NHL record for most consecutive wins at home in a single season by winning their 21st home game with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, and on Sunday, February 19, 2012, defeated the San Jose Sharks to record their 23rd consecutive home victory, breaking the overall record previously held by the Boston Bruins over two seasons from 1929-1930.