1970

1970 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	1970; MCMLXX
Ab urbe condita	2723
Armenian calendar	1419; ԹՎ ՌՆԺԹ
Assyrian calendar	6720
Bahá'í calendar	126–127
Balinese saka calendar	1891–1892
Bengali calendar	1377
Berber calendar	2920
British Regnal year	18 Eliz. 2 – 19 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2514
Burmese calendar	1332
Byzantine calendar	7478–7479
Chinese calendar	己酉年 (Earth Rooster); 4666 or 4606; — to —; 庚戌年 (Metal Dog); 4667 or 4607
Coptic calendar	1686–1687
Discordian calendar	3136
Ethiopian calendar	1962–1963
Hebrew calendar	5730–5731
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2026–2027
- Shaka Samvat	1891–1892
- Kali Yuga	5070–5071
Holocene calendar	11970
Igbo calendar	970–971
Iranian calendar	1348–1349
Islamic calendar	1389–1390
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 45; (昭和４５年)
Javanese calendar	1901–1902
Juche calendar	59
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4303
Minguo calendar	ROC 59; 民國59年
Nanakshahi calendar	502
Thai solar calendar	2513
Tibetan calendar	阴土鸡年; (female Earth-Rooster); 2096 or 1715 or 943; — to —; 阳金狗年; (male Iron-Dog); 2097 or 1716 or 944
Unix time	0 – 31535999

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	19th century – 20th century – 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s – 1970s – 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1967 1968 1969 – 1970 – 1971 1972 1973

1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade

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January 12 – The Nigerian Civil War ends.
February 1 – The Benavidez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 236.
February 14 – The Who record the iconic live rock album Live at Leeds.
March 1 – Rhodesia declares itself a republic.
April 29 – The United States invades Cambodia.
May 4 – Kent State Shootings: Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed by National Guardsmen while protesting against the United States invading Cambodia.
May 31 – A major earthquake hits southern Peru, killing tens of thousands of people.
June 24 – The United States Senate repeals the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964.
June 28 – U.S. ground troops withdraw from Cambodia.
July 1 – The disputed Territories of Pakistan-administered Kashmir split to form Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan both of which are autonomous special areas of Pakistan.
September 11 – The Ford Pinto introduced.
September 21 – Monday Night Football debuts on ABC.
October 18 – Anwar el-Sadat officially becomes president of Egypt.
October 30 – Monsoon halts Vietnam War.
November 3 – Salvador Allende becomes president of Chile.
December 1 – Luis Echeverría becomes president of Mexico.
The first IMAX theatre opens in Japan