Born in 1970
Turns 56 in 2026
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1970 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $51.50Add their name
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BACK TO 1970 · New Zealand
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The first Earth Day brought pollution and conservation into wider political debate across the United States. Soviet probe Venera 7 transmitted measurements from the surface of Venus, and Brazil’s football team beat Italy to claim a third World Cup title and permanent possession of the Jules Rimet Trophy.
What happened in 1970?
Earth Day makes ecology public
Earth Day brought pollution and conservation into mainstream political conversation across the United States on 22 April 1970, reaching campuses nationwide.
Apollo 13 brings everyone home
Apollo 13 began as a planned lunar landing and became a televised fight for survival during its 11–17 April 1970 mission.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Smithsonian Institution
Chile elects a socialist president
Salvador Allende received the largest vote in Chile's presidential election on 4 September 1970, bringing a socialist coalition to the edge of power.
A probe speaks from Venus
The Soviet Venera 7 probe reached Venus on 15 December 1970 and transmitted measurements from the planet's surface after landing.
Firsts and new ideas
Bridge over Troubled Water reaches number one
Bridge over Troubled Water first appeared on the UK albums chart on 21 February 1970 and reached number one in Britain.
Physics Nobel honours magnetic worlds
The 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics went to Hannes Alfvén and Louis Néel for complementary work on magnetic behaviour and matter.
Number ones and music in 1970
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
The Fourmyula’s ‘Nature’ reaches No. 1
The Fourmyula’s ‘Nature’ held the New Zealand Listener Pop-O-Meter’s No. 1 position for four weeks in February 1970.
John Rowles’s ‘Cheryl Moana Marie’ reaches No. 1
The retrospective chart history records John Rowles’s ‘Cheryl Moana Marie’ at No. 1 for one week in April 1970.
Prices and everyday money in 1970
New Zealand figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Average ordinary-time weekly earnings, private sector, standardised | $49.09 | NZ dollars per week Royal Commission of Inquiry, New Zealand |
| Postage stamp, face denomination (1970 low-value pictorial definitive; moth design) | 4c | one stamp NZ Post Collectables |
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