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Events on Thursday 1 January 1970 5
1969 – 1970Jimi Hendrix plays with Band of GypsysFillmore EastNew Year shows with Buddy Miles and Billy Cox, released as a live album.
19701970: Jochen RindtLotusRindt became the sport's only posthumous World Champion, having been killed during practice at the Italian Grand Prix. His points lead proved unassailable in the remaining races.
1970 – 1977Cultural Revolution ExileSpent years during the Cultural Revolution doing manual labour on a farm, raising pigs and planting rice. He was not rehabilitated until 1978, after Mao's death.
1970First Congressional RunRan for the US House of Representatives in Ohio as an anti-war Democrat. Despite being in a conservative district, he received 44% of the vote.
1970Myra BreckinridgePlayed the title role in the controversial film adaptation of Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge, portraying a transgender revolutionary.