Timeline September 1970

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• 1886 – 1970 Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970) American character actor, the flustered sidekick of the Astaire-Rogers musicals and narrator of Fractured Fairy Tales.
• 1896 – 1970 John Dos Passos (1896-1970) Died 28 September 1970, aged 74 John Dos Passos, the American novelist known for the experimental U.S.A. trilogy, died in Baltimore, Maryland. His documentary-style fiction influenced generations of American writers.
• 1898 – 1970 Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) Died 25 September 1970, aged 72 Erich Maria Remarque, the German-born author of All Quiet on the Western Front, died in Locarno, Switzerland. His novel remains one of the most widely read accounts of the First World War.
• 1913 – 1970 Vince Lombardi (1913-1970) Died 3 September 1970, aged 57 Vince Lombardi, the American football coach who led the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships, died of cancer in Washington, D.C. The Super Bowl trophy was later renamed in his honor.
• 1918 – 1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970) Died 28 September 1970, aged 52 Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt and a leading figure of Arab nationalism, died suddenly of a heart attack in Cairo. His funeral drew millions of mourners across the Arab world.
• 1942 – 1970 Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) Died 18 September 1970, aged 27 Jimi Hendrix, the American guitarist who redefined electric rock guitar playing, died in London from asphyxiation after a drug overdose. He remains widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in popular music history.
• 1942 – 1970 Jochen Rindt Posthumous Champion The only driver to be awarded the World Championship posthumously after a fatal accident at Monza.
• 1943 – 1970 Alan Wilson (1943-1970) Canned Heat singer and guitarist Blind Owl — the singer, harmonica and slide-guitar player of Canned Heat, voice of On the Road Again and Going Up the Country. Died aged 27.
• 1970 Expo '70 Opens in Osaka First World's Fair held in Asia Expo '70 opened in Suita, near Osaka, as the first World's Fair held in Asia, drawing over 64 million visitors. The exposition showcased Japan's postwar economic recovery and technological ambitions under the theme Progress and Harmony for Mankind.
• 1970 Curtis Mayfield releases Curtis Move On Up His solo debut after leaving the Impressions.
• 1970 The Miracles release The Tears of a Clown Number one Co-written with Stevie Wonder — number one in the UK and US.
• 1970 Salvador Allende Elected President of Chile Marxist candidate wins Chilean presidential election Salvador Allende won a plurality in Chile's presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected Marxist head of state in the Americas after confirmation by Congress. His government's socialist reforms would end three years later in a US-backed military coup.
• 1970 Dawson's Field Hijackings PFLP hijacks four airliners in coordinated attack The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked four international airliners and forced three to land at a remote airstrip in Jordan, later blowing up the empty planes before a global television audience. The crisis escalated tensions between Palestinian militants and Jordan's monarchy, triggering the Black September civil war.
• 1970 Black Sabbath release Paranoid War Pigs and Iron Man Their best-known album, a UK number one.
• 1970 Jimi Hendrix dies in London Aged 27 Dies in a London hotel flat, aged 27.
• 1970 Neil Young releases After the Gold Rush Breakthrough With Southern Man, Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Don't Let It Bring You Down.
• 1970 "Abraxas" Released Career-defining number one album Released on September 23, 1970, Abraxas topped the Billboard 200 and became the band's definitive early statement, featuring the medley "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" and a cover of Tito Puente's "Oye Como Va." The album fused rock, blues, salsa, and jazz into a sound that had never been heard on American radio at that scale. Abraxas was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and preserved in the National Recording Registry.
• 1970 The Allman Brothers Band release Idlewild South Midnight Rider With Midnight Rider and the instrumental In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.
• 1970 – 1971 1971 World Snooker Championship John Spencer Title 2 Held in Australia across several months. Winner: John Spencer; Runner-up: Warren Simpson. Score: 37–29.
• 1970 Edward Everett Horton dies in Encino Edward Everett Horton dies aged 84.