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September 7, 1970

On September 7, 1970, fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan. The year's #1 song was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel. Ricky Schroder, Saad Hariri, Willie Roaf would arrive in the same year.

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1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of 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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On September 7, 1970

  1. 1970 Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.

    1970–1971 conflict in Jordan

    Black September, also known as the Jordanian Civil War, was an armed conflict between Jordan, led by King Hussein, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by chairman Yasser Arafat. The main phase of the fighting took place between 16 and 27 September 1970, though certain aspects of the conflict continued until 17 July 1971.

  2. 1970 Vietnam Television was established.

    National television broadcaster of Vietnam

    Vietnam Television, officially branded as VTV, is the national television broadcaster of Vietnam. Under the control of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, it is tasked with "propagating the views of the Party, policies, laws of the government, improve people's knowledge and serve the spiritual life of the people".

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Others born in 1970

Ricky Schroder 1970– American actor
Saad Hariri 1970– Saudi Arabian-Lebanese businessman and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Lebanon
Willie Roaf 1970– American football player
Kelly Holmes 1970– English athlete and double Olympic champion
Shemar Moore 1970– American actor
Rob Riggle 1970– American actor and comedian

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