On this day
June 30, 1970
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from June 30, 1970
N.A.A.C.P.'s Head Brands, Administration Anti‐Negro
NAACP chmn Bishop Spottswood, charging Nixon Adm is anti-Negro, cites signing of defense contracts with textile cos long in violation of equal employment requirements, s, NAACP conv
U.S. URGED TO AID BLUE‐COLLAR MAN
White House panel urges aiding lower-middle-income families by allowing families earning up to $10,000 to deduct child care costs when mothers work, rept to Nixon; puts cost to Govt at some $60-million
Justices Put Off a Ruling On Objectors to One War
Sup Ct, 8-0, rules indigent convicts cannot be held in prison to work off unpaid fines or ct costs beyond maximum prison terms permitted for their crimes, W E Williams case
Cambodian Decision: Why President Acted
Survey of factors leading to Nixon's decision to send US troops into Cambodia; Nixon's belief that Cambodia presented 1st feasible opportunity to demonstrate that he could meet force with force, intelligence repts that enemy comdrs were moving against Cambodia, collapse of overtures to N Vietnamese and other pertinent factors discussed; map
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 24, 1970, covering June 30, 1970.
- 1
Let It Be (Soundtrack)
The Beatles
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 5
- 2
McCartney
Paul McCartney
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 8
- 3
Woodstock
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 4
- 4
Deja Vu
Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 13
- 5
The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits
The 5th Dimension
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 7
Notable Births
1970Brian Bloom, American actor and screenwriter[†]
Brian Keith Bloom is an American actor and screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay and starred in The A-Team, produced by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott. Bloom is the voice of Captain America in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and multiple subsequent Marvel titles. He is the voice of Varric Tethras in BioWare's Dragon Age franchise, B.J. Blazkowicz in MachineGames' Wolfenstein series, as well as multiple Call of Duty performances including Nick Reyes in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, which he co-wrote. He was also a co-writer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. He starred as The Punisher in Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher.

1970Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer and manager[†]
Antonio Chimenti is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and current goalkeeping coach of SPAL.
1970Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player and manager[†]
Mark James Grudzielanek is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. Grudzielanek played for six different teams during his 15-season career. He batted and threw right-handed. He was most recently the 2019 manager of the Charlotte Knights, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
Historical Context for June 30, 1970
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]