On this day

July 27, 1970

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from July 27, 1970

Jordan Accepts Plan

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special to The New York Times

Jordan, after day-long Cabinet meeting, approves US proposal; Rifai says reply will be similar to that of UAR; Hussein comments; cleavage within Cabinet was between Hussein and majority of mins, who wanted to accept plan, and minority of mins backed by Palestinian commandos, who wanted to reject it; Cabinet meeting was postponed to allow behind-the-scenes talks after commandos warned they would resort to violence to block acceptance

None444 words

Lon Nol's Prospects Rise

By Ralph Blumenthal Special to The New York Times

Article revs pol, econ, diplomatic and mil situation 4 mos after Norodom Sihanouk ouster; prospects for continued existence of Long Nol regime seen good; illus

None1395 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 22, 1970, covering July 27, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Let It Be (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Let It Be (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for McCartney by Paul McCartney

    McCartney

    Paul McCartney

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Self Portrait by Bob Dylan

    Self Portrait

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears 3 by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears 3

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    18
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

1970Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and producer[†]

Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau is a Danish actor. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film Nightwatch (1994). He played Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

David T. C. Davies

1970David Davies, English-Welsh politician[†]

David Thomas Charles Davies is a British politician who was Secretary of State for Wales from 2022 to 2024. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouth from 2005 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he chaired the Welsh Affairs Select Committee from 2010 to 2019. Davies also served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales from 2019 to 2022, and as Member of the Welsh Assembly (AM) for Monmouth from 1999 to 2007.

Notable Deaths

António de Oliveira Salazar

1970António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1889)[†]

António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as Portugal's President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the Ditadura Nacional, he reframed the regime as the corporatist Estado Novo, with himself as a dictator. The regime he created lasted until 1974, making it one of the longest-lived authoritarian regimes in modern Europe.

Historical Context for July 27, 1970

In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]