On this day
October 18, 1970
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from October 18, 1970
Rally Erases Leafs’ Lead
TORONTO, Oct. 17—A hockey player named Syl Apps ap peared on Maple. Leaf. Gardens ice for the first time in 22 years tonight, but it was the presence of Walt Tkaczuk and Brad Park that wrecked To ronto.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Pepys, Samuel: The Diary of Samuel Pepys. A New and Complete Transcription (3 vols)
Owners in City Start to Feel Fuel Squeeze
NYC apt house owners feel effect of fuel shortage; some fuel dealers cut off owners they consider poor credit risks; owner's group wants NYC to force suppliers to distribute available fuel supplies evenly to all customers supplied last yr at fixed percentage of last yr's supplies and to permit owners to pass along higher costs to tenants; shortage expected to make coming winter a cold one for many New Yorkers
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 14, 1970, covering October 18, 1970.
- 1
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 13
- 2
Abraxas
Santana
- Last week
- 8
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 2
- 3
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Joe Cocker
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 7
- 4
A Question Of Balance
The Moody Blues
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 6
- 5
Third Album
The Jackson 5
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 4
Notable Births
1970Doug Mirabelli, American baseball player and coach[†]
Douglas Anthony Mirabelli is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the San Francisco Giants (1996–2000), Texas Rangers (2001), Boston Red Sox (2001–2005), and San Diego Padres (2006) before returning to the Red Sox (2006–2007) to end his 11-year career. He batted and threw right-handed.
1970Mike Starink, Dutch television host and actor[†]
Mike Starink is a Dutch television presenter and stage actor.
Historical Context for October 18, 1970
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]