1970

1970 was a year:

Events

 * 11 April – American spacecraft Apollo 13, carrying Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise inside, flies from Earth towards Moon orbit. But following an oxygen tank explosion, they instead have to return to Earth immediately.
 * 21 June – Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup by defeating Italy, 3–2, in the final game at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico.
 * 20 September – The 1970 Swedish parliamentary election is held.