Events from the year 1970 in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

: Park Chung-hee *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

: Chung Il-kwon (until 20 December), Paik Too-chin (starting 20 December)

Events

* October 14 – 1970

Onyang-dong Onyang-dong, actually a series of six ''dong'', is the central and most populous part of the city of Asan in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It is here that Asan City Hall is located. Geography Onyang-dong lies in the centre of Asan, 10 km ...

level crossing accident, according to MLIT of ROK official announced, 42 persons fatalities in

Chungcheongnam-do South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...

. * December 14 –

Sinking of Namyoung-Ho The sinking of ''Namyoung-Ho'' () was a marine accident that occurred in the sea near South Korea on December 15, 1970. Overview On December 15, 1970, the South Korean ferryboat ''Namyoung-Ho'' sank in the Korea Strait. The vessel was heading fro ...

, according to Coast Guard of ROK, official announced, 326 persons were fatalities, only seven persons were rescued.

Births

* April 18 -

Kim Kyung-Wook Kim Kyung-wook (born April 18, 1970) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat o ...

, archer * July 16 -

Wang Hee-kyung Wang Hee-kyung (born July 16, 1970) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and lar ...

, archer * September 13 -

Kim Sun-il Kim Sun-il (13 September 1970) was a South Korean interpreter and Christian missionary who was kidnapped and murdered in Iraq. Early life and education Kim was born in a poor family and his biological mother died when he was nine years old. H ...

, interpreter and Christian missionary (d. 2004)

Deaths

* November 13 -

Jeon Tae-il Jeon Tae-il (; 28 September 1948 – 13 November 1970) was a South Korean sewing worker and workers' rights activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the age of 22 in protest at the poor working conditions of South Korean factories. ...

, workers' rights activist (b. 1948)

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Years of the 20th century in South Korea

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