1970

1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 970th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1970s decade.

The year 1970 had two solar eclipses (March 7 and August 31) and two partial lunar eclipses (February 21 and August 17).