Barrett
Barrett releases his second solo album, produced with help from David Gilmour and Richard Wright
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1970 in Great Britain — Page 5
Explore 363 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1970.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1970
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 40 of 363 unique records.
363Unique records
5 of 10Page
34Named events on this page
30Named people on this page
8Places on this page
November
My Sweet Lord
Releases the single, "My Sweet Lord"
Speech
Makes maiden speech on the 2nd reading of the Civil Aviation Bill
All Things Must Pass
Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in the USA
Lola Versus Powerman
The Kinks release Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround.
See Me, Feel Me
The Who reach the U.S. charts with See Me, Feel Me from Tommy.
Tommy
The Who hit #12 in the US with See Me, Feel Me from Tommy
All Things Must Pass
Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in Britain
Barrett
Syd Barret releases his second solo album, "Barrett"
Marriage
Yoko Ono and John Lennon celebrate their honeymoon by staging a "bed-in" for peace in Amsterdam
December
State of Emergency
Announced in Cabinet in the face of growing industrial unrest
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Lennons debut album as a solo artist, enters the album charts
Beatles, The
Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles
Dissolution
Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles
Dissolution
Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles
Dissolution
Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles
Other events (month unknown)
1922 Committee
Appointed Chairman of the 1922 Committee
1970 FA Cup Replay Winning Goal
Heads Chelsea's extra-time winner against Leeds United in the final replay.
1970 First Division Champions
Alan Ball plays a major midfield role in the Everton side that wins the 1969–70 First Division title with an attacking style of football.
1st solo album
Releases album, 1st solo album
A Beard of Stars
Produces A Beard of Stars, the final album issued under the Tyrannosaurus Rex name.
A Day at the Beach
Sellers makes a small appearance in the drama A Day at the Beach.
Bartleby
Stars in, "Bartleby"
Bath Festival Orchestra Performance
Pink Floyd performed Atom Heart Mother at the Bath Festival with a choir and brass musicians to extend the live arrangement.
Bishop
Appointed Bishop of St Albans, consecrated
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath release the Album, "Paranoid". Black Sabbath releases a first album, "Black Sabbath"
Bottle Of Red Wine
Clapton releases his 1st solo album, named Eric Clapton, which included the Bramlett composition, "Bottle Of Red Wine", and one of Claptons best songs from this period, "Let It Rain"
Bron-Yr-Aur
Works on acoustic material at Bron-Yr-Aur cottage with Robert Plant.
Bron-Yr-Aur
Writes lyrics and acoustic ideas during the Bron-Yr-Aur retreat.
Bruce Medal
Receives the Bruce Medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
Budget
Roy Harris Jenkins presents the 1970 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Budget Policy
The 1970 Budget under Roy Harris Jenkins sets out the Government's taxation, expenditure and borrowing plans.
CBE
Awarded a CBE
CBE
Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chelsea FA Cup Breakthrough for Sexton
Sexton finishes the cup run with Chelsea defeating Leeds United 2-1.
Child in Time
Delivers the dramatic vocal performance on Child in Time, one of Deep Purple's defining early concert pieces.
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 creates duties and rights for disabled people
Commonwealth
Britain had to accept the Merger Treaty & all decisions taken since the 2nd application & resolve problems of adaptation, ie the Commonwealth
Cromwell
Appears in "Cromwell"
Dave Clark 5
The Dave Clark Five split up
How these records were prepared
Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.