1970 in Taiwan

← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Taiwan → 1971 1972 1973
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1970 History of Taiwan  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1970 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 59 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Chiang Kai-shek
• Vice President – Yen Chia-kan
• Premier – Yen Chia-kan
• Vice Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo

Events

February

• 1 February – The establishment of Institute of Economics of the Academia Sinica.
• 8 February – The Taiyuan Prison incident  [ zh ] begins. ^[1]

July

• 1 July – The establishment of Taiwan External Trade Development Council.

Births

• 4 February – Sean Lien, candidate of Mayor of Taipei City for the 2014 municipal election
• 23 April – Wu Yi-chen, member of Legislative Yuan (2012-2016)
• 28 May – Chang Hsiu-ching, singer
• 29 June – Chang Ting, actress
• 30 June – Chen Jiunn-ming, football player and manager
• 5 September – Wu Pao-chun, baker
• 17 September – Isabelle Cheng, spy
• 24 October – Ying Wei-min, actor and singer
• 27 October – Tarcy Su, singer and actress

Deaths

• 3 January – Gladys Aylward, 67, Christian missionary.
• 31 January – Cheng Tien-hsi, 85, author, jurist, and diplomat (in the United Kingdom).
• 18 March – Pao Chun-chien, 73–74, diplomat.
• 23 March – Kao Ping-tse, 81, astronomer.
• 14 April – Wang Peiren, 69, politician.
• 13 July – Sheng Shicai, (c. 70s), Pro-Soviet and later pro-Kuomintang warlord of Xinjiang.

References

1. Han Cheung (5 February 2023). "Taiwan in Times: Prison break to nationwide revolution?". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 February 2023.