Births on May 15

Rod Smith (wide receiver)

Born on May 15, 1970

Rod Smith, American football player

Roderick Duane Smith (born May 15, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver who played 14 seasons for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri Southern. He was originally signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent and played his entire career with the team. As of 2021's offseason, his 849 career receptions and 11,389 receiving yards ranked him 34th and 34th all-time.

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Events on 1970

12 Jan

Nigerian Civil War
Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
28 Apr

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
5 Sep

101st Airborne Division
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.
28 Sep

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.
8 Oct

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion".

Births on May 15

Rod Smith (wide receiver)

Born on May 15, 1970

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Events on 1970

Nigerian Civil War

Richard Nixon

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

Richard Nixon