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1970 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in January 1970

• January 1, 1970: Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
• January 5, 1970: The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, killing 10,000-14,621 and injuring 30,000.
• January 14, 1970: Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
• January 15, 1970: After 32 months of fighting for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces surrender to General Yakubu Gowon.
• January 22, 1970: The Boeing 747 enters commercial service with Pan Am as the first wide-body airliner.
• February 1, 1970: The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236. This tragic event highlights the need for improved railway safety measures to prevent future accidents.
• February 10, 1970: An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. This incident emphasizes the importance of avalanche safety and education for skiers and snowboarders.
• February 11, 1970: Ohsumi, Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. This successful launch marks a significant milestone in Japan's space program and contributes to the advancement of space exploration.
• February 22, 1970: Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. This event represents Guyana's transition to a republican form of government and its continued membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.
• March 1, 1970: Rhodesia, a British colony, declares itself a republic, severing its ties with the United Kingdom.
• March 4, 1970: French submarine Eurydice (S644) implodes during a practice dive, killing all 57 crew members.
• March 5, 1970: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, takes effect after ratification by 56 nations.
• March 6, 1970: Süleyman Demirel of the Justice Party forms the 32nd government of Turkey.
• March 12, 1970: Citroën introduces the Citroën SM, the fastest front-wheel drive car at the time, at the Geneva Motor Show.
• March 15, 1970: Expo '70 World's Fair, showcasing global achievements, opens in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
• March 16, 1970: The complete New English Bible, a modern English translation of the Bible, is published.
• March 18, 1970: General Lon Nol overthrows Prince Norodom Sihanouk as the leader of Cambodia and places Queen Sisowath Kossamak under house arrest.
• March 19, 1970: Ostpolitik: West German Chancellor Willy Brandt meets with East German Ministerpräsident Willi Stoph, marking the first summit between the two leaders since Germany's division.
• March 20, 1970: The Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation (ACCT) is established to promote cooperation among French-speaking countries.
• March 21, 1970: Dana's song 'All Kinds of Everything' wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 for Ireland.
• March 31, 1970: NASA's Explorer 1, the first American satellite, re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
• April 4, 1970: Remains of Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun, Joseph Goebbels, Magda Goebbels, and their children were destroyed and scattered in the Biederitz river in East Germany.
• April 8, 1970: A gas explosion at a subway construction site in Osaka, Japan, resulted in 79 deaths and over 400 injuries.
• April 10, 1970: Paul McCartney's first solo album release included a press release announcing his departure from The Beatles.
• April 11, 1970: An avalanche in the French Alps killed 74 people, primarily young boys, at a tuberculosis sanatorium.
• April 13, 1970: An oxygen tank explosion in the Apollo 13 spacecraft forced the crew to abort their mission and return to Earth in four days.
• April 17, 1970: The Apollo 13 crew safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, concluding their mission.
• April 21, 1970: The Principality of Hutt River declared its secession from Australia, although it remains unrecognized by Australia and other nations.
• April 24, 1970: China successfully launched its first satellite, Dong Fang Hong 1, into orbit using a Long March-1 Rocket (CZ-1).
• April 26, 1970: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was established.
• May 4, 1970: Four students at Kent State University killed, nine wounded by Ohio National Guardsmen protesting U.S. incursion into Cambodia; highlighted anti-war sentiment.
• May 6, 1970: Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney dismissed from Irish Government over accusations of involvement in arms plot for Provisional IRA; contributed to political instability.
• May 14, 1970: Ulrike Meinhof helps Andreas Baader escape, forming Red Army Faction in West Germany; significant terrorist group until 1998.
• May 17, 1970: Thor Heyerdahl sails from Morocco on papyrus boat Ra II to cross South Atlantic; demonstrated ancient Egyptian seafaring capabilities.
• May 26, 1970: Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2; significant milestone in aviation history.
• May 31, 1970: 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru, triggering landslide that buries Yungay; 66,794-70,000 killed, 50,000 injured; deadliest earthquake in Peruvian history.
• June 1, 1970: Soyuz 9, a two-man spacecraft, launched in the Soviet Union, setting a new space endurance record of 18 days.
• June 4, 1970: Tonga gained independence from the United Kingdom, becoming a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth.
• June 8, 1970: A coup in Argentina led by General Alejandro Lanusse overthrew President Juan Carlos Onganía, leading to a new junta of service chiefs.
• June 12, 1970: NDFLOAG guerrillas launched attacks on military garrisons in Oman, sparking the Dhofar Rebellion.
• June 19, 1970: The Patent Cooperation Treaty was signed, establishing a unified procedure for filing patent applications, simplifying the process for inventors.
• June 21, 1970: Brazil defeated Italy 4–1 in the final match, winning the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, their third World Cup title.
• July 3, 1970: All 112 people on board Dan-Air Flight 1903 died when the British De Havilland Comet crashed into mountains north of Barcelona.
• July 5, 1970: Air Canada Flight 621 crashed near Toronto International Airport, Toronto, Ontario; all 109 passengers and crew were killed.
• July 12, 1970: Thor Heyerdahl's papyrus boat Ra II arrived in Barbados, completing its transatlantic voyage.
• July 21, 1970: The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed, creating Lake Nasser and increasing Egypt's agricultural production.
• July 23, 1970: 1970 Omani coup d'état: Said bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, was deposed in a bloodless palace coup by his son, Qaboos, leading to Oman's modernization and development.
• July 30, 1970: Damages totaling £485,528 were awarded to 28 Thalidomide victims, highlighting the drug's devastating effects and leading to stricter drug regulations.
• August 11, 1970: Creation of the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts in Confolens, France, to promote cultural exchange and preservation of folklore traditions.
• August 17, 1970: Venera 7, part of the Venera program, launched towards Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from another planet's surface.
• August 24, 1970: Sterling Hall bombing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus kills a physics professor and injures three others, highlighting anti-war and anti-establishment sentiments.
• August 31, 1970: Annular solar eclipse visible in Oceania, marking the 14th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 144.
• September 1, 1970: An assassination attempt on King Hussein of Jordan triggered the Black September crisis.
• September 3, 1970: Israeli forces engaged in combat with Palestinian guerillas in southern Lebanon.
• September 4, 1970: Salvador Allende, a Chilean Socialist Senator, secured 36.2% of the votes in the presidential election, surpassing former President Jorge Alessandri (34.9%) and Radomiro Tomic (27.8%).
• September 5, 1970: In the Vietnam War, Operation Jefferson Glenn commenced, involving the United States 101st Airborne Division and South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division in Thua Thien Province until October 1971.
• September 6, 1970: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked four passenger aircraft en route to New York from Brussels, Frankfurt, and Zurich, diverting them to a desert airstrip in Jordan, known as the Dawson's Field hijackings.
• September 7, 1970: Clashes erupted between Arab guerillas and Jordanian government forces in Amman, Jordan.
• September 8, 1970: Despite repeated attempts, the Jordanian government and Palestinian guerillas failed to establish successful truces.
• September 9, 1970: Guinea formally recognized the German Democratic Republic.
• September 10, 1970: Cambodian government forces successfully lifted the three-month siege of Kompong Tho.
• September 15, 1970: King Hussein of Jordan established a military government, appointing Muhammad Daoud as the prime minister.
• September 17, 1970: King Hussein of Jordan ordered the Jordanian Armed Forces to expel Palestinian fedayeen from Jordan, marking the beginning of "Black September".
• September 19, 1970: Kostas Georgakis, a Greek geology student, set himself on fire in Matteotti Square, Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the Greek military junta led by Georgios Papadopoulos.
• September 20, 1970: Syrian armored forces crossed the Jordanian border.
• September 21, 1970: Palestinian armed forces reinforced guerillas in Irbidi, Jordan.
• September 22, 1970: The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) was established.
• September 27, 1970: Richard Nixon embarked on a tour of Europe, visiting Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
• September 28, 1970: Vice President Anwar Sadat assumed the role of temporary president of Egypt following the passing of Gamal Abdel Nasser.
• September 29, 1970: Members of the Red Army Faction in Berlin executed three bank robberies, amassing over DM 200,000 in stolen funds.
• October 2, 1970: The Wichita State University football team's plane crashes in Colorado, killing most of the players, administrators, and fans on their way to a game with Utah State University.
• October 3, 1970: The government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami in Lebanon resigns.
• October 4, 1970: Jochen Rindt becomes the first Formula One World Driving Champion to earn the honor posthumously.
• October 5, 1970: The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnaps British trade commissioner James Cross in Montreal, sparking Quebec's October Crisis. The Canadian government refuses to meet the FLQ's demands.
• October 6, 1970: Bolivian President Alfredo Ovando Candía resigns; General Rogelio Miranda takes over but resigns soon after.
• October 7, 1970: General Juan José Torres becomes the new President of Bolivia.
• October 8, 1970: The U.S. Foreign Office announces the renewal of arms sales to Pakistan.
• October 9, 1970: The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia, escalating the Cambodian Civil War between the government and the Khmer Rouge.
• October 10, 1970: Fiji becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
• October 11, 1970: Eleven French soldiers are killed in a shootout with rebels in Chad.
• October 12, 1970: Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the withdrawal of 40,000 more troops before Christmas.
• October 14, 1970: China conducts a nuclear test in Lop Nor.
• October 15, 1970: A section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses, killing 35 construction workers.
• October 16, 1970: October Crisis: The Canadian government declares a state of emergency and outlaws the Quebec Liberation Front.
• October 17, 1970: October Crisis: Pierre Laporte is found murdered in south Montreal.
• October 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches the Zond 8 lunar probe.
• October 22, 1970: Chilean army commander René Schneider is shot in Santiago; the government declares a state of emergency. Schneider dies on October 25.
• October 23, 1970: Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas.
• October 24, 1970: Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile by a run-off vote in the National Congress.
• October 25, 1970: The wreck of the Confederate submarine Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship in warfare, is found off Charleston, South Carolina, by underwater archaeologist Dr. E. Lee Spence.
• October 28, 1970: The government of Ahmad Toukan in Jordan resigns; Wasfi al-Tal becomes the next prime minister.
• October 30, 1970: The worst monsoon to hit Vietnam in six years causes large floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless, and virtually halts the Vietnam War.
• November 1, 1970: The Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, kills 146.
• November 3, 1970: Salvador Allende takes office as president of Chile.
• November 5, 1970: Vietnam War: The United States Military Assistance Command in Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24 soldiers die this week, which is the fifth consecutive week the death toll is below 50; 431 are reported wounded in the week, however).
• November 8, 1970: Egypt, Libya and Sudan announce their intentions to form a federation.
• November 9, 1970: The Soviet Union launches Luna 17.
• November 13, 1970: 1970 Bhola cyclone: A 120-mph (193 km/h) tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (modern-day Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people (considered the 20th century's worst cyclone disaster). It gives rise to the temporary island of New Moore / South Talpatti.
• November 14, 1970: Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in Wayne County, West Virginia; all 75 on board, including 37 players and 5 coaches from the Marshall University football team, are killed.
• November 16, 1970: The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar flies for the first time.
• November 17, 1970: Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world, and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
• November 19, 1970: The six European Economic Community nation prime ministers meet in Munich to begin the new programme of European Political Cooperation (EPC), a unified foreign policy for a future European Union.
• November 20, 1970: The Miss World 1970 beauty pageant, hosted by Bob Hope at the Royal Albert Hall, London is disrupted by Women's Liberation protesters. Earlier on the same evening a bomb is placed under a BBC outside broadcast vehicle by The Angry Brigade, in protest at the entry of separate black and white contestants by South Africa.
• November 21, 1970: Syrian Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad forms a new government but retains the post of defense minister.
• November 22, 1970: Guinean president Ahmed Sékou Touré accuses Portugal of an attack when hundreds of mercenaries land near the capital Conakry. The Guinean army repels the landing attempts over the next three days.
• November 25, 1970: A U.N. delegation arrives to investigate the Guinea situation.
• November 27, 1970: Bolivian artist Benjamin Mendoza tries to assassinate Pope Paul VI during his visit in Manila.
• November 28, 1970: The Montréal Alouettes defeat the Calgary Stampeders, 23–10, to win the 58th Grey Cup.
• December 1, 1970: The Italian Chamber of Deputies approves a new divorce law, enabling legal separation of married couples.
• December 2, 1970: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is established to address environmental concerns and regulate pollution.
• December 3, 1970: In the October Crisis, British trade commissioner James Cross is released by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) after 60 days of captivity, securing safe passage to Cuba for five FLQ members.
• December 4, 1970: The Spanish government imposes a three-month martial law in the Basque county of Guipuzcoa due to strikes and demonstrations.
• December 5, 1970: Pope Paul VI concludes his tour of Asia and Australia, fostering interfaith dialogue and promoting peace.
• December 7, 1970: Swiss ambassador to Brazil, Giovanni Enrico Bucher, is kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro, with kidnappers demanding the release of 70 political prisoners.
• December 12, 1970: A landslide in western Colombia results in the tragic loss of 200 lives, causing widespread devastation and grief.
• December 15, 1970: The USSR's Venera 7 spacecraft successfully lands on Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to transmit data back to Earth from the planet's surface.
• December 16, 1970: The Ethiopian government declares a state of emergency in Eritrea due to the activities of the Eritrean Liberation Front, escalating tensions in the region.
• December 20, 1970: An Egyptian delegation travels to Moscow seeking economic and military aid, strengthening diplomatic ties between the two nations.
• December 21, 1970: The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a cutting-edge fighter aircraft, takes its maiden flight, showcasing advanced capabilities and technological innovation.
• December 22, 1970: The Libyan Revolutionary Council announces the nationalization of all foreign banks in the country, asserting economic independence and control over financial institutions.
• December 23, 1970: The Bolivian government releases Régis Debray, a French intellectual and revolutionary, from prison, marking a significant moment in the political landscape.
• December 25, 1970: ETA, a Basque separatist group, releases Eugen Beihl in Spain, demonstrating a shift in their tactics and a potential willingness for dialogue.
• December 27, 1970: Indian President V. V. Giri declares new elections, paving the way for political change and democratic processes.
• December 28, 1970: The suspected killers of Pierre Laporte, three individuals involved in the October Crisis, are apprehended near Montreal, bringing the perpetrators to justice.
• December 29, 1970: United States President Richard Nixon signs the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law, establishing important workplace safety and health standards.
• December 30, 1970: In the Basque country of Spain, 15,000 people participate in a strike to protest the death sentences issued in the Burgos trial, leading to a commutation of the sentences to 30 years in prison.
• December 31, 1970: Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit in Britain to dissolve The Beatles' legal partnership, marking the official end of the iconic band.