1970

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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.
January 5 – The 7.
Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured.
February February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236.
February 11 – Ohsumi , Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket.

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.

Events

January

January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
January 5 – The 7.1 M_w Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured.
January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War.

February

February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236.
February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists.
February 11 – Ohsumi, Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket.
February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
February – Multi-business conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a discount mail-order record retailer by Richard Branson in the UK.

March

March 1 – Rhodesia's white minority government severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic.
March 4 – All 57 men aboard the French submarine Eurydice are killed when the vessel implodes while making a practice dive in the Mediterranean Sea.
March 5 – The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect, after ratification by 56 nations.
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