The temperature on March 28, 1970 was between -0.4 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 5 » The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured.
March 2 » Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
April 13 » An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
April 24 » China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.
April 28 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.
September 4 » Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
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