February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
Day of death December 12, 1970
The temperature on December 12, 1970 was between -1.3 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 5 » The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
April 24 » The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
September 5 » 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.
September 7 » Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
September 12 » Dawson's Field hijackings: Palestinian terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman.
November 21 » Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
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