February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
December 19 » Hopetoun Blunder: The first Governor-General of Australia John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, appoints Sir William Lyne premier of the new state of New South Wales, but he is unable to persuade other colonial politicians to join his government and is forced to resign.
Day of death August 23, 1970
The temperature on August 23, 1970 was between 13.0 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
March 5 » The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
May 4 » Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam.
June 4 » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
August 29 » Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.
September 7 » Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
November 14 » Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization.
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