May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
Day of death September 18, 1970
The temperature on September 18, 1970 was between 8.2 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
March 4 » French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
May 26 » The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
September 5 » Jochen Rindt becomes the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship (in 1970), after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
November 5 » The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24).
November 12 » The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history.
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