The temperature on December 3, 1970 was between 1.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 12 » Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.
August 9 » LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
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.
September 7 » Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.
September 8 » Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.
October 10 » Fiji becomes independent.
Day of death March 21, 1971
The temperature on March 21, 1971 was between 4.3 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 2 » The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.
February 8 » The NASDAQ stock market index opens for the first time.
February 11 » Cold War: the Seabed Arms Control Treaty opened for signature outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters.
July 5 » The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
October 29 » In Macon, Georgia, guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident.
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