February 1 » Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
June 11 » Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
September 18 » The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington.
October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
Day of death December 3, 1970
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
March 26 » South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.
April 22 » The first Earth Day is celebrated.
May 11 » The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250million in damage.
July 3 » The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
September 8 » Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.
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