February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
Day of death January 13, 1970
The temperature on January 13, 1970 was between 1.5 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 2 » Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
April 10 » Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
April 17 » Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
July 3 » The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
September 8 » Trans International Airlines Flight 863 crashes during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing all 11 aboard.
December 17 » Polish protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
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