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1970
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January 1970
January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 26,783 injured.
January 14 – Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon.
February 1970
February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 236.
February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists.
February 11 – Ohsumi, Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket.
February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
March 1970
March 1 – Rhodesia severs its last tie with the United Kingdom, declaring itself a republic.
March 4 — All 57 men aboard the French submarine Eurydice (S644) are killed when the vessel implodes while making a practice dive in the Mediterranean Sea.
March 5 – The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect, after ratification by 56 nations.
March 6 – Süleyman Demirel of AP forms the new government of Turkey (32nd government).
March 12 – Citroën introduces the Citroën SM, the fastest front-wheel drive auto in the world at this time, at the annual Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland.
March 15 – The Expo '70 World's Fair opens in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
March 16 – The complete New English Bible is published.
March 18 – General Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and holds Queen Sisowath Kossamak under house arrest.
March 19
Ostpolitik: The leaders of West Germany and East Germany meet at a summit for the first time since Germany's division into two republics. West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is greeted by cheering East German crowds as he arrives in Erfurt for a summit with his counterpart, East German Ministerpräsident Willi Stoph.
March 20 – The Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation (ACCT) (Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique) is founded.
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