Explore 6419 historical events from 1970–1979.
The Schedules of the Niue Constitution Act 1974 form the Constitution of Niue. It stipulates the make-up of the executive branch of the government, the legislative branch, and the …
Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt is a Swedish musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the progressive metal band Opeth. A former vocalist for the death metal …
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
The Heimlich maneuver, also known as an abdominal thrust, is a first-aid procedure used to treat upper-airway obstructions by foreign objects. American doctor Henry Heimlich is oft…
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine
Isabel Martínez de Perón is an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the first female republican heads of state in the wor…
Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan
The 1974 Baltimore municipal strike was a strike action undertaken by different groups of municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was initiated by waste collect…
The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins
Turkey invaded Cyprus on 20 July 1974 in an operation that progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek…
Turkish invasion of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organised by the dictator of Greece,…
The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels overthrew a caretaker governmen…
The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new…
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives assoc…
Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the…
Victoria Caroline, Lady Beckham, is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girl…
Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer
Madeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris. She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstr…
Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives assoc…
Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of…
Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group, officially Directorate "A" of FSB Special Purpose Center, is a sub-unit of Russian special forces within the Russian Special Purpose Cen…
Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed.
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives assoc…
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do…
There is an ongoing dispute between the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus, particularly in the north where Turkish troops are deployed. This is an example of a protracted soc…
Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus…
Carlos Andres Dengler is an American musician, actor, composer, and writer. He has performed in regional theaters, appeared in various short films, and released three albums. His e…
Carlos Dengler, American bass player
Michael Kerr is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the Germany national rugby union team. He is originally from Ne…
Michael Kerr, New Zealand-German rugby player
Stephen Wiltshire is a British architectural artist and autistic savant. He is known for his ability to draw a landscape from memory after seeing it just once. His work has gained …
Stephen Wiltshire, English illustrator
Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Prolific in Spanish and English-language films, her accolades, include an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello and three Goy…
Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer
Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, better known as Margo Dydek, was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was the tallest professional female b…
Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player and coach (died 2011)
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives assoc…
Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape,…
Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bri…
Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air.
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in b…
President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the…
The Watergate scandal, or simply Watergate, was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. On June 17, 1972, operatives assoc…
As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to resign…
Turkey invaded Cyprus on 20 July 1974 in an operation that progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek…
Turkey launches the second phase of the invasion of Cyprus, which eventually resulted in the Turkish occupation of 37%…