Explore 4927 historical events from 1970–1979.
Holling Clancy Holling was an American writer and illustrator, best known for the book Paddle-to-the-Sea, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942. Paddle to the Sea won the Lewis …
Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (born 1900)
Lev Anatolevich Vladimirsky, was a Soviet naval officer and an Admiral (1954).
Lev Vladimirsky, Kazakhstani-Russian admiral (born 1903)
Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884–1973) was an American writer of fiction and biography for children, teacher of English and writing, historian and critic of children's literature. She wo…
Cornelia Meigs, American author and playwright (born 1884)
Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens was a Chilean socialist politician who served as the 29th president of Chile from 1970 until his suicide in 1973. As a socialist committed to dem…
Salvador Allende, Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile (born 1908)
Neem Karoli Baba or Neeb Karori Baba, also known to his followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru and a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman, known to have influenced Steve Jobs, Mar…
Neem Karoli Baba, Indian philosopher and guru
Betty Field was an American film and stage actress.
Betty Field, American actress (born 1913)
Syed Sajjad Zaheer, commonly known as Sajjad Zaheer, was an Urdu-language writer, Marxist ideologue, radical revolutionary and once a member of the Communist Party of India.
Sajjad Zaheer, Indian poet and philosopher (born 1905)
Gustaf VI Adolf was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Adolf acceded to t…
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (born 1882)
Hugo Winterhalter was an American easy listening arranger and composer, best known for his many arrangements and recordings for RCA Victor.
Hugo Winterhalter, American bandleader and composer (born 1909)
Della Aleksander (1923–2001) was a British teacher and campaigner for trans rights. She was a co-producer of an episode of the current affairs programme Open Door, which was the f…
Della Aleksander co-presented an episode of Open Door on transgender women's lives
Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad arra…
Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, teacher and theatre director (born 1932)
Ingram Cecil Connor III, known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American musician. He recorded with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothe…
Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
James Joseph Croce was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a ser…
Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfi…
George Lucas began writing a 13-page film treatment that later formed the basis of Star Wars
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Capitol Records in the US and on 16 March 1973 by …
The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape
Juvénal Habyarimana was a Rwandan politician and military officer who was the second president of Rwanda, from 1973 until his assassination in 1994. He was nicknamed Kinani, a Kiny…
Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian…
The Summerland disaster occurred when a fire spread through the Summerland leisure centre in Douglas on the Isle of Man on the night of 2 August 1973. Fifty people were killed and …
A flash fire killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The Paris Air Show is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in France. Organized by the French aerospace industry's primary representative body, t…
At the Paris Air Show, a Tupolev Tu-144 broke up in mid-air, killing all six members of its crew and eight bystanders on
Secretariat, also known as Big Red, was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time…
The racehorse Secretariat, of Meadow Stables (racing colors pictured), won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, achieving t
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League …
The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, he was known for his co…
British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a…
John Paul Getty III was the grandson of the American-born British oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnappe…
John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the American oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome.
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: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield…