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Allen Neal Jones, better known by his ring name AJ Styles, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a talent scout. He is also best known for his tenure…
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The 1970s
Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.
1977
Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer
Zachary John Quinto is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Sylar, the primary antagonist from the science fiction drama series Heroes (2006–2010); Spock in the film Sta…
Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer
1977
Cris, Brazilian footballer
Cristiano Marques Gomes, or simply Cris, is a Brazilian football manager and a former player. A former centre-back, Cris is known as Le policier due to his authoritative manner on …
Cris, Brazilian footballer
1977
Travis Hafner, American baseball player
Travis Lee Hafner is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter and first baseman. A left-handed hitter, Hafner play…
Travis Hafner, American baseball player
1977
Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
Dionysis Chiotis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he serves as a goalkeeping coach for AEK Athens Academy.
Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
1977
Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer (died 2026)
Alexander Manninger was an Austrian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro 2008, and…
Alex Manninger, Austrian footballer (died 2026)
1977
Roman Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian guitarist and composer
Roman Maksimovich Miroshnichenko is a Ukrainian jazz guitarist and composer. From 1994 to 1999, he was a member of his father's, Maxim Miroshnichenko, big band. He formed RMProject…
Roman Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian guitarist and composer
1977
Roland G
Roland Gerhard Fryer Jr. is an American economist and professor at Harvard University.
Roland G
1977
William Conway, Irish cardinal (born 1913)
William John Conway was an Irish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1963 until his death, and was elevated to …
William Conway, Irish cardinal (born 1913)
1977
Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian and talent agent (born 1892)
Milton "Gummo" Marx was an American vaudeville performer, theatrical agent and businessman. He was the fourth-born of the five Marx Brothers. Born in Manhattan, he worked with his …
Gummo Marx, American vaudevillian and talent agent (born 1892)
1977
Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (born 1915)
Stanley Adams was an American actor and screenwriter. He appeared in several films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Lilies of the Field (1963). On television, he is pro…
Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (born 1915)
1977
Ricardo Cortez, American actor (born 1900)
Ricardo Cortez was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career.
Ricardo Cortez, American actor (born 1900)
1977
Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (born 1897)
Josef "Sepp" Herberger was a German football player and manager. He is most famous for being the manager of the West Germany national team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a…
Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (born 1897)
1977
Nicholas Magallanes, American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet (born 1922)
Nicholas Magallanes was a Mexican-born American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet. Along with Francisco Moncion, Maria Tallchief, and Tanaquil Le Cler…
Nicholas Magallanes, American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet (born 1922)
1977
James Jones, American novelist (born 1921)
James Ramon Jones was an American novelist renowned for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. He won the 1952 National Book Award for his debut novel, From Here to Et…
James Jones, American novelist (born 1921)
1977
Mickey Spillane, American mobster (born 1934)
Michael J. Spillane was an Irish-American mobster who controlled Hell's Kitchen in New York in the 1960s and 1970s. Spillane, the so-called “Gentleman Gangster", was a marked contr…
Mickey Spillane, American mobster (born 1934)
1977
Charles E
Charles Emery Rosendahl was a highly decorated vice admiral in the United States Navy, and an advocate of lighter-than-air flight.
Charles E
1977
Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (born 1915)
Modibo Keïta was a Malian politician who served as the first President of Mali from 1960 to 1968. He espoused a form of African socialism. He was deposed in a coup d'état in 1968 b…
Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (born 1915)
1977
Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (born 1904)
Yevgenia Solomonovna Ginzburg was a Soviet writer who served an 18-year sentence in the Kolyma Gulag. Her given name is often Latinized to Eugenia.
Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (born 1904)
1977
Ludwig Erhard, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1897)
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician and economist who served as the second chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. Affiliated with the Christian Democratic Union…
Ludwig Erhard, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1897)
1977
Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)
Joan Crawford was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion-picture contr…
Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)
1977
Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (born 1893)
Ba Maw, known honorifically as Dr. Ba Maw, was a Burmese lawyer and politician, active during the interwar period and Second World War. He was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) a…
Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (born 1893)
1977
William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
William Castle was an American filmmaker and actor. He was best known as a director of horror and thriller B-movies in the 1950s and '60s, for which he devised innovative and disti…
William Castle, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
1977
Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (born 1952)
Albert Bittlmayer was a German footballer who made a combined total of 142 league appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg and Tennis Borussia Berlin until he died of cancer at the age of 24…
Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (born 1952)