Explore 6419 historical events from 1970–1979.
ITT Inc., formerly ITT Corporation, is an American manufacturing company based in Stamford, Connecticut. The company produces specialty components for the aerospace, transportation…
The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile.
Operation Badr, also known as Plan Badr, was an Egyptian military offensive and operation across the Suez Canal that destroyed the Bar-Lev Line, a chain of Israeli fortifications a…
Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
Oliver Patric Neuville is a German former footballer who played as a striker.
Oliver Neuville, German footballer
Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck is a German-Austrian film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller Das Leben der …
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter
James Stephen Baulch is a retired Welsh sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400 metres gold medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. As a member of British 4 ×…
Jamie Baulch, Welsh sprinter and television host
Guillermo Barros Schelotto is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Vélez Sarsfield.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentinian footballer and coach
John J. Madden is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), most prominently for the New Jersey Devils. An undraft…
John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, the fourth Arab–Israeli War, the October War, or the Ramadan War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab sta…
Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions.
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973 under President Richard Nixon. A member of the Republican Par…
U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. He assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he serv…
President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as the successor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew.
The popular uprising of 14 October 1973 was a watershed event in Thailand's history. The uprising resulted in the end of the ruling military dictatorship of anti-communist Thanom K…
In the Thammasat student uprising, over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government.…
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against countries that had supported Israel a…
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
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: "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot…
José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger, and a wanted fugitive.
Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer
Marcus Alexander Brigstocke is a British comedian and actor. He has worked in stand-up comedy, television, radio and musical theatre. He has appeared on many BBC television and rad…
Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Reinhold Einwallner is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Vorarlberg since November 2017. He was…
Reinhold Einwallner, Austrian politician
Natalie Jane Appleton Howlett is a Canadian-British singer. She is a member of the British girl group All Saints and the duo Appleton with her younger sister Nicole Appleton.
Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress
John Frederick Dryer is an American actor, radio host, and former professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 years with…
Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
The Bosphorus Bridge, known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and colloquially as the First Bridge, is the oldest and southernmost of the three suspension bridges spanning t…
The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the…
Derrick Dewan Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire 14-year career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay …
Derrick Brooks, American football player
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. Often dubbed the "God of Cricket" in India, he is widely regarded as one…
Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
Lee John Westwood is an English professional golfer. He is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – inc…
Lee Westwood, English golfer
Jorge Garcia is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker, but subsequently became best k…
Jorge Garcia, American actor and producer
Fraser Andrew Nelson is a British political journalist and columnist for The Times. He was editor of The Spectator magazine from 2009 to 2024.
Fraser Nelson, Scottish journalist