Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.
Ixtoc 1 was an exploratory oil well being drilled by the semi-submersible drilling rig Sedco 135 in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico, about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Ciu…
A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil t
Flight lieutenant is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank originated in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in 1914. It fel…
Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown
Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Fulham, Pécsi Mecsek and Harkány SE, as well as enjoying two spells at Ferencváros and West…
Zoltán Gera, Hungarian international footballer and manager
Barry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season when he reached…
Barry Hawkins, English snooker player
Jaime Barbara King is an American actress and model best known for her roles in the TV series Hart of Dixie (2011–2015) and Black Summer (2019–2021), and in films such as Pearl Har…
Jaime King, American actress and model
Joanna Krupa is a Polish-born American model, actress, and television presenter. She is known internationally as the host and head judge of Polish Top Model (2010–present) and has …
Joanna Krupa, Polish-American model and television personality
Daniel Paul Johns is an Australian musician, best known as the frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Silverchair. Johns is also one half of The Dissociatives wi…
Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Samppa Lajunen is a retired Finnish Winter Olympic Games gold medalist, entrepreneur, and investor. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, he became the first athlete to sweep the gold medal…
Samppa Lajunen, Finnish skier
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius better known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov, is a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he w…
Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian actor and wrestler
Scott Anthony Fujita is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for th…
Scott Fujita, American football player and sportscaster
Lee Dong-gook is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen a…
Lee Dong-gook, South Korean footballer
Joanne Valda O'Meara is an English singer and media personality. She was a member of the pop group S Club between 1999 and 2003, which has currently reformed since 2023. O'Meara wa…
Jo O'Meara, English pop singer
Gerardo Torrado Díez de Bonilla is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
Mauro Bergamasco is an Italian former rugby union player who last played for Zebre. He predominantly played as an open-side flanker, although his versatility meant that he had also…
Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
Roman Yurievich Lyashenko was a Russian ice hockey player. He played professionally in North America for the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) f…
Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (died 2003)
James Lance Bass is an American singer, actor, and producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the boy band NSYNC. The band has sold over 70 million…
Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, and producer
Lesley Paea 'I'muli Vainikolo is a former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. A dual code international, he has played for the New Zealand Kiwis in rugby league a…
Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan rugby player
Gerd Kanter is an Estonian retired discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His pe…
Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
Kathryn Elizabeth Douglas is an American former professional basketball player. Her primary position was shooting guard, her secondary was small forward. She was known league-wide …
Katie Douglas, American basketball player
Vincent Paul Kartheiser is an American actor. He gained acclaim for his role as Pete Campbell on the AMC drama series Mad Men from 2007 to 2015. He had starring roles in films such…
Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Britis…
Jon Montgomery, Canadian skeleton racer and television host
Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress and activist. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama Kids. Her subsequent film roles include He Got Game (1998),…
Rosario Dawson, American actress
Brandon Tyler Webb is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Webb pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2003 through 2009, and, after …
Brandon Webb, American baseball player
Stevonne Latrall Smith Sr., better known as Steve Smith, is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, …
Steve Smith Sr