Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The PAVN …
Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese Army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands
Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, was captured by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975. This caused the collapse of South Vietnam to communism and the evacuation of thousands of civi…
Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon
Särkänniemi is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland, located in the district by the same name. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, Doghill Fairytale Farm, an art museum …
The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland
On May 6, 1975, a massive gathering took place in the Lebanese capital Beirut, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Some 100,000 people participated in the…
During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian ge
Marte Mjøs Persen is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. She served as minister of labour and social inclusion from 2022 to 2023, and minister of petroleum and energy fro…
Marte Mjøs Persen, Norwegian politician
Dejan Savić is a Serbian professional water polo coach and former player.
Dejan Savić, Yugoslavian and Serbian water polo player
Jacque Dewayne Jones is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Florida Marlins. He also coached for the Washi…
Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach
Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison was an American musician. He was the original drummer of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, and the guitarist for the horror…
Joey Jordison, American musician and songwriter (died 2021)
Rahul Verma is a humanitarian, spiritual worker, and a devoted follower of Neem Karoli Baba. He, along with his wife Tulika, founded the Uday Foundation—a nonprofit organization na…
Rahul Verma, Indian social worker and activist
During the aftermath of World War II and the Cold War, the Indochina wars were a series of wars which were waged in Indochina from 1945 to 1991, by communist forces against the opp…
Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez
Christopher John Carpenter is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinal…
Chris Carpenter, American baseball player
Pedro Julio Feliz, is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston…
Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player
Kazuyoshi Funaki is a Japanese former ski jumper. He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special varia…
Kazuyoshi Funaki, Japanese ski jumper
Michael Walchhofer is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
Michael Walchhofer, Austrian skier
April Amber Telek is a Canadian actress.
April Telek, Canadian actress
John Mark Galecki is an American actor. In television, he played Leonard Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) and David Healy in Roseanne and The Conners (2018–2019). Gale…
Johnny Galecki, American actor
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Th…
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is a centre-left regionalist political party active in Kurdistan Region and the disputed territories in Iraq. The PUK describes its goals as self-d…
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others
Michael Santiago Render, known professionally as Killer Mike, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and activist. He made his recording debut on Outkast's fourth album Stankonia (2…
Killer Mike, American rapper
Garrison Starr is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter/producer. Her major label debut, "18 Over Me" was released in 1997 (Geffen). Starr's shows have been described as "m…
Garrison Starr, American singer-songwriter and producer
Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.
Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (died 2003)
Nina Hossain is a British journalist and presenter employed by ITN as the lead presenter of the ITV Lunchtime News.
Nina Hossain, English journalist
Aleksey Gennadyevich Smertin is a Russian football official and a former player. He was a fairly versatile player and was able to play in defence as well as midfield. He works in t…
Alexey Smertin, Russian international footballer
Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City F.C.. Primarily a right midf…
David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model