Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian academic, philosopher and statesman who served as the Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962 and President of India from 1962 to 1967. He …
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (born 1888)
Percy Lavon Julian was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. Julian was the first person to synthesize the natural pr…
Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist and academic (born 1899)
Moe Howard was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures, short fil…
Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (born 1897)
James Robert Wills was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western…
Bob Wills, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1905)
Leroy Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Willi…
Leroy Anderson, American composer and conductor (born 1908)
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, He…
Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor and lithographer (born 1903)
Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was an American professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Base…
Lefty Grove, American baseball player (born 1900)
Loretta Mary Aiken, known by her stage name Jackie "Moms" Mabley, was an American stand-up comedian and actress. Mabley began her career on the theater stage in the 1920s and becam…
Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (born 1894)
Ezzard Mack Charles, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1959. Known as "the Cincinnati Cobra", Charles was respected for his slick defense and precision, …
Ezzard Charles, American boxer (born 1921)
Steve Roland Prefontaine was an American long-distance runner who set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters from a period of 1973 to 1975. He competed in t…
Steve Prefontaine, American runner (born 1951)
Tatsuo Shimabuku was an Okinawan, Japanese martial artist. He is the founder of Isshin-ryū style of karate.
Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (born 1908)
Michel Simon was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France. He appeared in many notable French films, including La Chienne (1931), Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932),…
Michel Simon, Swiss-born French actor (born 1895)
Oswald George Nelson was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series wit…
Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (born 1906)
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. He was the third longest-serving and longest-uninterrupted–serving Japanese prime mi…
Eisaku Satō, Japanese and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (born 1901)
Khmer Rouge is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), and by extension to Democratic Kampuchea, which ruled Cambodia between 1975 a…
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing
Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer of the same name. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site …
Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered recognition in 1949 as the associated State of …
South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam
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…
About 100,000 Armenians gathered during a lull in fighting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide
The Kingdom of Sikkim officially Dremoshong until the 1800s, was a hereditary monarchy in the Eastern Himalayas that existed from 1642 to 16 May 1975, when it was annexed by India.…
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its m
Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer, author and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on…
Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Unio…
Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam
Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the Nort…
American forces completed a helicopter evacuation of U
The Mayaguez incident took place between Kampuchea and the United States from 12 to 15 May 1975, less than a month after the Khmer Rouge took control of the capital Phnom Penh oust…
The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial water
A bus is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transp…
The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, k