Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.
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
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
Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a former Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is also a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights and education. Loroupe holds the world rec…
Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan runner
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
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
Giles Perry, British keyboardist
Giles Perry, British keyboardist
Joshua Michael Homme III is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the founder and only continuous member of the r…
Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Donyell Lamar Marshall is an American basketball coach and former professional player. Drafted with the fourth pick in the 1994 NBA draft, he played for eight different teams durin…
Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach
Aleksandr Olerski was a football forward from Estonia. His last club was FC Puuma Tallinn.
Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (died 2011)
George Dario Marino Franchitti is a British motorsport commentator and semi-retired motor racing driver from Scotland. Franchitti won the IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship in 20…
Dario Franchitti, Scottish race car driver
Nathan Long is an Australian former rugby league footballer. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Northern Eagles, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the St. George Illawarra …
Nathan Long, Australian rugby league player
Stewart Ernest Cink is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He won the 2009 Open Championship, defeating Tom Watson in a four-hole aggregate playoff…
Stewart Cink, American golfer
Noel Fielding is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He gained prominence in the late 1990s as a member of the comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh, which he …
Noel Fielding, English comedian, musician and television presenter
Nikolaj Lie Kaas is a Danish actor whose career began in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-J…
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Danish actor
Victoria Davey Spelling is an American actress. Her first major role was Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, from 1990 to 2000. She has appeared in made-for-television films, inc…
Tori Spelling, American actress, reality television personality, and author
Gerald Maxwell Rivera, known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio album Ma…
Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer
Rodrigo Alejandro Bueno, also known by his stage name Rodrigo or his nickname "El Potro", was an Argentine singer of cuarteto music. He is widely regarded as the best, most famous …
Rodrigo, Argentinian singer-songwriter (died 2000)
Bartolo Colón, nicknamed "Big Sexy", is a Dominican–American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for 11 different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Clev…
Bartolo Colón, Dominican-American baseball player
Shirish Kunder is an Indian filmmaker and film editor. After working as an editor for several films, Kunder made his directorial debut with Jaan-E-Mann (2006). He is married to cho…
Shirish Kunder, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
Delmar Drew Arnaud, known professionally as Daz Dillinger or simply Daz, is an American rapper and record producer. As a member of Death Row Records in the early 1990s, he is credi…
Daz Dillinger, American rapper and producer
Molly Sims is an American fashion model and actress. She was featured in campaigns for Jimmy Choo, Escada, Giorgio Armani, Michael Kors, and Chanel, among others. She frequently mo…
Molly Sims, American model and actress
Naomi Harris is a Canadian photographer living in Toronto. She is known for her portraits of people from sub-cultures such as retirement communities and nudist beaches.
Naomi Harris, Canadian-American photographer