Explore 1298 historical events from 1970–1979.
Eli Raphael Roth is an American filmmaker and actor. As a director and producer, he is most closely associated with the horror genre, namely splatter films, having directed the fil…
Eli Roth, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Carmen Electra is an American actress, model, media personality and singer. Often spotlighted for her looks, she has been considered a sex symbol and pop culture icon since the lat…
Carmen Electra, American model and actress
Inmaculada Concepción "Conchita" Martínez Bernat is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at Wi…
Conchita Martínez, Spanish-American tennis player
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira, known simply as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as a second striker but also as a attacking midfielder, and on occasion de…
Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira, Brazilian footballer
Stephen Robert Nesta Marley is a Jamaican-American musician. The son of Bob Marley, Marley is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, three times as a solo artist, twice as a producer o…
Stephen Marley, Jamaican-American musician
Pierre Labrie is a Québécois poet, born at Mont-Joli, Quebec. He now lives in Trois-Rivières.
Pierre Labrie, Canadian poet and playwright
Peter Dench is a British photojournalist, photographer, writer, curator, educator and TV presenter. His work has been published in a number of books. In 2025, Dench served as Act…
Peter Dench, English photographer and journalist
Amira Medunjanin is a Bosnian singer and interpreter of sevdalinka. She holds both citizenship of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Amira Medunjanin, Bosnian singer
Robert James Douglas, known professionally as Rab Douglas is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for several clubs, including Livingston…
Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr. is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves from 1993 to 2012. The Br…
Chipper Jones, American baseball player
Jure Košir is a Slovenian former alpine skier.
Jure Košir, Slovenian skier and singer
Jason Eric Bargwanna is an Australian motor racing driver. Best known as a Supercars Championship competitor, Bargwanna raced in the series for 25 years, the pinnacle of which was …
Jason Bargwanna, Australian racing driver
Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón, known as Kiko, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, mostly for Atlético Madrid.
Kiko, Spanish footballer
Natrone Jermaine Means is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jagu…
Natrone Means, American football player and coach
Avi Nimni is an Israeli former professional footballer and Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he…
Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer and manager
Nigel Barker is an English reality TV show personality, fashion photographer, author, spokesperson, filmmaker, and former model. He is best known for his participation as a judge a…
Nigel Barker, English photographer and author
Joseph Frank Bruce, known by his stage name Violent J, is an American rapper, record producer, professional wrestler, actor, and part of the hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse (ICP). H…
Violent J, American rapper
Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus "Jean-Paul" van Gastel is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Sup…
Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer and manager
Takako Tokiwa is a Japanese actress.
Takako Tokiwa, Japanese actress
Ramzi Mohammed Abdullah bin al-Shibh is a Yemeni terrorist who served as al-Qaeda's communications officer. He has been detained by the United States in the Guantanamo Bay detentio…
Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Yemeni terrorist
Julie Benz is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on Dexter (2006–2010), for which she w…
Julie Benz, American actress
Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known by his ring name "The Rock", is an American-Canadian actor and professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis…
Dwayne Johnson, American actor and wrestler
Stephen Paul Barclay is a British politician who served in various cabinet positions under prime ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2018 and 2024, lastly …
Steve Barclay, English lawyer and politician
Michael Ryan Pritchard, better known by his stage name Mike Dirnt, is an American rock musician who is the co-founder, bassist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist of Gr…
Mike Dirnt, American bass player and songwriter