Explore 2973 historical events from 1970–1979.
Gorden James Tallis, also known by the nickname of "Raging Bull" for his on-field aggression, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s a…
Gorden Tallis, Australian rugby league player and coach
Marc Dupré is a Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian from Quebec.
Marc Dupré, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steve Staios is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former professional player. He currently serves as president of hockey operations and general manager for the Ottawa Senators. S…
Steve Staios, Canadian ice hockey player
Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. is an American actor. Starting his film career as a child appearing in the cult horror film The Gate (1987), Dorff first rose to prominence playing Peter …
Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer
Denis Urubko is a Russian-Polish climber. In 2009, he became the 15th person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders and the 8th person to achieve the feat without supplemental oxygen. D…
Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer
Kenton Edward Cool is an English climber and mountain guide. He is one of Britain's leading alpine and high altitude climbers. He has reached the summit of Mount Everest 20 times—t…
Kenton Cool, English mountaineer
Ümit Aydın Davala is a Turkish football coach and former player. During his stint at Galatasaray, he won four Süper Lig, three Turkish Cup, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup titl…
Ümit Davala, Turkish footballer and manager
Anastasios "Tasos" Katsabis is a former Greek football player, who last played for Iraklis in Super League Greece as a centre back. Katsabis started his career as a midfielder but …
Anastasios Katsabis, Greek footballer
Markus Sten Näslund is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former general manager for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League. He played in the National Hockey Lea…
Markus Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He is considered one of the most versatile singers in India, with a wide vocal range. His perfor…
Sonu Nigam, Indian playback singer and actor
Clementa "Clem" Carlos Pinckney was an American politician and pastor who served as a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District from 2000 until…
Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (died 2015)
Daniel Jones is an Australian musician, songwriter, record producer and property developer. He was a member of the Australian pop duo Savage Garden, whose international hit singles…
Daniel Jones, Australian musican and songwriter
Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama is a Mexican actor, singer, and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in La fea más bella and Ro…
Jaime Camil, Mexican actor and singer
István Kertész was a Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor who led many of the world's orchestras, including the Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Pitt…
István Kertész, Hungarian conductor and educator (born 1929)
Sir Arthur William Fadden was an Australian politician and accountant who served as the 13th prime minister of Australia from 29 August to 7 October 1941. He held office as the lea…
Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1894)
Kemal Tahir was a prominent Turkish novelist and intellectual. Tahir spent 13 years of his life imprisoned for political reasons and wrote some of his best known novels during this…
Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (born 1910)
Olga Grey was an American silent film actress, sometimes billed with the alternate spelling of her last name, Olga Gray.
Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (born 1896)
Irene Ryan was an American actress and comedienne who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. She is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May "G…
Irene Ryan, American actress and philanthropist (born 1902)
Carlos Alberto Menditéguy was a racing driver and polo player from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He entered 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one podium, and scor…
Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (born 1914)
Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 and two at the …
Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (born 1893)
Václav Renč was a Czech poet, children's writer, dramatist and translator. Like other Catholic ruralistic writers, his themes included God, traditions and the countryside.
Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (born 1911)
Asger Oluf Jorn was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International.
Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1914)
Jane Bowles was an American writer and playwright.
Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (born 1917)
Zekai Özger, better known under his pen name Arkadaş Z. Özger, was a young Turkish poet.
Zekai Özger, Turkish poet and academic (born 1948)