Explore 5304 historical events from 1970–1979.
Costas Georgiou, also known by his alias Colonel Callan, was a Greek Cypriot turned-mercenary who was executed following the Luanda Trial for activities during the Angolan Civil Wa…
Costas Georgiou, Cypriot-born British mercenary in the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)
Francisco de Asís León Bogislao de Greiff Haeusler, was a Colombian poet known for his stylistic innovations and deliberately eclectic use of obscure lexicon. Best known simply as …
León de Greiff, Colombian poet and educator (born 1895)
Frederick William Hawksworth, was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR).
Frederick Hawksworth, English engineer (born 1884)
Paul William Gallico was an American novelist and short story and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goos…
Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (born 1897)
Joseph John Rochefort was an American naval officer and cryptanalyst. He was a major figure in the United States Navy's cryptographic and intelligence operations from 1925 to 1946,…
Joseph Rochefort, American captain and cryptanalyst (born 1900)
Margarita Maria “Maggie” Gripenberg was a pioneer of modern dance in Finland. She was the first to introduce Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Finland and modeled her early works on the impr…
Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (born 1881)
Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen was an American mobster based in Los Angeles and boss of the Cohen crime family during the mid-20th century.
Mickey Cohen, American gangster (born 1913)
László Kalmár was a Hungarian mathematician and Professor at the University of Szeged. Kalmár is considered the founder of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science in Hu…
László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (born 1905)
Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti was a bishop of the Catholic Church in Argentina who was assassinated during the Dirty War for his involvement with social issues. Angelelli commit…
Enrique Angelelli, Argentinian bishop and martyr (born 1923)
Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, was a Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor who became one of the moguls of Fleet Street in London.
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher (born 1894)
Gregor Piatigorsky was a Ukrainian-born Russian and American cellist.
Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (born 1903)
William Albert Stanley Oldfield was an Australian cricketer and businessman. He played for New South Wales and Australia as a wicket-keeper. Oldfield's 52 stumpings during his Test…
Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (born 1894)
Thomas Edward Neil Driberg, Baron Bradwell was a British journalist, politician, High Anglican churchman and possible Soviet spy, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 194…
Tom Driberg, British politician/journalist (born 1905)
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang, better known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked in Germany and later the United States. One of the…
Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1890)
Alastair George Bell Sim was a Scottish actor. He began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so unti…
Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (born 1900)
Kenneth John Wadsworth was a New Zealand cricketer who played 33 Tests and 13 One Day Internationals for New Zealand as a wicket-keeper. Wadsworth played domestically for Central D…
Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (born 1946)
Vera Constance Lutz,, was a British economist. She was married to the German economist Friedrich Lutz.
Vera Lutz, British economist (born 1912)
Gina Bachauer was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe. Interested in piano at a young age, Bachauer graduated from the Athens Conservat…
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (born 1913)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Kubitschek's government pl…
Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (born 1902)
Eyvind Johnson was a Swedish novelist and short story writer. Regarded as the most groundbreaking novelist in modern Swedish literature he became a member of the Swedish Academy in…
Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1900)
Mary Anissa Jones was an American child actress known for her role as Buffy Davis on the CBS sitcom Family Affair, which ran from 1966 to 1971. She died from a drug overdose, five …
Anissa Jones, American actress (born 1958)
Stanisław Antoni Grochowiak, pen-name "Kain" was a Polish poet and dramatist. His is often classified as a representative of turpism, because of his interest in the physical, ugly …
Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and playwright (born 1934)
Joseph Armand Mondou was a Canadian ice hockey forward with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a member of two Stanley Cup championship teams; with …
Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1905)
Albert Tessier was a French-speaking Canadian priest, historian and a film maker.
Albert Tessier, Canadian priest, historian, and director (born 1895)