Explore 5304 historical events from 1970–1979.
In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government under the national level, between the administrative regions and the communes. Th…
The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and…
Michael Walchhofer is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
Michael Walchhofer, Austrian skier
April Amber Telek is a Canadian actress.
April Telek, Canadian actress
John Mark Galecki is an American actor. In television, he played Leonard Hofstadter on The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) and David Healy in Roseanne and The Conners (2018–2019). Gale…
Johnny Galecki, American actor
Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.
Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (died 2003)
Nina Hossain is a British journalist and presenter employed by ITN as the lead presenter of the ITV Lunchtime News.
Nina Hossain, English journalist
Aleksey Gennadyevich Smertin is a Russian football official and a former player. He was a fairly versatile player and was able to play in defence as well as midfield. He works in t…
Alexey Smertin, Russian international footballer
Papua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offsho…
Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.
Cape Verde, also referred to in English by its Portuguese name Cabo Verde, and known officially as the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelagic country in the eastern Atlantic Oc…
Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
The 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition was the first to successfully climb Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces rather than along its ridges. In the post-m…
Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces,…
The last use of capital punishment in Spain took place on 27 September 1975 when two members of the armed left-wing Basque nationalist and separatist group ETA political-military a…
The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
The Spaghetti House siege took place between 28 September and 3 October 1975. An attempted robbery of the Spaghetti House restaurant in Knightsbridge, London, went wrong and the po…
The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City F.C.. Primarily a right midf…
David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model
Joseph Roland Wilkinson is an English comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He began his comedy career in 2004 and has supported Alan Carr and Russell Howard on tour. In 2006, Wilkins…
Joe Wilkinson, English comedian, actor and writer
William Russell Geist is an American television personality and journalist. He is co-anchor of MS NOW's Morning Joe and anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist. Geist also frequen…
Willie Geist, American television journalist and host
Malév Flight 240 was a regular service from Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, Hungary, to Beirut International Airport, Lebanon. On 30 September 1975, the aircraft operating…
Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut,…
Michael Santiago Render, known professionally as Killer Mike, is an American rapper, singer, actor, and activist. He made his recording debut on Outkast's fourth album Stankonia (2…
Killer Mike, American rapper
Garrison Starr is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter/producer. Her major label debut, "18 Over Me" was released in 1997 (Geffen). Starr's shows have been described as "m…
Garrison Starr, American singer-songwriter and producer
Christina Rene Hendricks is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including two Screen Actors Guil…
Christina Hendricks, American actress and model
Sanath Nishantha Perera, more commonly known as Sanath Nishantha, was a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of parliament and a Minister of State. He was elected from the Puttal…
Sanath Nishantha, Sri Lankan politician (died 2024)
Kimora Lee, formerly known as Kimora Lee Simmons is an American fashion designer, television personality and former fashion model. Discovered as a teenager, she was signed to Chane…
Kimora Lee Simmons, American model
Martina Gillian Topley-Bird is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut alb…
Martina Topley-Bird, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
Brian Deegan (born May 9, 1974) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and racing driver.
Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
Francisco Javier Cordero is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cin…
Francisco Cordero, Dominican baseball player