Explore 4009 historical events from 1970–1979.
Kristen Carroll Wiig is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Wiig ac…
Kristen Wiig, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
Sergey Mikhailovich Brin is an American computer scientist and businessman who co-founded Google with Larry Page. He was the president of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., un…
Sergey Brin, Russian-American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google
Eurelijus Žukauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.18 m tall, and a weight of 118 kg (260 lb), he played at the center position.
Eurelijus Žukauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
William Casey Blake is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Oriole…
Casey Blake, American baseball player
Kerry Peter Walmsley is a New Zealand former international cricketer. He played three Test matches and two One Day Internationals for the national side between 1995 and 2003 as a f…
Kerry Walmsley, New Zealand cricketer
Andrew D. Brunette is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). As a player,…
Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
David Khari Webber Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and former sketch comedian. He debuted his half-hour TV special in 1998 and his hour-long TV special in 2000. …
Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter
James D'Arcy is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his portrayals of Howard Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe televisio…
James D'Arcy, English actor
Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former competitive swimmer. She is a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record-holder in multiple swimming events.
Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo, is an American actor, writer, painter and musician, known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY.
Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor
Fatih Akin is a German and Turkish film director, screenwriter and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival…
Fatih Akın, German director, producer, and screenwriter
Richard Evatt, also called 'tiger', was a British amateur and professional boxer in the super featherweight division who was unsuccessful in his only opportunity to win a world t…
Richard Evatt, English boxer (died 2012)
Daniel Coyne is a Welsh football coach and former professional player.
Danny Coyne, Welsh footballer
Dietmar Johann Wolfgang Hamann is a German football pundit and former professional player.
Dietmar Hamann, German footballer and manager
Burak Kut is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter.
Burak Kut, Turkish singer-songwriter
Johan Norberg is a Swedish author devoted to promoting economic globalization and classical liberal positions. He is the author of In Defense of Global Capitalism (2001), Progress:…
Johan Norberg, Swedish historian and author
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)