The 1970s

Explore 1718 historical events from 1970–1979.

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1978

Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player

Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with whom he …

Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player

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1978

Zoe Saldaña, American actress

Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego, known professionally as Zoe Saldaña, is an American actress. The highest grossing actor in history, she is the recipient of many accolades, including an …

Zoe Saldaña, American actress

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1978

Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player

Claudio Vargas Almonte is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Br…

Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player

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1978

Frank Lampard, English footballer

Frank James Lampard is an English football manager and former midfielder who is the manager of Premier League club Coventry City. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders…

Frank Lampard, English footballer

1978

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Lucius Dubignon Clay was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General …

Lucius D

1978

Will Geer, American actor (born 1902)

Will Geer was an American actor, musician, and social activist who was active in labor organizing and communist movements in New York City and Southern California in the 1930s and …

Will Geer, American actor (born 1902)

1978

Bill Downs, American journalist (born 1914)

William Randall Downs, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He worked for CBS News from 1942 to 1962 and for ABC News beginning in 1963. He was one of th…

Bill Downs, American journalist (born 1914)