Explore 1718 historical events from 1970–1979.
A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally h…
Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what is known as the Ezeiza massacre
Aeroméxico Flight 229 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 that crashed into the side of a mountain while on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Valla…
Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people
Derrick Dewan Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire 14-year career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay …
Derrick Brooks, American football player
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. Often dubbed the "God of Cricket" in India, he is widely regarded as one…
Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
Lee John Westwood is an English professional golfer. He is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – inc…
Lee Westwood, English golfer
María Carlota Castrejana Fernández is a female triple jumper from Spain. Her personal best jump is 14.60 metres, achieved at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería. This is the cu…
Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper
Barbara Rittner is a German former professional tennis player. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 24 in the world, ac…
Barbara Rittner, German tennis player
Geoffrey Edward Blum is an American former professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Die…
Geoff Blum, American baseball player and sportscaster
Jules Clément Naudet and Thomas Gédéon Naudet are French-American filmmakers. The brothers, residents of the United States since 1989 and citizens since 1999, were in New York City…
Jules Naudet, French-American director and producer
Christopher John Perry is an English football coach, former footballer and pundit.
Chris Perry, English footballer
Óscar García Junyent, known simply as Óscar as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer. He is currently caretaker manager of Eredivisie club Ajax.
Óscar, Spanish footballer and coach
Sharlee D'Angelo is a Swedish musician. He is the bassist for the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as the classic rock/AOR band the Night Flight Orchestra and the stone…
Sharlee D'Angelo, Swedish bass player and songwriter
Sébastien Lareau is a former professional tennis player. He became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam title by winning the 1999 US Open men's doubles with his American partner …
Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player
Jorge Garcia is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker, but subsequently became best k…
Jorge Garcia, American actor and producer
Andrew Philip Mehrtens is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He was regarded as a top first five-eighth, having played first for Canterbury in 1993, before being selected for…
Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player
Leigh Izaak Francis is an English comedian, television presenter, actor, and writer. He is best known for creating and portraying the character Keith Lemon. Francis created and sta…
Leigh Francis, English comedian and actor
Curtis James Martin Jr. is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the New England Patriots and N…
Curtis Martin, American football player
Oliver Patric Neuville is a German former footballer who played as a striker.
Oliver Neuville, German footballer
Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck is a German-Austrian film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller Das Leben der …
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter
James Stephen Baulch is a retired Welsh sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400 metres gold medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. As a member of British 4 ×…
Jamie Baulch, Welsh sprinter and television host
Guillermo Barros Schelotto is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Vélez Sarsfield.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentinian footballer and coach
John J. Madden is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), most prominently for the New Jersey Devils. An undraft…
John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger, and a wanted fugitive.
Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer
Marcus Alexander Brigstocke is a British comedian and actor. He has worked in stand-up comedy, television, radio and musical theatre. He has appeared on many BBC television and rad…
Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter