The 1970s

Explore 4009 historical events from 1970–1979.

1977

Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player

Manuel Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He started playing rugby at his secondary school, Colegio Cardenal Newman, and currently plays for Club Newman in the Unión…

Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player

1977

Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgish footballer

Stéphane Gillet was a Luxembourgish footballer. He played in goal twenty times for Luxembourg. He has played for clubs in several countries, including Jeunesse Esch and Racing FC U…

Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgish footballer

1977

James Ormond, English cricketer

James Ormond is an English former cricketer. He played two Test matches for the England cricket team and in total made 137 first-class appearances. Ormond was a right-handed batsma…

James Ormond, English cricketer

1977

Jared Fogle, American spokesman and criminal

Jared Scott Fogle is an American convicted child sex offender and former spokesman. He appeared in advertising campaigns for Subway from 2000 to 2015, until an FBI investigation le…

Jared Fogle, American spokesman and criminal

1977

Per Gade, Danish footballer

Per Gade is a Danish former football player, who played as a defender. His preferred field position is as a right defender. He started his career with youth football in Nibe Boldkl…

Per Gade, Danish footballer

1977

John Green, American author and vlogger

John Michael Green is an American author and YouTuber. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including The Fault in Our Stars (2012), which is one of the b…

John Green, American author and vlogger

1977

Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer

Jürgen Macho is an Austrian football coach and former goalkeeper who is goalkeeper coach of Rapid Wien. During his playing career, he kept goal at several clubs across Austria, Eng…

Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer

1977

Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player

Andy McDonald is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Anaheim Ducks and the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL), winning the Stanley …

Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player

1977

Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer

Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short dista…

Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer

1977

Morris Peterson, American basketball player

Morris Russell Peterson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball fo…

Morris Peterson, American basketball player