Explore 1718 historical events from 1970–1979.
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)
Asger Oluf Jorn was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International.
Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1914)
Jane Bowles was an American writer and playwright.
Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (born 1917)
Zekai Özger, better known under his pen name Arkadaş Z. Özger, was a young Turkish poet.
Zekai Özger, Turkish poet and academic (born 1948)
Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan, was a Canadian orchestral conductor, composer, organist, and Canada's only "Musical Knight". He is widely regarded as being Canada's pre-em…
Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (born 1893)
Frances Marion was an American screenwriter, director, journalist and author often cited as one of the most renowned female screenwriters of the 20th century alongside June Mathis …
Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (born 1888)
Artle Lee Pollard Jr., was an American racecar driver.
Art Pollard, American race car driver (born 1927)
Jean Gebser was a Swiss philosopher, linguist, and poet who described the structures of human consciousness.
Jean Gebser, German linguist, philosopher, and poet (born 1905)
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S…
Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (born 1880)
Renzo Pasolini, nicknamed "Paso", was an Italian professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1964 to 1972.
Renzo Pasolini, Italian motorcycle racer (born 1938)
Vaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one…
Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (born 1911)
Ivan Stepanovich Konev was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, responsible for taking much of Axis-oc…
Ivan Konev, Soviet Marshal and general (born 1897)
Sir George William Harriman CBE was a leading figure in the British motor industry in the 1960s.
George Harriman, English businessman (born 1908)
Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen was a Finnish professional Motorcycle racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1968 to 1971 as Yamaha privateer…
Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (born 1945)
Jean Batmale was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for the France national team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
Jean Batmale, French footballer and manager (born 1895)
René Maurice Fréchet was a French mathematician. He made major contributions to general topology and was the first to define metric spaces. He also made several important contribut…
Maurice René Fréchet, French mathematician and academic (born 1878)
Murry Gage Wilson was an American songwriter, talent manager, record producer, and music publisher, best known as the father of the Beach Boys' Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. Afte…
Murry Wilson, American songwriter, producer, and manager (born 1917)
Charles Henry Bennett was an American football player and coach. He played halfback for the Indiana University football team from 1926 to 1928 and won the 1928 Chicago Tribune Silv…
Chuck Bennett, American football player and coach (born 1907)