The 1970s

Explore 1718 historical events from 1970–1979.

1972

Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic

Paweł Kotla is a Polish-British conductor, arts manager and cultural diplomacy expert. In November 2024 he was awarded by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage the m…

Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic

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1972

Sundar Pichai, Indian-American businessman

Pichai Sundararajan, better known as Sundar Pichai, is an Indian–American business executive who has been the CEO of Google since 2015 and the CEO of its parent company Alphabet In…

Sundar Pichai, Indian-American businessman

1972

Eric Upashantha, Sri Lankan cricketer

Kalutarage Eric Amila Upashantha is a Sri Lankan former cricketer, who played two Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was educated at Maliyadeva College, K…

Eric Upashantha, Sri Lankan cricketer

1972

Natalie MacMaster, Canadian fiddler

Natalie MacMaster is a Canadian fiddler from Troy, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. She has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana…

Natalie MacMaster, Canadian fiddler

1972

Justin Leonard, American golfer

Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer. He has 12 career wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1997 Open Championship. He currently plays on the…

Justin Leonard, American golfer

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1972

Andy Pettitte, American baseball player

Andrew Eugene Pettitte is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched…

Andy Pettitte, American baseball player

1972

John Cho, American actor

John Yo-Han Cho is an American actor. As a performer, he is noted for his subtle and understated style of acting. He is known for his roles as John/MILF guy #2 in the American Pie …

John Cho, American actor

1972

Andy Weir, American novelist

Andy Weir is an American novelist. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016. H…

Andy Weir, American novelist

1972

Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish singer

Sven Olov Dennis Lyxzén is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist for the influential hardcore punk band Refused, as well as the bands Backengrillen, INVSN and Fake Name…

Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish singer