Explore 4009 historical events from 1970–1979.
Martina Gillian Topley-Bird is an English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut alb…
Martina Topley-Bird, English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
Brian Deegan (born May 9, 1974) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and racing driver.
Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
Francisco Javier Cordero is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cin…
Francisco Cordero, Dominican baseball player
Ziad Samir Jarrah, also known as Ziad al-Jarrah, was a Lebanese terrorist who was a member of al-Qaeda. During the September 11 attacks in 2001, he was one of 19 al-Qaeda members w…
Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese terrorist, September 11 attacks (died 2001)[citation needed]
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa where he released three Spanish …
Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Tamia performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. In 1…
Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Hazem Mohamed Yehia El Horria Mohamed Emam is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is member in House of Representatives and former…
Hazem Emam, Egyptian footballer and politician
Hélio Castroneves is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He currently competes in the Stock Car Pro Series for Mercado Livre Racing and competes part-time in the IndyCar Series, drivin…
Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver
Ueli Kestenholz was a Swiss snowboarder and speed riding pioneer.
Ueli Kestenholz, Swiss snowboarder (died 2026)
Jonah Tali Lomu was a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and as one…
Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (died 2015)
Gulmurod Salimovich Khalimov was a Tajik and Islamist military commander. He was a lieutenant-colonel and commander of the police special forces of the Interior Ministry of Tajikis…
Gulmurod Khalimov, Tajikistani police commander turned Islamic State mercenary outlaw
Nicki Sørensen is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, and was directeur sportif of UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport and NSN Cycling Team. He competed …
Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist
Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He playe…
Ray Lewis, American football player and sportscaster
Ales (Alaksiej) Anatoljevich Michalevic is a Belarusian public figure and politician, candidate in the 2010 Belarusian presidential election.
Ales Michalevic, Belarusian lawyer and politician
Janne Antero Seurujärvi is a Finnish Sami politician. He was the first Sami ever to be elected to the Finnish Parliament. Seurujärvi represents the Finnish Centre Party (Keskusta)…
Janne Seurujärvi, Finnish Sami politician, first Sami ever to be elected to the Finnish Parliament
Marcelo dos Santos, known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Marcelinho Paraíba, Brazilian footballer
Alexander Wright is a German former professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. He wrestled professionally in Germany and Japan before signing with World Championshi…
Alex Wright, German wrestler
Jemma Gwynne Griffiths, known by her stage name Jem, is a Welsh singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer
John Higgins is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third posi…
John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
Jack Hody Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. He plays a variety of styles including pop, rock, acoustic, folk, and surf rock.
Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ingvild Kjerkol is a Norwegian politician. A member of Labour Party, she was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag first time in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and …
Ingvild Kjerkol, Norwegian politician
Toni Kristian "Tony" Kakko is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative lead of the band Sonata Arctica since 1996.
Tony Kakko, Finnish musician, composer, and vocalist
Simon St. Quentin Whitfield is a Canadian retired Olympic triathlon champion. Whitfield won ten consecutive Canadian Triathlon Championships titles and carried the Canadian nationa…
Simon Whitfield, Canadian triathlete
Delma Gonçalves, commonly known as Pretinha, is a Brazilian professional soccer coach and former forward. A longtime member of the Brazil national team, for whom she debuted in 199…
Pretinha, Brazilian footballer