Explore 6419 historical events from 1970–1979.
Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian was an English electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Charles Sherrington for work on…
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)
Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot who served as a United States Air Force officer and a CIA employee. Powers is best known for his involvement in the 1960 U-2 incident, whe…
Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (born 1929)
Makarios III was a Greek Cypriot prelate and politician who served as Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and as the first president of Cyprus between 1960 and Jul…
Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (born 1913)
Sir Frederic Calland Williams,, known as F.C. Williams or Freddie Williams, was an English engineer, a pioneer in radar and computer technology.
Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems…
Raymond Alfred Palmer was an American author and magazine editor. Influential in the first wave of science fiction fandom, his first fiction stories were published in 1935.
Raymond A. Palmer, American author and magazine editor (born 1910)
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20t…
Elvis Presley, American singer and actor (born 1935)
Delmer Lawrence Daves was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He worked in many genres, including film noir and warfare, but he is best known for his Western…
Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (born 1904)
Aleksander Kreek was an Estonian track and field athlete who specialised in the shot put. He was the 1938 European champion in the shot put – one of only two Estonian men to achiev…
Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (born 1914)
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who performed in vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, and television. A master of the …
Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (born 1890)
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot was a British actor. He is best remembered as the gentleman's gentleman Giles French in the CBS-TV sitcom Family Affair (1966–1971). He was also know…
Sebastian Cabot, English actor (born 1918)
Lee Chang-rim, also known by his Dharma name Chunseong and the art name Muaedoin, was a Korean Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, writer, and philosopher.
Chunseong, Korean monk, philosopher and writer (born 1891)
Reginald Francis Xavier Connor was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1963 until he died in 1977, representing the Labor Party. He…
Rex Connor, Australian politician (born 1907)
Naum Gabo was a Russian and American constructivist sculptor and theorist. He was a key figure in the Russian avant-garde and the subsequent development of 20th-century sculpture.
Naum Gabo, Russian sculptor and academic (born 1890)
Herbert William "Buddy" O'Connor was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League between 1941…
Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1916)
Károly Kós was a Hungarian architect, writer, illustrator, ethnologist and politician of Hungary and Romania.
Károly Kós, Hungarian architect, ethnologist, and politician (born 1883)
H. A. Rey was a German-born American illustrator and author, known best for the series of children's picture books that he and his wife Margret Rey created about Curious George.
H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created Curious George (born 1898)
Jean Hagen was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952), and for three…
Jean Hagen, American actress (born 1923)
Brian Anthony Joseph McGuire was a racing driver and constructor from Australia.
Brian McGuire, Australian race car driver (born 1945)
Ethel Waters was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s sin…
Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (born 1896)
Francis Michael Dunne was an American actor, radio personality and disc jockey. He was active in television and films from 1945 to 1973, and was also credited as Steve Dunn, Michae…
Stephen Dunne, American actor (born 1918)
Gianni Vella was a Maltese artist. After studying in Rome, he produced many religious works which can be found in many churches in the Maltese Islands, but he also produced some se…
Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (born 1885)
Stelios Perpiniadis, better known as Stellakis, was a Greek folk musician who wrote, sang, and played guitar in the rebetiko style. He was the father of Greek folk musician, Vangel…
Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1899)
Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand was a French biologist, historian of science, and philosopher.
Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (born 1894)
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher was a German-born British statistician and economist who is best known for his proposals for human-scale, decentralised and appropriate technologies. He …
E. F. Schumacher, German-English economist and statistician (born 1911)