Explore 4009 historical events from 1970–1979.
Ömer Faruk Gürler was a Turkish general. He was the 15th Commander of the Turkish Army during the 1971 Turkish coup d'état, and then Chief of the General Staff of Turkey (1972–1973…
Faruk Gürler, Turkish general (born 1913)
Olaf Holtedahl was a Norwegian geologist. He became a senior lecturer at the University of Oslo in 1914, and was Professor of Geology there from 1920 to 1956.
Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist and academic (born 1885)
Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930.
Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (born 1892)
Fritz Wotruba was an Austrian sculptor of Czecho-Hungarian descent. He was considered one of the most notable sculptors of the 20th century in Austria. In his work, he increasingly…
Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (born 1907)
On May 6, 1975, a massive gathering took place in the Lebanese capital Beirut, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Some 100,000 people participated in the…
About 100,000 Armenians gathered during a lull in fighting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide
Khmer Rouge is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), and by extension to Democratic Kampuchea, which ruled Cambodia between 1975 a…
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing
Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer of the same name. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site …
Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered recognition in 1949 as the associated State of …
South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Unio…
Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam
Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the Nort…
American forces completed a helicopter evacuation of U
The Kingdom of Sikkim officially Dremoshong until the 1800s, was a hereditary monarchy in the Eastern Himalayas that existed from 1642 to 16 May 1975, when it was annexed by India.…
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its m
Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer, author and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on…
Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Stanley Joseph Forman is an American photojournalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography two years in a row while working at the Boston Herald.
Stanley Forman (pictured) took the Pulitzer Prize–winning photo Fire Escape Collapse, which spurred action to improve…
The Mayaguez incident took place between Kampuchea and the United States from 12 to 15 May 1975, less than a month after the Khmer Rouge took control of the capital Phnom Penh oust…
The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial water
A bus is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transp…
The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, k
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Dem…
Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, one of the first laws in the United States
The 1975 Cricket World Cup was the inaugural men's Cricket World Cup, and the first major tournament in the history of One Day International (ODI) cricket. Organised by the Interna…
The inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup, the premier international championship of men's One Day International cr
James Riddle Hoffa was an American labor union leader who served as the General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 to 1971. He was alleged to h…
American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared after last being seen outside a restaurant near Detroit.
The Timorese Democratic Union is a conservative political party in Timor-Leste. It was the first party to be established in the country on 11 May 1974, following the Carnation Revo…
The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most featu…
Bruce Springsteen released his commercial breakthrough album, Born to Run.
Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest …
Steven Spielberg's film Jaws was released; it became a summer blockbuster and the first film to earn $100 million in U
The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland c…
The Troubles: In a botched paramilitary attack, three members of the popular Miami Showband and two Ulster Volunteer…
The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 pro…
A privately chartered Boeing 707 (aircraft involved pictured) struck a mountain peak and crashed near Agadir, Morocco,…
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film is based…
The Rocky Horror Picture Show premiered in London, the first in its record-breaking run in cinemas, which continues in…