Historical figures in 1970

The atlas holds 79 people and 134 moments here, in 1970. The most recorded lives are Willy Brandt, Richard Nixon and Gamal Abdel Nasser. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…

  2. Abdurrahman Wahid

    in 1970

    4 moments here

    Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…

  3. Abebe Bikila

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…

  4. Ada Yonath

    in 1970

    2 moments here

    Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…

  5. Agostinho Neto

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…

  6. Ali Khamenei

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

  7. Aretha Franklin

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…

  8. Bertrand Russell

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…

  9. Carlos Fuentes

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…

  10. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  11. Chinua Achebe

    in 1970

    2 moments here

    Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…

  12. C. V. Raman

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…

  13. Desmond Tutu

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

  14. Dorothy Hodgkin

    in 1970

    3 moments here

    English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

  15. Dzhokhar Dudayev

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev was a Soviet Air Force major general and the first president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.…

  16. Eisaku Satō

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…

  17. Elizabeth Taylor

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…

  18. Elvis Presley

    in 1970

    2 moments here

    American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…

  19. Federico Fellini

    in 1970

    2 moments here

    Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…

  20. Ferdinand Marcos

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1965 until his overthrow…

  21. Freddie Mercury

    in 1970

    2 moments here

    Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

  22. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1970

    5 moments here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  23. Glynis Johns

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…

  24. Haile Selassie

    in 1970

    2 moments here

    Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…

Moments

  1. 1970 Non-Aligned heads-of-state conference Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  2. 1970 Further study attempt in the Netherlands Abdurrahman Wahid
  3. 1970 Travel in France Abdurrahman Wahid
  4. 1970 Travel in Germany Abdurrahman Wahid
  5. 1970 University education in Baghdad Abdurrahman Wahid
  6. 1970 Established protein-crystallography laboratory Ada Yonath
  7. 1970 Second postdoctoral appointment at MIT Ada Yonath
  8. 1970 Rome solidarity conference Agostinho Neto
  9. 1970 Protest appearance in Mashhad Ali Khamenei
  10. 1970 Radio UNAM recording Carlos Fuentes
  11. 1970 Postwar appointment at Nsukka Chinua Achebe
  12. 1970 Return to Ogidi after Biafra's surrender Chinua Achebe
  13. 1970 University post in Roma Desmond Tutu
  14. 1970 Bomber-regiment service at Belaya Dzhokhar Dudayev
  15. 1970 Filming The Only Game in Town Elizabeth Taylor
  16. 1970 Los Angeles publicity trip Federico Fellini
  17. 1970 State of the Nation address Ferdinand Marcos
  18. 1970 Sudanese Independence Day visit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  19. 1970 Come As You Are in London Glynis Johns
  20. 1970 Meeting in Milan Haile Selassie
  21. 1970 Meeting with Pope Paul VI Haile Selassie
  22. 1970 Appearance at Praça Ramos Hebe Camargo
  23. 1970 Return to Manhattan's Upper West Side Isaac Asimov
  24. 1970 Return to Australia after racing retirement Jack Brabham
  25. 1970 Expert-team mission in Romania Jiang Zemin
  26. 1970 International talks in Sydney Jiddu Krishnamurti
  27. 1970 Premio Literario Iberoamericano in São Paulo Jorge Luis Borges
  28. 1970 EPLA radio-transmitter service José Eduardo dos Santos
  29. 1970 Visit to Frankfurt Kenneth Kaunda
  30. 1970 Visiting professor at Leiden Lars Onsager
  31. 1970 Director of the MRC Biophysics Unit Maurice Wilkins
  32. 1970 President of Cannes Film Festival jury Miguel Ángel Asturias
  33. 1970 Visit to Kharg Petrochemical Complex Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  34. 1970 Visiting lecturer at the University of Michigan Nadine Gordimer
  35. 1970 Holiday on the French Riviera Norodom Sihanouk
  36. 1970 Visit to Beijing before the 1970 coup Pol Pot
  37. 1970 Moved to France Pridi Banomyong
  38. 1970 Lectures on Islamic government Ruhollah Khomeini
  39. 1970 Announces museum project in Paris Salvador Dalí
  40. 1970 Family move to Beerwah Steve Irwin
  41. 1970 Snowshoeing trip in Yosemite Steve Jobs
  42. 1970 Jean Weigle Memorial Lecture Sydney Brenner
  43. 1970 Officer studies at Antsirabe Thomas Sankara
  44. 1970 Second Lebanon war-effort visit Umm Kulthum
  45. 1970 Postwar relief visit to Lagos U Thant
  46. 1970 Press conference in Geneva U Thant
  47. 1970 Family relocation to Doddtown Whitney Houston
  48. 1970 Visit to Paris Willy Brandt
  49. 1970 Visit to Tunis Willy Brandt
  50. 1970 Lecture and family meeting in Hong Kong Yang Chen-Ning

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