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
Hebe Camargo
in 1970
1 moment here
Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Indira Gandhi
in 1970
2 moments here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Isaac Asimov
in 1970
1 moment here
American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…
Jack Brabham
in 1970
5 moments here
Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1970
2 moments here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1970
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jiang Zemin
in 1970
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1970
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jim Morrison
in 1970
3 moments here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
John Lennon
in 1970
2 moments here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1970
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Jorge Rafael Videla
in 1970
1 moment here
Argentine Army officer and de facto president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship, the National Reorganization Process, conducted…
José Eduardo dos Santos
in 1970
1 moment here
Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…
José Mujica
in 1970
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Junko Tabei
in 1970
1 moment here
Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher. Tabei became the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975 and the first woman to complete the Seven…
Kenneth Kaunda
in 1970
2 moments here
Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…
Kim Dae-jung
in 1970
1 moment here
South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…
Kim Il Sung
in 1970
1 moment here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Lars Onsager
in 1970
1 moment here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Lê Đức Thọ
in 1970
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Lee Kuan Yew
in 1970
2 moments here
Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Lyndon B. Johnson
in 1970
1 moment here
Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…
Maurice Wilkins
in 1970
1 moment here
New Zealand-born British physicist and biophysicist whose career ran from solid-state physics and wartime atomic research to X-ray diffraction…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1970
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Moments
- 1970 Press conference in Amman Yasser Arafat
- 1970 Death at Plas Penrhyn Bertrand Russell
- 1970 Houston Astrodome concerts Elvis Presley
- 1970 The Clowns location scouting Federico Fellini
- 1970 First secret Kissinger meeting Lê Đức Thọ
- 1970 Clark Lecture at Scripps College P. L. Travers
- 1970 Visit to Copenhagen Willy Brandt
- 1970 Lectures while examining in Khartoum Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1970 Final Formula One victory Jack Brabham
- 1970 Shot while resisting arrest José Mujica
- 1970 Angina treatment Lyndon B. Johnson
- 1970 Arrival in Beijing after deposition Norodom Sihanouk
- 1970 In Paris during Cambodian protests Norodom Sihanouk
- 1970 Meeting Kosygin in Moscow Norodom Sihanouk
- 1970 March Manifesto signing Saddam Hussein
- 1970 Erfurt summit with Willi Stoph Willy Brandt
- 1970 Visit to Buchenwald concentration camp Willy Brandt
- 1970 Visit to London Willy Brandt
- 1970 Insulin lecture and laboratory visits in Copenhagen Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1970 Patterson Memorial Lecture at Fox Chase Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1970 Primal therapy at Tittenhurst John Lennon
- 1970 Primal therapy in Los Angeles John Lennon
- 1970 Negotiations in Hanoi after the coup Pol Pot
- 1970 Arrest at Heathrow Airport Tony Curtis
- 1970 Flew to Britain for The Persuaders! Tony Curtis
- 1970 Honorary degree at the University of the Philippines U Thant
- 1970 Visit to Oslo Willy Brandt
- 1970 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up finish Jack Brabham
- 1970 Annapurna III summit Junko Tabei
- 1970 COSPAR conference arrival Neil Armstrong
- 1970 Meeting with Alexei Kosygin Neil Armstrong
- 1970 State visit to the United States Suharto
- 1970 First Queen performance Freddie Mercury
- 1970 Foreign-base evacuation celebration Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1970 Military talks and arms deal Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1970 Working visit to Cairo Muammar Gaddafi
- 1970 Relocation to Mumbai Osho
- 1970 1970 World Cup opening match Pelé
- 1970 Third World Cup final Pelé
- 1970 Death at Jakarta Army Hospital Sukarno
- 1970 Stoke Mandeville wheelchair games Abebe Bikila
- 1970 British Grand Prix near-win Jack Brabham
- 1970 Official visit to Bucharest Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1970 Soviet Union state visit Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1970 Return engagement at Hammersmith Odeon Aretha Franklin
- 1970 Isle of Wight Festival performance Jim Morrison
- 1970 Sworn in as Tucumán's federal intervener Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1970 Arrival for Indian state visit Lee Kuan Yew
- 1970 Visit to Mahabalipuram monuments Lee Kuan Yew
- 1970 Meeting Vice President Agnew Nguyễn Văn Thiệu