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
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
in 1970
1 moment here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1970
2 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1970
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 1970
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Neil Armstrong
in 1970
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American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
in 1970
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South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1970
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Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Osho
in 1970
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Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Pelé
in 1970
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
P. L. Travers
in 1970
1 moment here
Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…
Pol Pot
in 1970
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Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Pridi Banomyong
in 1970
1 moment here
Thai lawyer, political leader, regent, prime minister, and founder of Thammasat University. A civilian leader of the 1932 Siamese Revolution, he…
Richard Nixon
in 1970
6 moments here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ruhollah Khomeini
in 1970
1 moment here
Iranian Shia cleric, revolutionary leader, and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1970
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1970
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Steve Biko
in 1970
1 moment here
Bantu Stephen Biko was a South African anti-apartheid activist and a leading theorist and organizer of the Black Consciousness Movement.…
Steve Irwin
in 1970
1 moment here
Australian zookeeper, conservationist, wildlife educator, and television personality known as the Crocodile Hunter.…
Steve Jobs
in 1970
1 moment here
Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…
Suharto
in 1970
1 moment here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Sukarno
in 1970
1 moment here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1970
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Thomas Sankara
in 1970
1 moment here
Burkinabé army officer and revolutionary political leader who became president of Upper Volta after the 4 August 1983 coup and led Burkina Faso until…
Tony Curtis
in 1970
2 moments here
American actor Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) worked in film, television, theatre, and painting over a career spanning six decades.…
Moments
- 1970 Meeting Vice President Agnew again Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1970 Official visit to Puerto Vallarta Richard Nixon
- 1970 Treaty of Moscow visit Willy Brandt
- 1970 Emergency Arab League Summit and death Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1970 Third Non-Aligned Movement Summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1970 Non-Aligned summit in Lusaka Indira Gandhi
- 1970 Miami conviction Jim Morrison
- 1970 Opening of the Non-Aligned summit Kenneth Kaunda
- 1970 Official visit to Rome Richard Nixon
- 1970 State visit to Belgrade Richard Nixon
- 1970 Arrival in Moscow for planned concerts Umm Kulthum
- 1970 Emergency Arab League summit Yasser Arafat
- 1970 White House dinner and Nixon meeting Eisaku Satō
- 1970 Queen concert at the Cavern Club Freddie Mercury
- 1970 Special UN General Assembly session Indira Gandhi
- 1970 Final Formula One start Jack Brabham
- 1970 Speech outside Renault Billancourt Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1970 Presidential-policy press conference Kim Dae-jung
- 1970 Meeting Mao in Beijing Kim Il Sung
- 1970 Return to boxing Muhammad Ali
- 1970 Meeting at Chequers Richard Nixon
- 1970 State visit to Ireland Richard Nixon
- 1970 State visit to Madrid Richard Nixon
- 1970 Death at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises Charles de Gaulle
- 1970 Death in Bangalore C. V. Raman
- 1970 Visit to Damascus Muammar Gaddafi
- 1970 Visit to Rome Willy Brandt
- 1970 Mishima Incident at Camp Ichigaya Yukio Mishima
- 1970 Meeting President Nixon Elvis Presley
- 1970 Final public performance Jim Morrison
- 1970 Bonavena fight Muhammad Ali
- 1970 Residence at Woodlands Apartments Osho
- 1970 Marriage to Ntsiki Mashalaba Steve Biko
- 1970 Warsaw kneeling at Ghetto Heroes Memorial Willy Brandt