Notable birthdays list of famous entertainers and athletes
A compiled list of well known public figures with birth dates from 1970 to 1973 including Mariah Carey Andre Agassi Naomi Campbell Kristi Yamaguchi Pete Sampras Winona Ryder David Duval Shaquille O Neal Mia Hamm and Monica Seles. Each entry notes the person and birth date in a straightforward roster format.
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Mariah Carey
Andre Agassi
Naomi Campbell
Kristi Yamaguchi
Pete Sampras
Winona Ryder
David Duval
Shaquille O'Neal
Mia Hamm
Monica Seles
Notable Deaths in 1970s Arts and Sports Figures
A compilation of prominent figures who died between 1970 and 1974 across arts sports and public life. Notable entries include painters Mark Rothko and other artists. entertainers such as Joplin and Hendrix. sports figures Lombardi and Clemente. public figures Hoover and Casals. and rock icons Morrison and Elliot.
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Mark Rothko
Gypsy Rose Lee
Vince Lombardi
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Equal Rights Milestones Highlight 1972
In 1972 Roslyn Carter Betty Ford and other leaders rally for the ERA. The FBI swears in its first female agents and the first female rabbi is ordained. Gloria Steinem launches Ms. magazine. Congress passes Title IX and ERA moves to the states. Only 22 of 38 states approve by year end.
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Women's Liberation
FBI
America
Gloria Steinem
Ms. Magazine
All in the Family Tops Nielsen Ratings in 1971 Debut
CBS introduces All in the Family in 1971 and critics hail it as timely and ahead of its era. Archie Bunker embodies close minded working class Queens life while the show tackles feminism race religion peace and marriage.
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CBS
Archie Bunker
Queens
New English Bible Aims To Refresh Translation For Readers
After 24 years of British scholarly work the New English Bible offers a contemporary translation. Critics say it lacks the sonorous majesty of the King James Version, first published in 1611.
Notable firsts in media and tech from the 1970s
The text notes 1972 milestones including Home Box Office and Nike founded by Philip Knight and William Bowerman, Atari Pong as the first successful commercial video game, and a Pascal language by Nicholas Wirth. It also mentions 1974 fashion cover milestones with Beverly Johnson on Vogue and references People magazine.
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Home Box Office
Nike Inc
Philip H. Knight
William Bowerman
Atari
Nicholas Wirth
Beverly Johnson
Vogue
People Magazine
Timeline of key events including Secretariat Triple Crown win
The year features Secretariat’s Triple Crown glory on June 9, the Chicken Ranch closure in Texas on August 2, Allende’s fall in Chile on September 11, the Battle of the Sexes match won by Billie Jean King on September 20, and the oil embargo and price shocks driven by OPEC from October onward, impacting gas prices and production globally.
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Bobby Riggs
Billie Jean King
Egypt
Syria
Israel
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
United States
Major world events and leadership changes of 1970
Chronology of pivotal moments from 1970 including Muammar Gaddafi becoming Libyan premier in January, Pan Am Boeing 747s starting trans Atlantic service, Chicago Seven verdicts, Nixon banning cigarette ads, Apollo 13 mission near disaster and rescue, Earth Day rallies, Blackmun Supreme Court confirmation, the first NYC Marathon, Nasser death and Sadat succession, Allende taking Chile presidency, and Paul McCartney suing to dissolve the Beatles.
Glasgow stadium collapse tragedy shocks world
In Glasgow on January 2 1971 a stadium barrier gave way killing 66 fans and injuring many others. The disaster ranks among footballs worst. It prompted global mourning and renewed scrutiny of safety at large venues.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Year 1970 Shocks as Vietnam War Divides Nation
A year shaped by Nixon’s Cambodia move sparks campus protests, Kent State killings, and Jackson State shootings. The resulting turmoil prompts court battles over press access, Attica riot, and sweeping civil rights and political events.
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Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Kent State University
Kent
Ohio
National Guard
Guard
Nixon resigns amid Watergate scandal marking historic exit
President Nixon announces resignation after admitting he ordered a halt in the Watergate burglary probe on June 17 1972. He cites political and security aims as reasons and resigns at noon the next day, becoming the first U S president to do so. Vice President Ford succeeds him on Aug 9.
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Nixon
Watergate
Major 1973 Supreme Court and Vietnam War milestones
In January 1973 the Supreme Court rules privacy rights include abortion decisions, Roe v Wade overturns state abortion statutes in 46 states. January 27 Paris signs an agreement to end the Vietnam War with US withdrawal in 60 days and POW releases. May 8 AIM ends Wounded Knee occupation. two FBI agents killed, 12 wounded, 1,200 arrested. May 17 Senate Watergate hearings begin. Dean testifies of a White House cover up. July features Butterfield Oval Office tapes remarks. Cox subpoenas tapes, White House resists. October 20 Nixon fires Cox.
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Supreme Court
Vietnam
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
South Dakota
FBI
Wounded Knee
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
John W. Dean III
Nixon
Alexander P. Butterfield
Oval Office
Archibald Cox
Cox
1974 Major Global Events Snapshot
Key 1974 events include Nixon signing a 55 mph federal speed limit bill for highway funding, Hearst kidnapping, Solzhenitsyn exiled, Turkish Airlines disaster, Aaron tying and breaking Babe Ruth’s home run records, India’s nuclear test, Israel Syria peace, girls in Little League, Baryshnikov defecting, female priest ordinations, Frank Robinson as first black MLB manager, and the FOIA passage.
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Nixon
Frank Robinson
Cleveland Indians
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Morrison
Edgar Hoover
Roberto Clemente
Betty Grable
Pablo Casals
Duke Ellington
Mama Cass” Elliot
Rosalynn Carter
Betty Ford
Eramerica
Secretariat
Chicken Ranch
la Grange
Texas
Salvador Allende
Muammar Gaddafi
Pan American World Airways
Richard Milhous Nixon
Pacific Ocean
The
Senate
Harry Blackmun
New York City
Gary Muhrcke
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Anwar Sadat
Chile
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
George Harrison
Allen Klein
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Army
William Calley
My Lai
Jackson State College
Mississippi
My A Nine
Kent State
Jackson State
Washington Post
Nixon Administration
Attica
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Disney World
Orlando
Fla
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Amtrak
Civil Service Commission
China
New York Times
Times
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Thor
Edith
Richard Suskind
Britain
London
NBC
Los Angeles
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Laurel
Wallace
Arthur Herman Bremer
U.S. Supreme Court
Soviet Union
Robert Irsay
Los Angeles Rams
Carroll Rosenbloom
Baltimore Colts
New York Jets
Joe Namath
National
Democratic Party
Congress
Gerald
Rudolph Ford
Ford
Spiro Agnew
Bobby Fischer
Reykjavik
Iceland
Munich
West Germany
Frillas
Olympic Village
Oni
Patricia Hearst
Randolph Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Tee
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Turkish Airlines
Orly
NCR Corp
Super Market Institute
Henry
Hank” Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Babe Ruth
Aaron
India
Little League Baseball
Mikhail Baryshnikov
West
Toronto
Bolshoi Ballet
Epi
Philadelphia
House of Bishops
Hank Aaron
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