What happened in 1970?
453 recorded events in 1970, including 173 in people, 76 in science & technology and 63 in architecture & engineering. A further 7 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Operation Ivory Coast
1970 military operation
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Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord
1970 battle during the Vietnam War
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Battle of St Matthew's
1970 gun battle in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Battle of Kompong Speu
1970 battle
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Battle of Amman
1970 battle
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Politics & Government 6
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Patent Cooperation Treaty
Treaty
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Treaty of Warsaw
Treaty
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Treaty of Moscow
Treat between the Soviet Union and West Germany
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Corrective Movement
Coup and political movement led by Hafez al-Assad in 1970
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1970 Omani coup d'état
1970 coup in Oman which led to the bloodless overthrow of the erstwhile ruler by his son
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1970 Lesotho coup d'état
Self-coup of Leabua Jonathan
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People 173
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Gamal Abdel Nasser died
President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970
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Bertrand Russell died
British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
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Max Born died
German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970)
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Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman died
Indian physicist (1888–1970)
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Parashqevi Qiriazi died
Albanian educational theorist
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Anna Louise Strong died
American journalist
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Helen Kim died
Korean educator, writer, feminist and social activist (1899-1970)
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Yukio Mishima died
Japanese author (1925–1970)
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Benno Gut died
Swiss Cardinal (1897-1970)
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Paul Evdokimov died
French philosopher and theologian
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Mikola Abramchyk died
Belarusian journalist (1903-1970)
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Lawren Harris died
Canadian painter (1885-1970)
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Marc Boegner died
Minister of the French Protestant Church
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Jean-Étienne Valluy died
French general (1899–1970)
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Otto Heinrich Warburg died
German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1883–1970)
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Francis Peyton Rous died
American scientist (1879-1970)
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Ana Figuero died
Chilean activist, feminist, educator, civil servant and diplomat
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Hans-Jürgen Krahl died
German activist (1943–1970)
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Rosa Plaveva died
An Ottoman and Yugoslav socialist and suffragette.
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Bourvil died
French actor and singer (1917–1970)
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Arthur Adamov died
Playwright (1908-1970)
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Alfred Newman died
American composer (1900-1970)
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Billie Burke died
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
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Ed Begley died
American actor (1901–1970)
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Lev Kuleshov died
Soviet filmmaker and film theorist (1899–1970)
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Gabriel Puaux died
French diplomat and politician
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Gabriel Le Bras died
French lawyer, sociologist and historian of religions (1891-1970)
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Pierre Pochonet died
French association football administrator
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Artem Mikoyan died
Soviet aircraft designer (1905–1970)
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Bruce McLaren died
New Zealand racecar driver, designer and team owner (1937-1970)
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Mikhail Mil died
Soviet helicopter designer (1909-1970)
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Rube Goldberg died
American cartoonist (1883–1970)
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Percy Spencer died
American engineer and inventor (1894–1970)
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Alfréd Rényi died
Hungarian mathematician (1921–1970)
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Sydney Chapman died
British mathematician and geophysicist (1888–1970)
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Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov died
Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist (1907-1970)
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Amadeo Bordiga died
Italian politician (1889-1970)
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Marietta Blau died
Austrian nuclear physicist (1894–1970)
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R. V. C. Bodley died
British Army officer (1892-1970)
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Charles Austin Gardner died
Botanist from Western Australia (1896-1970)
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Delia Akeley died
American explorer
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Günther Messner died
Italian mountain climber (1946-1970)
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Hermann Detzner died
Colonial troops, engineer explorer (1882-1970)
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George Finch died
Australian chemist and mountaineer (1888–1970)
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Charles Schweinfurth died
American botanist (1890-1970)
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Leonid Teliga died
Polish circumnavigating sailor (1917–1970)
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Donald Baxter MacMillan died
American explorer and sailor (1874-1970)
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Frederik Marcus Knuth died
Danish botanist (1904-1970)
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John Schjelderup Giæver died
Norwegian writer and polar researcher (1901–1970)
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Floyd Alonzo McClure died
American botanist (1897-1970)
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Kostas Georgakis died
Greek activist and anti-dictatorship martyr (1948-1970)
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Agnes E. Meyer died
American journalist and art collector (1887-1970)
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Masakatsu Morita died
Political activist
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Dolors Marti Domenech died
Dolors Marti Domenech (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Nora Ashe died
Irish teacher, nationalist, and Irish language activist
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Farid Nuzha died
Assyrian nationalist and journalist (1895-1971)
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Ellison Scotland Gibb died
Scottish suffragist
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Naceur Ben Jaafar died
Tunisian politician and activist
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Dorothy Woodman died
British social activist and journalist
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Ertuğrul Dursun Önkuzu died
Turkish activist (1948–1970)
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Sei Soga died
Japanese activist and community leader in Hawaii
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Blanca Lydia Trejo died
Mexican writer, librarian and activist (1906–1970)
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Samuel-Daniel Levy died
Moroccan Zionist organizer
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Dorothy Rogers Tilly died
American activist (1883–1970)
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Julian Steele died
American activist and politician
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Frances Farmer died
American actress (1913–1970)
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Chester Morris died
American actor (1901–1970)
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Ernest Marsden died
British–New Zealand physicist (1889–1970)
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Abraham Alikhanov died
Soviet nuclear physicist (1904–1970)
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Christopher Kelk Ingold died
British chemist (1893-1970)
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Ralph Hartley died
American electronics researcher and information theorist (1888–1970)
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Aimo Lahti died
Finnish weapons designer
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William Feller died
Croatian-American mathematician
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Abram Besicovitch died
Russian mathematician (1891-1970)
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Marcel Minnaert died
Belgian-Dutch astronomer (1893–1970)
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Okuro Oikawa died
Japanese astronomer (1896–1970)
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Tadas Ivanauskas died
Lithuanian ornithologist (1882–1970)
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Shoichi Sakata died
Japanese physicist (1911–1970)
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Caresse Crosby died
American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970)
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Paul Richard Heinrich Blasius died
German physicist (1883–1970)
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Vojtěch Jarník died
Czech academic, mathematician and university educator (1897–1970)
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Margaret D. Foster died
American chemist
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Alfonso Bialetti died
Italian engineer and inventor of the moka pot (1888–1970)
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Toshmuhammad Qori-Niyoziy died
Uzbek mathematician (1897–1970)
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Vera Myller died
Romanian mathematician
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Julius Albert Krug died
American politician (1907-1970)
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Paul Finsler died
German and Swiss mathematician (1894–1970)
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Boris Pavlovich Belousov died
Soviet chemist / biophysicist who discovered the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction (1893-1970)
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Viktor Bolkhovitinov died
Soviet engineer (1899–1970)
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Theodore Samuel Motzkin died
American mathematician (1908–1970)
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Ralph Flanders died
American engineer, industrialist, and politician (1880–1970)
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Costin Nenițescu died
Romanian chemist (1902-1970)
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Helene Stähelin died
Swiss mathematician, teacher and peace activist (1891-1970)
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Ernst Zinner died
German astronomer (1886-1970)
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Euphemia Cowan Barnett died
British botanist and explorer (1890-1970)
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Richard H. Cruzen died
United States Navy officer and Antarctic explorer (1897-1970)
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Valerija Narvydaitė died
Lithuanian communist activist (1896–1970)
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Rhoda Fraser died
Scottish communist and peace campaigner
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Margaret Spring Rice died
English social reformer (1887–1970)
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Alphaeus Hunton died
American civil rights activist (1903–1970)
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George Szell died
Classical conductor and composer (1897–1970)
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Albert Ayler died
American jazz saxophonist (1936–1970)
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John Barbirolli died
British conductor and cellist (1899-1970)
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Gypsy Rose Lee died
American burlesque performer, actress and author (1911–1970)
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Inger Stevens died
Swedish-American actress (1934–1970)
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Marjorie Rambeau died
American actress (1889-1970)
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Tammi Terrell died
American singer-songwriter (1945-1970)
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Agustín Lara died
Mexican composer and interpreter of songs and boleros (1897–1970)
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Edward Everett Horton died
American actor (1886–1970)
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Fernand Crommelynck died
Belgian dramatist (1886-1970)
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Cathy O'Donnell died
American actress (1923–1970)
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Anita Louise died
American actress (1915–1970)
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Charles Ruggles died
American actor (1886-1970)
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Fritz Kortner died
Austrian actor and theatre director (1892–1970)
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Johnny Hodges died
American alto saxophonist (1907–1970)
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Alan Wilson died
American musician (1943-1970)
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William Hopper died
American actor (1915–1970)
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Bernd Alois Zimmermann died
German composer (1918–1970)
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Cyril Scott died
English composer, writer, and poet (1879–1970)
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Preston Foster died
American actor, vocalist (1900-1970)
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Lonnie Johnson died
American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter (1899–1970)
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Folco Lulli died
Italian actor (1912–1970)
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William Beaudine died
American film actor and director (1892–1970)
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Shaken Ajmanov died
Film director (1914–1970)
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Grethe Weiser died
German actress (1903-1970)
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Melania Trump born
Born in Novo Mesto. First Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025).
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Matt Damon born
Born in Cambridge. American actor (born 1970).
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Christopher Nolan born
Born in London. British-American filmmaker (born 1970).
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Simon Pegg born
Born in Brockworth. English actor (born 1970).
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Han Kang born
Born in Gwangju. South Korean writer.
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Aleksandar Vučić born
Born in Belgrade. President of the Republic of Serbia.
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Javier Milei born
Born in Buenos Aires. Economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023.
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Sadiq Khan born
Born in Tooting. British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970).
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Ethan Hawke born
Born in Austin. American actor and writer (born 1970).
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Tina Fey born
Born in Upper Darby Township. American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright.
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Nicola Sturgeon born
Born in Irvine. First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023.
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Melissa McCarthy born
Born in Plainfield. American actress and comedian.
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Ted Cruz born
Born in Foothills Medical Centre. American politician (born 1970).
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Édouard Philippe born
Born in Rouen. Prime Minister of France from 2017 to 2020.
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Naomi Klein born
Born in Montreal. Canadian author and activist (born 1970).
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M. Night Shyamalan born
Born in Mahé. American filmmaker (born 1970).
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Andrej Plenković born
Born in Zagreb. Prime Minister of Croatia since 2016.
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Saad Harirị born
Born in Riyadh. Saudi Lebanese and france politician.
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Rahul Gandhi born
Born in New Delhi. Indian politician (1970-present).
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Vince Vaughn born
Born in Minneapolis. American actor (born 1970).
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Nikola Gruevski born
Born in Skopje. Former politician from North Macedonia.
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Paul Ryan born
Born in Janesville. Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
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Heather Graham born
Born in Milwaukee. American actress.
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Paul Thomas Anderson born
Born in Studio City. American filmmaker (born 1970).
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Bart De Wever born
Born in Mortsel. Prime Minister at Government of Belgium.
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Kevin Smith born
Born in Red Bank. American filmmaker (born 1970).
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David A. R. White born
Born in Dodge City. American actor.
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Alenka Bratušek born
Born in Celje. Slovenian politician.
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Igor Girkin born
Born in Moscow. Russian citizen from Moscow who played a significant role in the War in Donbass.
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Gabby Giffords born
Born in Tucson. American politician and gun control activist (born 1970).
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Iryna Bilyk born
Born in Kyiv. Ukrainian singer and composer.
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Zack de la Rocha born
Born in Long Beach. American singer, rapper and activist (born 1970).
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Ani DiFranco born
Born in Buffalo. American singer-songwriter.
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Leonid Pasechnik born
Born in Luhansk. Russian politician and head of the Lugansk People's Republic.
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Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani born
Born in Baghdad. Prime Minister of Iraq from 2022 to 2026.
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Rob Riggle born
Born in Louisville. American actor.
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Joni Ernst born
Born in Red Oak. American politician (born 1970).
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Anatoly Bibilov born
Born in Tskhinval. South Ossetian politician and military officer (born 1970).
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Robert L. Behnken born
Born in Creve Coeur. American astronaut.
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Ben Wallace born
Born in Farnborough. British politician, UK Defence Secretary (2019–2023).
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Ricco Groß born
Born in Bad Schlema. German biathlete.
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Vladimir Medinsky born
Born in Smila. Russian politician.
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Igor Kirillov born
Born in Kostroma. Russian military commander (1970–2024).
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Valery Bolotov born
Born in Taganrog. Eastern Ukrainian political figure (1970—2017).
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Sardana Avksentieva born
Born in Churapcha. Russian politician from Sakha.
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Az al-Din Haddad born
Born in Gaza City. Military leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip 2025-2026 (Commander-in-Chief of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades).
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Bertrand Russell died
Died in Plas Penrhyn. British philosopher and logician (1872–1970).
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Shoichi Sakata died
Died in Nagoya. Japanese physicist (1911–1970).
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Science & Technology 76
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University of Gdańsk
University in Poland
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Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station
Nuclear power plant
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Coventry University
University in Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant in Loviisa, Finland
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University of Klagenfurt
Federal Austrian university
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Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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Sanaa University
University in Sanaa, Yemen
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Nottingham Trent University
Public research university in Nottingham, England
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Tihange Nuclear Power Station
Nuclear power station in the south of Belgium
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Kola Nuclear Power Plant
Plant in Polyarnye Zori, Russia on the Kola Peninsula
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Université Omar Bongo
University in Gabon
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Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear power plant
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University of Balochistan
Public university in Quetta, Pakistan
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Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University
The largest public women’s university in the world, located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia
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Joseph Fourier University
French university (1987-2016)
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Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Botanical garden and zoo in Riverside County, California
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Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station
Nuclear and natural gas power plant in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
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Federal University of Mato Grosso
University in Brazil
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Research institute
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Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha
Botanical garden in Mount Coot-tha, Queensland
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University
University in Bihar, India
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International Development Research Centre
Research institute
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Aalborg Hospital
Hospital in North Denmark Region, Denmark
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Mossèn Costa i Llobera Gardens
Barcelona's cactus garden
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Touro University
University in New York, United States
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
University
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Walden University
American for-profit online university
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Lorraine INP
University
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Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School
Private graduate school in Santa Monica, California, United States
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Tungnan University
University in New Taipei, Taiwan
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Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces
Training Institute of Kazakh Ground Forces
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Sripatum University
University in Thailand
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Nagoya University of Arts
Higher education institution in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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Russian Law Academy of Ministry of Justice
Organization in Moscow, Russia
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Anhembi Morumbi University
Private University in Brazil
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Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
State research institution in Germany
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Nalanda Medical College
Hospital in India
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Barkatullah University
State public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
State public university in Hisar, Haryana, India
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Government Law College, Kozhikode
Law college in Kerala
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UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ
UNIVERSIDADE PÚBLICA NA AMAZÔNIA
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Higher National Veterinary School
Veterinary higher school in Algiers
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Catholic University of Colombia
Private institution of higher education in Bogotá, Colombia; founded in 1970
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Hunan City University
University in Yiyang, Hunan, China
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Georgia Highlands College
Public college in Rome, Georgia, United States
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Universidad Católica de Cuenca
Universidad Católica de Cuenca (Science & Technology).
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Northwick Park Hospital
Hospital in Harrow, England
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Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of São Paulo
Teaching, research and extension unit
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Philippe Pinel Institute
Psychiatric hospital in Montréal, Canada
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Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
Hospital in Hong Kong
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Institut für Weltraumforschung
Austrian space institute
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Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Healthcare organization in Linkou, Taiwan
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McBryde Garden
Botanical garden located on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii
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Community College of Vermont
American educational institution
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Universidad Metropolitana
University in Caracas, Venezuela
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Zhaoqing University
University in the Guangdong province of China
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Indiana University Columbus
Public university located in Columbus, Indiana
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Universidad de la Costa
University in Barranquilla, Colombia
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Kawasaki Medical School
Higher education institution in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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National Academy of Culture and Arts Management
University in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Ural State University of Physical Culture
Russian university
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University of Utah College of Science
University of Utah College of Science (Science & Technology).
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Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Facility in Basel, Switzerland
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North Okkalapa General Hospital
Teaching hospital of the University of Medicine, Yangon
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Greenwich District Hospital
Former hospital
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Wildenstein Institute
Formerly French art institute that published catalogues raisonnés and scholarly inventories.
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Kanagawa Children's Medical Center
Hospital in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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IWK Health Centre
Hospital in Nova Scotia, Canada
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Component of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital
Hospital
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Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín
Hospital in Ecuador
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Selibi Phikwe Government Hospital
Hospital in Botswana
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Bickelhaupt Arboretum
Arboretum in Clinton, Iowa, USA
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Resistenza Park
City park in Milan, Italy
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Hamamatsu Flower Park
Park in Hamamatsu, Japan
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Exploration & Discovery 14
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1970 British Annapurna South Face expedition
First ascent of Himalayan mountain face using rock climbing techniques
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Porter
Lunar crater
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Millbillillie
Meteorite found in Western Australia
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Sinking of the Namyeong
Sinking of a South Korean ferry in 1970
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Venetsa
Cave in Bulgaria
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Buckquoy spindle-whorl
Ogham-inscribed spindle-whorl found in Buckquoy, Scotland
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'Ain Samiya goblet
Silver cup from the Middle Bronze Age I
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Cave of surprises
Geological and paleonthological natural monument of Moldova
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Hitachi Kokufu
Historic site in Ibaraki, Japan
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Raychova dupka
Cave in Bulgaria
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La Cobata Colossal Head
Colossal head from La Cobata, Mexico
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Beinan Archaeological Site
Archaeological site in Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan
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Sinking of the Sainte-Odile
Sinking of the Sainte-Odile (Exploration & Discovery).
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Rodi disaster
Disaster in which a trawler sank in the Adriatic Sea in 1970
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Religion & Belief Systems 10
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Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux
Benedictine monastery in southern France
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Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia
Basilica in the Dominican Republic
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Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
Roman Catholic religious congregation for men
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Chhatarpur Temple
Hindu temple in Delhi, India
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Ventimiglia Cathedral
Cathedral of Ventimiglia, Italy
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Saint Anne's Cathedral, La Pocatière
Cathedral attached to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec
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St. Paul's Abbey
Abbey in Oosterhout, Netherlands
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Universel Murad Hassil
Building in Katwijk, the Netherlands
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Temple Shaari Emeth
Reform synagogue in Manalapan, New Jersey, United States
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Ahavath Torah
Jewish congregation
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Economy & Trade 38
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Western Digital
American computer storage corporation
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Virgin Group
British multinational branded venture capital conglomerate
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Palo Alto Research Center
American business (1970-)
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Mediterranean Shipping Company
A Swiss-Italian international shipping line
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Freddie Mac
American government-sponsored enterprise
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Kenzo
French luxury fashion brand
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MSC Cruises
Cruise line
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Aer Arann
Regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland
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Expo '70
1970 World's fair held in Osaka, Japan
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OBI
German multinational home improvement supplies retailing company
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CRH
Company
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Hellenic Post
State-owned provider of postal services in Greece
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Saatchi & Saatchi
Advertising agency
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Iceland
British supermarket chain
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Acerinox
Spanish steel company
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Urban Outfitters
Publicly traded American company
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Bharat Dynamics Limited
Indian public sector armament manufacturer
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Neftekamsk Automotive Plant
Russian manufacturer of buses and truck bodies
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BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik
Company
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Urenco Group
Company
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Nauru Phosphate Corporation
Company
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Days Inn
Economy hotel chain run by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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Prince Sports
Sporting goods manufacturer
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Samsung Engineering
South Korean company
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Changhe
Company
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Krakatau Steel
Indonesian steel company
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Seddon Atkinson
Company
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Sequential Circuits
American synthesizer company
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Penalty
Brazilian sporting goods manufacturer
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VDL Berkhof
Company
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NLB Komercijalna banka
Serbian banking and financial services company
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MPL Communications
Holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney
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Imtech
Former Dutch company
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Aluar
Argentine aluminum company
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National Oil Corporation
Libyan state-owned oil company
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Ponsse Corporation
Finnish company manufacturing forestry vehicles and machinery
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Motor Oil Hellas
Oil company focusing on petroleum refining and trading located in Greece
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Serena Hotels
Hospitality company
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Disasters & Pandemics 10
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1970 Ancash earthquake
Earthquake in Peru
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1970 Tonghai earthquake
Earthquake 1970 occurred at 01am on January 5 with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme)
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Gediz earthquake of 1970
7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Kütahya in western Turkey on March 29, 1970
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1970 Yungay landslide
Natural disaster in Peru in 1970
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1970 Colombia earthquake
1970 Colombia earthquake (Disasters & Pandemics).
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1970 Peru-Ecuador earthquake
1970 Peru-Ecuador earthquake (Disasters & Pandemics).
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1970 New Guinea earthquake
Historical earthquake of 1970
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Plateau d'Assy disaster
1970 landslide in France
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1970 Dagestan earthquake
Earthquake in Russia
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Greenwich Village townhouse explosion
1970 accidental detonation of bomb in New York City
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Social Movements & Revolutions 5
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Polish 1970 protests
December 1970 unrest in Poland
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Zemla Intifada
1970 uprising in the Spanish-ruled Western Sahara
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Hard Hat Riot
1970 protest
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June 15-16 events (Turkey)
1970 protests in Istanbul
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People's Flag Show
1970 art exhibition
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Architecture & Engineering 63
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Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City
Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Foxboro Stadium
American football and soccer stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
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Darul Makmur Stadium
Stadium in Malaysia
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Riverfront Stadium
Former multi-purpose stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Lokomotíva Stadium
Football stadium
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Tower of the Sun
Building by Tarō Okamoto
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Estádio Rei Pelé
Multi-purpose stadium in Maceió, Brazil
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Vivaldão
Stadium
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Malatya İnönü Stadium
Demolished multi-purpose stadium in Malatya, Turkey
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Stadio di Monigo
Rugby union stadium in Treviso
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Markaziy Stadium
Stadium
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Slettebakken Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Stade Mohamed Boumezrag
Building in Algeria
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Gradska Plaža Stadium
Stadium in Struga, North Macedonia
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Estádio Mauro Sampaio
Home stadium of the football team Icasa
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Ervik Church
Church building in Stad Municipality, Norway
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Farnes Church
Church building in Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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Thai Army Sports Stadium
Multi-purpose football stadium in Bangkok, Thailand
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Lysbotn Chapel
Church in Lenvik, Norway
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San Giuseppe all'Aurelio
Church building in Rome, Italy
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St. Louis Grignon de Montfort
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Estadio Reales Tamarindos
Sports venue
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Stade de l'Ill
Stadium in Mulhouse, France
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Indre Eidsfjord Church
Church in Sortland, Norway
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Bjørhusdal Church
Church in Namsskogan, Norway
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Vike Church
Church building in Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Estádio Olímpico Colosso da Lagoa
Estádio Olímpico Colosso da Lagoa (Architecture & Engineering).
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Municipal Stadium of Kallithea "Grigoris Lambrakis"
Athletic stadium in Kallithea, Athens, Greece, home of GS Kallithea
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Horia Demian Sports Hall
Stadium in Romania
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Charentsavan City Stadium
Stadium in city of charentsavan
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Notre Dame des Neiges
Church located in Isère, in France
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Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
Estadio Armando Dely Valdés (Architecture & Engineering).
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Sacra Famiglia di Nazareth
Church building in Rome, Italy
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San Ponziano
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Estádio Cornélio de Barros
Stadium in Salgueiro, Brazil
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Kobe Central Stadium
Building in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Władysław Augustynek Stadium
Football stadium in Nowy Sącz, Poland
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Älvängen Church
Church building in Ale Municipality, Älvsborg County, Sweden
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Norra Biskopsgården Church
Church of Sweden church building on the island of Hisingen in Gothenburg, Sweden
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SAGA Sunrise Park Athletic Stadium
Athletic stadium in Saga Prefecture, Japan
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Estádio Martins Pereira
Soccer stadium in Brazil
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Holy Trinity Church, Dubai
Church in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Löten Church
Church of Sweden-Swedish Evangelical Mission church building in Uppsala, Sweden
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Ulsan Public Stadium
Sports venue in Ulsan, South Korea
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Church of the Nativity
Manhattan
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Church of the Nativity, Zagreb
Church building in Zagreb, Croatia
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Glyfada Indoor Hall
Indoor hall in Glyfada, Athens, Greece
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Estadio de Fútbol de la Universidad Simón Bolívar
Sports venue in Caracas, Venezuela
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Huskies Stadium
Canadian football stadium
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New Haydon Bridge
Bridge in United Kingdom
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Kamoike Ballpark
Building in Yojiro, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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MGR Race Course Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium
Baseball stadium in Hamilton, Ontario
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Buccaneer Field
Multi-purpose stadium in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Stadionul CMC
Romanian stadium
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Stadionul CUG
Multi-use stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place
Former catholic church in london
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Herman Clark Stadium
Multi-use stadium in Fort Worth, Texas
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Stadionul Aerostar
Multi-purpose stadium in Bacău, Romania
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University Field
Multi-purpose stadium at the University of Albany, in Albany, New York
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Memorial Stadium
Stadium in Wichita Falls
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Franciscan Center of Tampa
Church building in United States of America
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O'Brien Stadium
Stadium in Illinois, U.S.A.
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Sports & Entertainment 40
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Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music
British music festival
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1970 American League Championship Series
2nd edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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1970 National League Championship Series
2nd edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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Aachen Open Air Pop Festival
German rock festival
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Phun City
UK music festival
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Glastonbury Festival
Performing arts festival in Somerset, England
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World Series of Poker
Series of poker tournaments, held annually
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Pinkpop Festival
Dutch annual music festival
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Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
Annual film festival held in Kyiv, Ukraine
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1970 Cannes Film Festival
Film festival edition
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Festival Interceltique de Lorient
Music festival in France
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Jarocin Festival
Rock music festival in Jarocin, Poland, with roots dating back to 1970
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Young Vic
Theatre in Waterloo, London Borough of Lambeth, London, England
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20th Berlin International Film Festival
1970 film festival edition
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31st Venice International Film Festival
1970 film festival edition
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Melkweg
Music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam
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Vietnam Film Festival
Film festival
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Isle of Wight Festival 1970
UK music festival
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Luna Park, Tel Aviv
Amusement park complex in Tel Aviv Fairgrounds
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Kralingen Music Festival
1970 music festival that happened in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Al-Kasaba Theatre
Cinema in Ramallah, Palestine
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Sanremo Music Festival 1970
Italian song contest (20th edition)
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Belarusian State Musical Theatre
Theater
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Orna Porat Theater for Children and Youth
Israeli children's theatre
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1970 American League Championship Series
2nd edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series
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1970 National League Championship Series
2nd edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series
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SeaWorld Ohio
Theme park and marine zoological park in Aurora, Ohio
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La Cartoucherie
La Cartoucherie (Sports & Entertainment).
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1970 San Sebastián International Film Festival
1970 film festival edition
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Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen
International Jazz festival in Burghausen, Germany
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Powder Ridge Rock Festival
Canceled rock festival scheduled for Middlefield, Connecticut on August 1970
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Festival del Huaso de Olmué
Chilean music festival
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Wobbies World
Amusement park in Melbourne, Australia
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5th Avenue Cinema
Movie theater in Portland, Oregon, United States
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Shahr-e Bazi
Former amusement park in Tehran, Iran
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Leolandia
Amusement park in Capriate San Gervasio, Italy
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Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre
Lecture theatre and events venue in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Drama Studio, University of Sheffield
Theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Magic Kingdom
Defunct amusement park in Sydney, Australia
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Taastrup Teater
Taastrup Teater (Sports & Entertainment).
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Empires & Countries 13
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Oman founded
Oman was founded, with its capital at Muscat.
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Fiji founded
Fiji was founded, with its capital at Suva.
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Tonga founded
Tonga was founded, with its capital at Nukuʻalofa.
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Kingdom of Yemen dissolved
Kingdom of Yemen ceased to exist, having been centered at Old City of Taiz.
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West Pakistan dissolved
West Pakistan ceased to exist, having been centered at Islamabad.
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Khmer Republic founded
Khmer Republic was founded, with its capital at Phnom Penh.
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Muscat and Oman dissolved
Muscat and Oman ceased to exist, having been centered at Muscat.
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Kingdom of Cambodia dissolved
Kingdom of Cambodia ceased to exist, having been centered at Phnom Penh.
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Oman proper dissolved
Oman proper ceased to exist, having been centered at Nizwa.
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Commonwealth realm of the Gambia dissolved
Commonwealth realm of the Gambia ceased to exist, having been centered at Banjul.
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Dominion of Fiji founded
Dominion of Fiji was founded, with its capital at Suva.
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Commonwealth realm of Guyana dissolved
Commonwealth realm of Guyana ceased to exist, having been centered at Georgetown.
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Kingdom of Tonga dissolved
Kingdom of Tonga ceased to exist, having been centered at Nukuʻalofa.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 7 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1970 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1970.
1970s 7
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Iranian Revolution
1978–1979 revolution that overthrew the Iranian monarchy
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Santuario di Nostra Signora di Fatima a San Vittorino
Sanctuary in Rome
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Podul Grant
Bridge in Romania
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Mont Mégantic Observatory
Observatory in Canada
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Yadani Kofun
Burial mound in Hiroshima, Japan
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Seau de Giberville
Old bucket discovered in Giberville
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Peiraios 260
Venue in Tavros, Athens, Greece
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