1970s
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| Centuries: | 19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 |
[change] The most important events
- Throughout the decade: decolonization continued: Angola, Mozambique, Papua/New Guinea, Oman, the Bahamas, and many other countries gained independence.
- 1970, December 15 - spaceship Venera 7 lands on Venus
- 1971 - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- December 16 - Partition of Pakistan of East and West Pakistans into Bangladesh
- 1972, March 2 - Pioneer 10 is launched (sent into space). It becomes the first spaceship to fly near Jupiter and the asteroid belt.
- 1972 - Munich massacre
- 1973, April 6 - Pioneer 11 is launched. It becomes the first the first spaceship to fly near Saturn.
- 1973 - 1973 Arab-Israeli War
- 1975 - end of the Vietnam War
- 1975 - communists take power in Cambodia
- 1976, July 20 - spaceship Viking 1 lands on Mars
- 1977, August 20 - Voyager 2 is launched. It becomes the first spaceship to fly near Uranus and Neptune.
- 1977, September 5 - Voyager 1 is launched. It is now the furthest spaceship from the Earth.
- 1978 - year with three popes
- 1978, October 1 - Vietnam invades Cambodia
- 1979 - the World Health Organization says it has eliminated smallpox
[change] Important people
- ABBA, Swedish band
- Sex Pistols, British punk band
- Willy Brandt, German chancellor until 1974
- Leonid Brezhnev, leader of the Soviet Union beginning in 1964
- Jimmy Carter, President of the United States beginning in 1977
- Cher, American singer
- Elizabeth II, British queen since 1953
- Gerald Ford, President of the United States until 1977
- Indira Ghandi, prime minister of India until 1977
- Germaine Greer, Australian feminist
- Hirohito, emperor of Japan
- Pope John Paul I, pope only in the year 1978
- Pope John Paul II, pope since 1978
- Norman Lear, American TV producer
- Pete Maravich, United States baksetball player
- Mao Zedong, leader in China until 1976
- Richard Nixon, President of the United States until 1974
- Pope Paul VI, pope until 1978
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran until 1979
- Pelé, Brazilian football player
- Pol Pot, prime minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979
- Anwar Sedat, president of Egypt beginning in 1970
- Helmut Schmidt, German chancellor beginning in 1974
- Gloria Steinham, American feminist
- Pierre Trudeau, Canadian prime minister until 1979
