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| Years: | 1971 1972 1973 - 1974 - 1975 1976 1977 |
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[change] Events
- February 7 - Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- April 25 - Portuguese Revolution or the Carnation Revolution. - A half-century of fascist rule was ended.
- May 18 - India tests nuclear weapons.
- July 15- Christine Chubbock, a TV host in Sarasota, Florida commits suicide during the taping of her show live on air.
- August 8 - United States President Richard Nixon announces his resignation (Watergate scandal).
- December 8 - Greek voters reject a proposal to restore the Greek monarchy.
- December 19 - Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh becomes the fifth President of Ireland, in a state inauguration in Dublin Castle
- December 24-December 25 - Darwin, Australia almost completely destroyed by Cyclone Tracy
[change] Births
- January 16 - Kate Moss, English model
- January 21 - Linda Rosing, Swedish model
- January 28 - Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
- January 30 - Christian Bale, Welsh actor
- February 8 - Seth Green, American actor
- February 8 - Kimbo Slice American mixed martial artist
- February 13 - Robbie Williams, English singer
- February 15 - Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, American television personality
- February 22 - Chris Moyles, English disc jockey
- March 6 - Anthony Carelli, American wrestler
- March 13 - Linda Bengtzing, Swedish singer
- May 23 - Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! champion
- March 24 - Alyson Hannigan, American actress
- June 1 - Alanis Morissette, Canadian singer
- July 28 - Justin Lee Collins, English television presenter
- August 17 - Tomomi Kahala, Japanese singer
- August 25 - Mario Jeckle, German computer scientist (d. 2004)
- September 14 - Nas, American rapper
- October 28 - Joaquin Phoenix, American actor
- November 2 - Nelly, American rapper
- November 11 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
- November 15 - Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer and guitarist
- December 3 - Albena Denkova, Bulgarian ice dancer
- December 6 - Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist
- December 10 - Meg White, American singer and drummer (The White Stripes
- December 13 - Sara Cox, English television presenter
[change] Deaths
- January 6 - David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
- April 24 - Bud Abbott, American actor and comedian (b. 1895)
- July 1 - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (b. 1895)
- July 24 - James Chadwick, English physicist (b. 1891)
- August 26 - Charles Lindbergh, American pilot (b. 1902)
[change] Nobel Prizes
- Nobel Prize in Physics - Sir Martin Ryle, Antony Hewish
- Chemistry - Paul J Flory
- Medicine - Albert Claude, Christian de Duve, George E Palade
- Literature - Eyvind Johnson, Harry Martinson
- Peace - Séan MacBride, Eisaku Sato
- Economics - Gunnar Myrdal, Friedrich von Hayek
[change] Movies released
[change] Hit songs
- "(You're) Having My Baby" Paul Anka & Odia Coates
- "I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
- "Seasons in the Sun" - Terry Jacks
- "Already Gone" - The Eagles
- "Another Saturday Night" - Cat Stevens
- "Band on the Run" - Paul McCartney & Wings
- "Beach Baby" - First Class
- "Best Of My Love" - The Eagles
- "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" - Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
- "Can't Get Enough" - Bad Company
- "Caroline Says" - Lou Reed
- "China Grove" - The Doobie Brothers
- "Devil Gate Drive" - Suzi Quatro
- "Diamond Dogs" - David Bowie
- "Dirty Old Man" - The Three Degrees
- "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" - Stevie Wonder
- "Down Down" - Status Quo
- "Honey, Honey" - ABBA
- "I Know What I Like In Your Wardrobe" - Genesis
- "It's Only Rock And Roll" - The Rolling Stones
- "Jessica" - Allman Brothers Band
- "Jet" - Paul McCartney and Wings
- "Jungle Boogie" - Kool and the Gang
- "Junior's Farm" - Paul McCartney & Wings
- "Killer Queen" - Queen
- "Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl Douglas
- "Listen To The Music" - The Doobie Brothers
- "Long Train Running" - The Doobie Brothers
- "Love's Theme" - Love Unlimited Orchestra
- "Machine Gun" - The Commodores
- "Magic" - Pilot
- "Midnight At The Oasis" - Maria Muldaur
- "Midnight Rider" - Gregg Allman
- "Money" - Pink Floyd
- "Oh Very Young" - Cat Stevens
- "Phil Spector's Christmas Single" - Various Artists
- "Queen Of Clubs" - KC and the Sunshine Band
- "Rebel Rebel" - David Bowie
- "Rock And Roll Suicide" - David Bowie
- "Samba Pa Ti" - Santana
- "Shang-A-Lang" - Bay City Rollers
- "Smokin' In The Boys Room" - Brownsville Station
- "So Long" - ABBA
- "Sugar Baby Love" - The Rubettes
- "Summer Breeze" - The Isley Brothers
- "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- "The Bump" - Kenny
- "The Love I Lost" - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
- "The Man Who Sold The World" - Lulu
- "This Town's Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" - Sparks
- "Tiny Dancer" - Elton John
- "Walk On" - Neil Young
- "Waterloo" - ABBA
- "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" - John Lennon
- "Wild Horses" - The Rolling Stones
- "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- "You're The First The Last My Everything" - Barry White

