1970: what happened around the world

In 1970, 162 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Iranian Revolution, Cambodian genocide and 1970 Bhola cyclone among the best known. 96 more were already under way, such as Cultural Revolution and The Troubles. 176 things were founded or built that year, from Oman and Complutense University of Madrid.

162events began
96already under way
176founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges58

+18 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks42

+2 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires40

Disasters15

Treaties, councils and politics4

Expeditions3

Already under way in 197096

Came to an end in 197013

Founded or built in 1970176

+146 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1970

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →