Page 10: Historical Events In 1975

Jul 06   Comoros declare independence from France (most of them)   

Jul 06   near Wetaskiwin Alberta, a hailstone weighing 249 grams falls(almost 9 oz. for those still Imperial measures).   

Jul 06   Otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS (Mussolini/Ardennen), dies.   

Jul 07   Barbara Brown   

Jul 07   TV soap opera "Ryan's Hope" premieres.   

Jul 08   Pres Ford announced hell seek Republican nomination for pres.   

Jul 08   Quake damages over 2000 temples in Pagan, Burma. 20-foot-high seated Buddha of Thandawgya decapitated.   

Jul 09   In Western Minnesota a 5.0 earthquake was the largest historical quake in Minnesota   

Jul 10   Achiel H van Acker, Belgian premier (1945-46, 1954-58), dies at 77.   

Jul 11   Army of life-size terracotta soldiers discovered in China.   

Jul 11   Kurt Pinthus, writer, dies at 89   

Jul 11   L Chernykh discovers asteroid #2489 Suvorov.   

Jul 12   Sao Tome and Principe declare independence   

Jul 12   Sao Tom‚ e Pr¡ncipe gains independence from Portugal (Nat'l Day).   

Jul 13   8.5" (21.6 cm) of rainfall, Dover, Delaware (state record)   

Jul 13   Owen Wynne, cricketer (6 Tests for S Africa 1948-50), lost at sea   

Jul 14   EPCOT Center (Florida) plans announced   

Jul 14   Zutty Singleton, US jazz drummer, dies at 77   

Jul 15   Charles Weidman, US dancer/choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies.   

Jul 15   Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later   

Jul 15   The US and USSR launch the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project spacecraft.   

Jul 17   Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 make inaugural US/USSR linkup in space.   

Jul 17   Modoc, the elephant, dies at age 78 (oldest known nonhuman mammal)   

Jul 17   Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox divorce.   

Jul 17   The US and USSR link up in space, with the Apollo Soyuz mission.   

Jul 18   Federico Ghisi, composer, dies at 74   

Jul 19   Apollo and Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate   

Jul 21   Billy West, actor (Jimmy the Gent, Jealousy), dies at 82   

Jul 22   House of Reps votes to restore citizenship to Gen Robert E Lee.   

Jul 22   The House of Representatives approves a measure to restore the US citizenship of Robert E. Lee, Confederate General during the Civil War   

Jul 24   Apollo 18 returns to Earth.   

Jul 25   "A Chorus Line," longest-running Broadway show (6137), premiers   

Jul 26   Leigh Whipper, actor (Hidden Eye, Jungle Queen), dies at 98.   

Jul 26   Soyuz 18B returns to Earth   

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Jan 02   Chris cheney: Australian musician (the living end)   

Jan 02   Doug robb: American singer (hoobastank)   

Jan 02   Dax shepard: American actor   

Jan 02   Reuben thorne: New zealand rugby union player   

Jan 18   Derek smith: Linebacker (washington redskins)   

Jan 21   Anette oldenborg: Miss universe-denmark (1996)   

Jan 21   Faghma absalom: Miss universe-namibia (1996)   

Jan 21   Willem korsten: Dutch soccer player (vitesse)   

Jan 01   Arthur pierson: Actor/director (hat check girl),    

Jan 03   Milton j cross: Tv announcer (met opera auditions),    

Jan 04   Carlo levi: Italian writer (parole sono pietre),    

Jan 05   Don wilson: Pitcher (astro),    

Jan 06   Noel madison: Actor (jitterbugs, black raven),   

Jan 08   Anthony warde: Actor (big punch, buck rogers),   

Jan 09   John slater: Actor (deadlock, 3 on a spree),   

Jan 11   Max lorenz: German heldentenor famous for wagner roles (b. 1901)