Page 13: Historical Events In 1975

Sep 30   5 drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls NY).   

Oct 01   Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T and The MG's), dies at 39   

Oct 01   Britain grants internal self-government to Seychelles.   

Oct 01   Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands, take name "Tuvalu".   

Oct 01   Reunion Island formally ends prints stamps, France takes over production.   

Oct 02   Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70   

Oct 03   Bauke Tuinstra, Fries notary/writer (Ealse and I), dies at 75   

Oct 04   Joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72.   

Oct 06   Henry Calvin, actor (Sgt Garcia-Zorro), dies at 57.   

Oct 08   Alberto Hemsi, composer, dies at 78   

Oct 09   Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits SF.   

Oct 09   In this year, Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov claims Nobel Peace Prize   

Oct 10   Lillian Walker, dies at 88   

Oct 10   Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton)   

Oct 11   "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin   

Oct 14   Pres Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside.   

Oct 17   Vittorio Gui, Italian composer (Batture d'aspetto), dies at 90.   

Oct 18   Al Lettieri, actor (Beautiful but Deadly, Don is Dead), dies at 47   

Oct 21   Mexico City's inaugural major subway accident takes 26 lives   

Oct 21   Venera 9, inaugural craft to orbit the planet Venus launched.   

Oct 22   Arnold Toynbee, English historian/cultural sociologist, dies at 86.   

Oct 22   Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 soft-lands on Venus   

Oct 22   World Football League disbands   

Oct 23   Barboura Morris, actor (Wasp Woman, Machine-Gun Kelly), dies at 43   

Oct 24   Ismail Erez, Turkish ambassador, killed by car bomb in Paris.   

Oct 25   Frank Puglia actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), dies at 83.   

Oct 25   USSR's Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing   

Oct 26   Anwar Sadat is recorded as becoming the inaugural Egyptian president to visit the United States.   

Oct 27   Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88.   

Oct 29   John Scott Trotter, orch leader (George Gobel Show), dies at 67   

Oct 29   Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffer results in the deaths of inaugural.   

Oct 30   John Bucyk, Boston, became 7th NHLer to score 500 goals.   

Oct 30   NY Daily News runs headline "Ford to City Drop Dead"   

Oct 30   NY Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead".   

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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)