Page 13: Historical Events In 1975

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   Prince Juan Carlos is recorded as becoming Spain's leader   

Oct 31   Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78.   

Nov 01   Doro Merande, actress (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 77.   

Nov 04   Sheila Ryan, actress(Song of Texas, Great Guns), dies at 54.   

Nov 05   Annette Kellerman, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid), dies at 87   

Nov 10   Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald and crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior   

Nov 10   PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses UN in NYC   

Nov 10   The Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore-hauling freighter with a crew of 29, disappears without a trace on Lake Superior during a storm   

Nov 10   UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism.   

Nov 11   Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day)   

Nov 11   Australian PM removed by crown (1st elected PM removed in 200 years)   

Nov 11   Marty May, (Fireball Fun For All), dies at 79   

Nov 12   Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69.   

Nov 14   Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter, dies at 88.   

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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)