Page 14: Historical Events In 1975

Nov 14   Spain abandoned the Spanish Sahara.   

Nov 14   Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara   

Nov 15   Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist, dies at 77.   

Nov 16   Ernst van Raalte, lawyer/minister-president, dies at 83.   

Nov 17   Kay Johnson, actress (Real Glory, Of Human Bondage), dies at 70.   

Nov 18   The province of Ontario pass a manditory seatbelt law and lowers the speed limit on highways to conserve energy.   

Nov 19   Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP   

Nov 20   Francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Span dictator (1936-75), dies at 82   

Nov 21   G Gunnarsson, writer, dies at 86   

Nov 21   Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped.   

Nov 22   Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain   

Nov 22   King Juan Carlos II sworn in as head of state, two days after the death of Spanish dictator General Franco.   

Nov 25   Moyna MacGill, actress (Strange Affair of Uncle Harry), dies   

Nov 25   Netherlands grants Surinam independence (National Day).   

Nov 26   Fed jury are discovered Lynette Fromme guilty of attempted assassination.   

Nov 27   Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of Records keeper, murdered   

Nov 28   East Timor declares independence from Portugal   

Nov 28   Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley   

Nov 29   Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii.   

Nov 29   The Microsoft name appears in writing for the inaugural time, in a letter between Bill Gates and Paul Allen about their new company.   

Dec 01   Nick Kenny, US columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80   

Dec 03   Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies   

Dec 03   Laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed.   

Dec 04   Hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5]   

Dec 05   Jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies   

Dec 05   NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed.   

Dec 06   H-46 Sea Knight helicopters from NAS Whidbey Island began search and rescue operations in the northwestern Washington state areas flooded by heavy rains   

Dec 07   Canadian skier Ken Read is the inaugural Canadian to win a World Cup event, a downhill racve at Val D'Isere, France.   

Dec 07   Hardie Albright, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), dies at 71.   

Dec 09   President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC   

Dec 09   William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79   

Dec 10   Andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize.   

Dec 11   inaugural class postage rises from $0.10 to $0.13.   

Dec 12   In this year, Gas stove explodes and starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia)   

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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)