Historical Events In 1975

Nov 28   Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley in the year 1975.  

Nov 29   Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii on this day in history.  

Nov 29   In the year 1975 the Microsoft name appears in writing for the first 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 03   Hugh Thurlow, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1932), dies in the year 1975.  

Dec 03   On this day in history laos falls to communist forces; Lao People's Democratic Rep proclaimed  

Dec 04   In the year 1975 hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5]  

Dec 05   In the year 1975 jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies  

Dec 05   On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed  

Dec 06   In the year 1975 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 first Canadian to win a World Cup event, a downhill racve at Val D'Isere, France on this day in history.  

Dec 07   On this day in history hardie Albright, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), dies at 71  

Dec 09   President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC on this day in history.  

Dec 09   William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 in the year 1975.  

Dec 10   Andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.  

Dec 11   In the year 1975 first class postage rises from $0.10 to $0.13  

Dec 12   In the year 1975 gas stove explodes & starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia)  

Dec 12   Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford in the year 1975.  

Dec 13   In the year 1975 cyril Delevanti, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis), dies at 88  

Dec 14   In the year 1975 6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days  

Dec 14   Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   On this day in history mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63  

Dec 17   Frank Sully, actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 17   Lynette Fromme was sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life on this day in history.  

Dec 19   John Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice on this day in history.  

Dec 20   In the year 1975 vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76  

Dec 21   "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 51 performances on this day in history.  

Dec 21   First New York Jet to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins) in the year 1975.  

Dec 21   In the year 1975 william Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61  

Dec 23   In the year 1975 congress passes Metric Conversion Act  

Dec 23   On this day in history richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead  

Dec 24   Bernard Herrmann, US movie composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Dec 25   Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94 on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Russia begins the world's first supersonic air transport service with its Tupolev-144 run from Moscow to Alma-Ata in the year 1975.  

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Jan 02   Chris Cheney, Australian musician (The Living End) was born in the year 1975.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank)  

Jan 02   In the year 1975 birth of dax Shepard, American actor  

Jan 02   Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby union player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1975 birth of derek Smith, linebacker (Washington Redskins)  

Jan 21   Anette Oldenborg, Miss Universe-Denmark (1996) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of faghma Absalom, Miss Universe-Namibia (1996)  

Jan 21   Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1975 arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73  

Jan 03   Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 in the year 1975.  

Jan 04   In the year 1975 carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72  

Jan 05   Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history noel Madison, actor (Jitterbugs, Black Raven), dies at 77  

Jan 08   On this day in history anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66  

Jan 09   On this day in history john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58  

Jan 11   On this day in history death of max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)