Historical Events In 1975

Nov 28   Wings release "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" medley on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Kilauea Volcano erupts in Hawaii in the year 1975.  

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   Hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5] in the year 1975.  

Dec 05   On this day in history jimmy Nervo, actor (Frozen Limits), dies  

Dec 05   In the year 1975 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 in the year 1975.  

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   Hardie Albright, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), dies at 71 in the year 1975.  

Dec 09   On this day in history president Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for NYC  

Dec 09   On this day in history william A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79  

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   Gas stove explodes & starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia) on this day in history.  

Dec 12   On this day in history sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford  

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

Dec 14   6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81 in the year 1975.  

Dec 15   Mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1975.  

Dec 17   Frank Sully, actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67 in the year 1975.  

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

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

Dec 20   Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Dec 21   "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 51 performances in the year 1975.  

Dec 21   First New York Jet to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins) on this day in history.  

Dec 21   William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Congress passes Metric Conversion Act in the year 1975.  

Dec 23   Richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead on this day in history.  

Dec 24   On this day in history bernard Herrmann, US movie composer, dies at 64  

Dec 25   Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94 in the year 1975.  

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   Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dax Shepard, American actor  

Jan 02   In the year 1975 birth of reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby union player  

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

Jan 21   Anette Oldenborg, Miss Universe-Denmark (1996) was born in the year 1975.  

Jan 21   In the year 1975 birth of faghma Absalom, Miss Universe-Namibia (1996)  

Jan 21   In the year 1975 birth of willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Noel Madison, actor (Jitterbugs, Black Raven), dies at 77 in the year 1975.  

Jan 08   Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1975 john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58  

Jan 11   In the year 1975 death of max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)