Page 15: Historical Events In 1975

Dec 12   Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford   

Dec 13   Cyril Delevanti, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis), dies at 88.   

Dec 14   6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days.   

Dec 14   Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81   

Dec 15   Mukhtar Ashrafi, composer, dies at 63   

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

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

Dec 19   John Paul Stevens is recorded as becoming a Supreme Court Justice   

Dec 20   Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

Dec 21   "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 51 performances.   

Dec 21   inaugural New York Jet to gain 1000 yards rushing (John Riggins).   

Dec 21   William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61   

Dec 23   Congress passes Metric Conversion Act.   

Dec 23   Richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead   

Dec 24   Bernard Herrmann, US movie composer, dies at 64.   

Dec 25   Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (Library Gallimard), dies at 94.   

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

Dec 27   Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India).   

Dec 28   Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG   

Dec 28   Rob Niedermayer hockey player, was born at Cassiar, British Columbia   

Dec 29   11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in NYC.   

Dec 29   Eleven people die when a bomb explodes in the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.   

Dec 30   Constitution of Democratic Republic of Madagascar comes into force.   

Dec 31   Donal Michalsky, composer, dies at 47   

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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)