Page 8: Historical Events In 1975

May 21   Lowell W Perry confirmed as chairman of the Equal Opportunity Commission.   

May 21   Trial against Baader-Meinhof-group begins in Stuttgart.   

May 22   Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90   

May 23   Jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81   

May 24   Dutch Government of De Uyl decides to obtain some F-16's.   

May 24   Soyuz 18B carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4.   

May 26   Tennis game in the Surrey championships lasts 31 minutes.   

May 27   Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies at 53.   

May 27   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Venus and Mars"   

May 27   Stanley Cup Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2.   

May 27   Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2   

May 27   Worst motor vehicle disaster in UK; bus full of elderly women plunges from Dibble's Bridge Yorkshire, killing 38.   

May 28   Eric Emerson, entertainer, dies.   

May 28   Soyuz 18 launches   

May 30   European Space Agency (ESA) forms   

May 30   Michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80.   

May 30   Wings release "Venus and Mars" album.   

Jun 01   Calif Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Balt Orioles, 1-0.   

Jun 01   In this year, Ron Woods adopts in place of Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist.   

Jun 01   Steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25   

Jun 02   Eisaku Sato, premier of Japan (1964-71 Nobel 1974), dies at 74   

Jun 03   Ozzie Nelson, actor (Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies at 69.   

Jun 04   Evelyn Brent, actress (Nitwits, Last Command, Spy Train), dies at 75   

Jun 05   Egypt reopens the Suez Canal to international shipping. The canal had been closed since the 1967 war with Israel.   

Jun 05   Suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close).   

Jun 06   British voters decide to remain in Common Market   

Jun 06   Larry Blyden, actor (Joe and Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49.   

Jun 06   Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established.   

Jun 08   2 passenger trains collided near Munich Germany killing 35.   

Jun 08   USSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing   

Jun 08   William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78   

Jun 09   David Frederick Barlow, composer, dies at 48   

Jun 09   E Roemer discovers asteroid #1983 Bok   

Jun 09   Fire in prison hospital results in the deaths of 10 prisoners and 1 guard (Sanford Fla).   

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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)