1975

Year 1975 () was a (link will display full calendar) of the.

Year 1975 was declared International Women's Year by the.

January

 * - :, and  are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
 * - Work is abandoned on the British end of the.


 * - The are approved by the.
 * - The bulk ore carrier  strikes the in, , killing 12.
 * - "" premiers on NBC.
 * - agrees to raise  prices by 10%.
 * - becomes, the first woman U.S. governor who did not succeed her husband.
 * - U.S. President appoints Vice President  to head a special commission looking into alleged domestic abuses by the.
 * - Japanese soldier Teruo Nakamura surrenders on the n island of Morota.
 * - The defeat the  16-6 in  to capture their first-ever Pro Football World Championship.
 * - Heiress, 17, is kidnapped from her home in , England by.
 * - International Women's Year launched in Britain by and.
 * - grants independence to.
 * - In, , the Politburo approves the final military offensive against.
 * - founds the.
 * - The bombs the U.S.  main office in.
 * January - is released, sparking the era of the.

February

 * - The is launched, becoming the first TV network in the.
 * - The first successfully occurs in, ,.
 * - The ' crew returns to Earth after 1 month aboard the ' space station.
 * - defeats  for the  of the  in the.
 * - Colonel, President of , is assassinated.
 * - A "Turkish Federated State of North Cyprus" is declared as an unsuccessful first step to international recognition of a in.
 * - Fire breaks out in the.
 * - : Former, and former  aides  and , are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in prison.
 * - In response to the, commences nearly 2 months early in the.
 * - A fleeing member shoots and kills off-duty London police officer, 22, as he gives chase.
 * - The kidnaps  politician Peter Lorenz. He is released on  after most of the kidnappers' demands are met.
 * - A at,  kills 43 people.
 * - In, , the and 46 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries sign a financial and economic treaty, known as the first.

March

 * - transmissions begin in.
 * - win the  at, beating  1-0 in the final.
 * - is knighted by.
 * - First television coverage of a Canadian parliamentary committee.
 * - : and  announce a settlement in their border dispute.
 * - A bomb explodes in the Paris offices of the . The 6 March Group (connected to the ) demands amnesty for the.
 * - The body of teenage heiress, kidnapped 7 weeks earlier by the , is discovered in , England.
 * - The proclaims.
 * - Construction of the begins.
 * - : ese troops attack, , on their way to capturing.
 * -  opens on in  with 4 performances.
 * - The leftist military government in defeats a rightist coup attempt.
 * - :  orders the  evacuated.   This turns into a mass exodus involving troops and civilians, (the Convoy of Tears).
 * - In, the (State of Guanabara) merges with the state of , under the name of . The state's capital moves from the city of  to the city of.
 * - Ding-a-dong by Teach-In (music by Dick Bakker, text by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens) wins the 20th for the.
 * - of  is shot and killed by a nephew with a history of ; the killer is beheaded on . ( succeeds Faisal.)
 * - A fire in the maternity wing at Kucic Hospital in, , kills 25 babies.

April

 * - refuses to play in a  match against, giving Karpov the title.
 * - : The first military flight, C5A 80218, crashes 27 minutes after takeoff, killing 138 on board; 176 survive the crash.
 * - : The first episode of BBC sitcom The Good Life is broadcast
 * - 's first professional league, the, plays its first game at the.
 * - : 27 killed by the  militia during an attack on their bus in Ain El Remmeneh,, the incident triggered the Lebanese civil war.
 * - A led by the military overthrows and kills the President.
 * - Following the capture of,  proclaims the  in  and becomes its Prime Minister (1975-).
 * - Six terrorists take over West German embassy in, take 11 hostages and demand the release of the group's jailed members; shortly after, they are captured by Swedish police. (See )
 * - : As forces close in on the ese capital, the n Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost 10 years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
 * - : The :  The Vietnam War ends as Communist forces take, resulting in mass evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese.  As the capital is taken,  surrenders unconditionally.

May

 * - The  opens in.
 * - : forces in  seize the  merchant ship  in international waters.
 * - : The American merchant ship Mayaguez, seized by Cambodian forces, is rescued by the U.S. Navy and Marines; 38 Americans are killed.
 * - accedes to  after a referendum.
 * - becomes the first woman to reach the summit of.
 * - : wins for a second time in a rain-shorted 174 lap, 435 mile (696 km) race.
 * - Fifteen n countries sign the, creating the.
 * - 1972 Olympic runner dies in a car accident.

June

 * - The opens for the first time since the.
 * - The votes yes in a  to stay in the.
 * - The is awarded for the first time.
 * - In, the issues its report on  abuses, recommending a joint congressional oversight committee on intelligence.
 * - is found guilty  of the murder of nanny Sandra Rivett.
 * - This "first day of Summer" is also the first for the father of the summer movie and one of the first "" films. The "Summer Blockbuster" film  is released, a thriller film directed by.
 * - Prime Minister declares  in, suspending civil liberties and elections.
 * - gains  from.
 * - Two agents and 1  member die in a shootout, at the  in.

July

 * - The is disaggregated into the  (trading as ) and the  (trading as ).
 * - newspaper publisher  disappears, and is presumed to have been murdered.
 * - gains independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule.
 * - The declare their independence from.
 * - The National Assembly of passes a law that will pave way for a  (albeit highly restricted).
 * - declare independence from.
 * - : An American and Soviet  dock in, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the 2 nations.
 * - In, president  is reported missing.

August

 * - The, which officially recognize 's national borders and respect for human rights, are signed in.
 * -  posthumously pardons, restoring full rights of citizenship.
 * - The, in China's , fails after a freak typhoon; over 200,000 people perish.
 * -, son of the president of 's, is kidnapped in.
 * - Motor Corporation comes under British government control.
 * - Governor of  abandons the capital, following a  coup and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and.
 * - The are wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment in.
 * - President of  is killed during a coup.
 * - : launches the  planetary probe toward.
 * - Officers responsible for the military coup in in 1967 are sentenced to death in . The sentences are later commuted to.
 * - ian releases his third album, .
 * - Noted Catholic religious educator, author and professor, Dr. Philip A. Franco is born in Brooklyn, New York.

September

 * is opened.
 * - In, , a follower of jailed cult leader , attempts to assassinate U.S. President , but is thwarted by a agent.
 * - The hotel is bombed by the ; 2 people are killed and 63 injured.
 * - is canonized becoming the first American saint.
 * - 's painting "" is slashed a dozen times at a gallery in Amsterdam.
 * - is born
 * - The department of, comprising the entire island of , is divided into two departments:  and.
 * - releases their ninth studio album,.
 * - Fugitive is captured in.
 * - The term of, as the 5th of , ends.
 * -, of  becomes the 6th  of.
 * - U.S. President survives a second assassination attempt, this time by  in.
 * - The beats the  in the  Australian Rules Football Grand Final.
 * - The takes place in London.
 * - The  (later, now )  makes its first flight.

October
that he is too ill to govern.
 * - Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
 * - A bomb explosion outside near  in London kills 1 and injures 20.
 * - airs the first episode of  ( is the very first host;  and  the very first musical guests).
 * - marries, whom he met at .  His wife will remain known by her maiden name for a few years.
 * - Five n-based s are killed at by n forces, during an incursion into.
 * - of the  hits a home run in, in the 12th inning of the 6th game of the  against the , to win what many consider the greatest World Series game of all time.
 * - defeat  4-3 to win.
 * -, 18, begins shooting at in ,  and then shoots himself, killing 1 and wounding 5.
 * - (the "Yorkshire Ripper") commits his first murder, Wilma McCann.
 * - becomes acting  after dictator  concedes
 * - Queen (band) released their most famous single Bohemian Rhapsody. It spent 9 weeks at number 1# in the UK charts. It has often been credited as the best song of all time.

November

 * - An independent audit of, one of the ' largest manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated s and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth."
 * - The first petroleum pipeline opens from to, Scotland.
 * - The begins: 300,000 unarmed   converge on the southern city of  and wait for a signal from King  to cross into.
 * - : By a vote of 72 to 35 (with 32 abstentions), the General Assembly approves a resolution equating  with . The resolution provokes an outcry among Jews around the world.
 * - The 729-foot-long freighter  sinks during a storm 17 miles from the entrance to on, killing all 29 crew on board (an event immortalized in song by ).
 * - Lev Leshchenko revives , one of the most popular songs in the.
 * - becomes independent from ;  soon erupts.
 * - : Sir  dismisses the government of  and commissions  as.
 * - The first annual  rowing "race" is held in,.
 * - abandons.
 * - General is ousted as Prime Minister of.
 * - Former Governor  enters the race for the  presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President.
 * - The rock group releases the album , including their hit single "."
 * - is declared  following the death of dictator.
 * - gains independence from the.
 * - The is outlawed in the.
 * -, co-founder of the , is shot dead by the for offering reward money to informers.
 * - declares its independence from  as.
 * - The name "Micro-soft" (for ) is used by  in a letter to  for the first time ( becomes a  on, ).
 * - While disabled, the submarine tender  discharges radioactive coolant water into, Guam. A Geiger counter at 2 of the harbor's public beaches shows 100 millirems/hour, 50 times the allowable dose.

December

 * - The communist takes power in.
 * - is invaded by.
 * - Left-wing terrorists, including, kidnap delegates of an conference in . They kill 3 hostages, extort $5 million ransom and escape into the.
 * - A bomb explodes at, killing 11.

Undated

 * January - introduces the, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit.
 * In, leader  leads a march of 5000 people in support of Maori claims to their land.
 * The Third between UK and Iceland lasted between November 1975 - June 1976.
 * Government of announces finding of.
 * army quits Spanish (Western) Sahara. Republic (RASD) is created.  invades ex-Spanish Western Sahara.
 * First use of the term.
 * abolishes capital punishment.
 * becomes first Australian state to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults.
 * Some members of, based on the group's chronology, thought that would happen in 1975 and a few of them sold their houses and businesses to prepare for the new world paradise which they believe will exist when  sets up God's Kingdom on earth.

Fictional

 * In the film  a war involving between the Soviet Union and the United States took place in 1975.

January

 * -, Japanese artist
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, former wife of rapper
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American musician
 * -, British comedian
 * -, British radio DJ
 * -, New Zealand footballer
 * -, Canadian recall leader
 * -, American actor
 * -, American fighter.
 * -, American athlete
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, player
 * -, American writer
 * -, American actress
 * -, famous Japanese singer
 * -, Indian actress

February

 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Australian actress and singer
 * -, American drummer
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, Indian writer & filmaker
 * -, NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, South Korean singer, model and actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian drummer
 * -, American singer, member of
 * -, Faroese musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor

March

 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, Dutch field hockey player
 * -, Canadian rock singer-songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * -, American model
 * - American screenwriter & internet journalist
 * -, Dutch football player
 * -, member of the from radio's 
 * -, Chechen wrestler, Olympic gold-medalist
 * -, Philippine Movie/TV Actor (d. )
 * -, American rapper
 * -, American actress
 * -, Bulgarian chess player
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler known as Test
 * -, Taiwanese singer, actress and model
 * -, American skateboarder
 * -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, American actress/singer
 * -, American actress

April

 * -, baseball player
 * -, billionaire French businesswoman
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, American football player
 * -, British footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, Canadian race car driver (d. )
 * -, American drummer and guitarist
 * -, American actor

May

 * -, Cameroonian footballer (d. )
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American fashion designer
 * -, American murder victim (d. )
 * -, Olympic er
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * -, Brazilian race car driver
 * -, New Zealand rugby player
 * -, American football player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Scottish snooker player
 * -, American singer-songwriter
 * -, American football player
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * -, British chef and television personality
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, Hong Kong actress

June

 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, Asian American actress
 * -, English footballer
 * -, South Korean actress and model
 * -, American cartoonist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, British rower
 * -, singer-songwriter from St Andrews, Scotland
 * -, American soccer player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Russian chess player
 * -, American actor

July

 * -, American folk musician
 * -, Argentinian footballer
 * -, Faroese bassist
 * -, a.k.a. , American rapper
 * -, American musician
 * -, American rock and blues musician
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American musician
 * - British born music journalist and Idol Judge
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, English television presenter
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Korean American model/actress
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, American professional wrestler and model
 * -, a.k.a. , Norwegian metal artist
 * -, baseball player
 * -, baseball player
 * -, British artist
 * -, British DJ
 * -, American actress ()

August

 * -, Indian actress
 * -, Finnish Cellist
 * -, South African actress
 * -, American actor, director
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, English actress
 * -, Japanese martial artist
 * -, Colombian artist

September

 * -, Australian actress and singer
 * -, UK author
 * -, Brazilian martial artist
 * -, drummer for British rock band
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Colombian race car driver
 * -, English football player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British radio personality
 * -, American football player
 * -, British TV presenter and half of TV duo
 * -, American actor

October

 * -, son of  and  (d. )
 * -, British actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American cyclist
 * -, British engineer
 * -, Just and Aussie Girl
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, Cuban-born actress
 * -, a Finnish cellist, a former member from the band
 * -, guitarist for the Canadian rock band

November
- -, n race car driver
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * - ,American Rapper
 * -, drummist for the Canadian rock band
 * -, American musician (Drummer) , , , and
 * -, American actress
 * -, Dominican player
 * -, British TV presenter and one half of.
 * -, Indian beauty queen and actress
 * -, Hungarian erotic star
 * -, American lead singer of
 * -, American poker player
 * -, American writer
 * -, Malaysian badminton player
 * -, Indonesian writer
 * -, international footballer

December

 * -, African American actress
 * -, British snooker player
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * - American musician (vocals and guitar),  and
 * -, lead singer of Canadian rock band
 * -, Norwegian photographer
 * -, Ukrainian actress and model
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Japanese television performer
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler and fitness model
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, Argentine ballet dancer
 * -, American erotic actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, Chilean tennis player
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American golfer
 * For musicians born in 1975, see .

January

 * - American inventor (b. )
 * -, American tenor (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, American film producer and writer (b. )

February

 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, British chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Greek poet and writer (stroke) (b. )
 * -, Madagascar President (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, British biologist (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American Black Muslim leader (b. )
 * -, London police officer (shot) (b. )

March-April

 * -, Russian philosopher and literary scholar (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. )
 * -, Russian American sculptor (b. )
 * -, American mentalist (b. )
 * -, Serbo-Croatian writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Greek shipping magnate (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -  and former member of the  (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Indian philosopher and president (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, Welsh musician (b. )
 * -, French artist (b. )

May-July

 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American President of the International Olympic Committee (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, American martial artist
 * -, American distance runner (b. )
 * -, , recipient of the (b. )
 * -, n  (b. )
 * -, Spanish priest and founder of (b. )
 * -, American television screenwriter (b. )
 * -, Georgian writer and public benefactor (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )

August-September

 * -, American saxophonist (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, Irish politician and last surviving signatory of the (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Soviet runner (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, Austrian sculptor (b. )
 * -, third (b. )
 * -, English physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Ziegfeld girl and businesswoman (b. )
 * -, French diplomat and writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Texas politician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Australian politician (b. )
 * -, Ethiopian Emperor (b. )

October - December

 * -, American mathematician (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (b. )


 * -, Italian film director (b. )
 * -, American geneticist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, dictator of Spain (b. )
 * -, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (b. )
 * -, English racing driver (b. )
 * -, English race car driver (b. )


 * -, American radio personality (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, German political theorist (b. )
 * -, American film composer (b. )

Unknown date

 * , American vaudevillian