1975
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century–20th century–21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s1950s1960s–1970s–1980s1990s2000s |
| Years: | 197219731974–1975–197619771978 |
1975(MCMLXXV) was acommon yearstarting on Wednesdayof theGregorian calendar,the 1975th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 975th year of the2nd millennium,the 75th year of the20th century,and the 6th year of the1970sdecade.
Events
[change|change source]- January 28–George Lucascreates the second draft of what would eventually becomeStar Wars.At this time, the title of the story wasAdventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars.
- March– Production begins onStar Wars
- March 26– The movie version ofThe Who'sTommypremiers inLondon
- July– In order to create the necessary special effects for his movie,Star Wars,George LucasformsIndustrial Light and Magic.
- July 5–Arthur Ashebecomes the first black man to win Wimbledon singles tennis title.
- September 5–Lynette "Squeaky" Frommeattempts to shoot PresidentGerald Ford,but is stopped.
- September 22– US PresidentGerald Fordsurvives another assassination attempt, this time bySara Jane Moore.
- October 1- TheEllice Islandssplit from theGilbert Islands(present-dayKiribati) and change their name toTuvalu.
- October 11–Saturday Night Liveairs for the first time.
- November 10– TheSS Edmund Fitzgeraldsinks.
- November 11– Australian Prime MinisterGough Whitlamsacked by Governor-General SirJohn Kerr.
- November 20– SpanishfascistdictatorFrancisco Francodies at the age of 82.
- Jawsbecomes the first movie to ever gross US$100 million in North America, setting the standard for future blockbusters.
- TheVietnam Warends.
Births
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- January 8–Tift Merritt,Americansingerandsongwriter
- January 17–CoCo Lee,Chinesesinger
- February 4–Natalie Imbruglia,Australiansinger andactress
- February 22–Drew Barrymore,American actress
- March 15–Eva Longoria,American actress
- March 27–Fergie,American singer (Black Eyed Peas)
- April 6–Zach Braff,American actor,director,andscreenwriter
- April 14–Anderson Silva,Brazilianmartial artist
- April 26–Joey Jordison,Americanmusician(Slipknot)
- May 2–David Beckham,Englishfootballplayer
- May 2 –Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger,Americanastronaut
- May 8–Enrique Iglesias,Spanish singer
- May 10–Hélio Castroneves,Brazilian racecar driver
- May 27–Jamie Oliver,Englishcelebritychef
- June 4–Russell Brand,Englishcomedianand actor
- June 4 –Angelina Jolie,American actress
- June 8–Shilpa Shetty,Indianactress andmodel
- June 30–Ralf Schumacher,German racing driver
- June 30–Rami Shaaban,Swedish footballer
- July 6–50 Cent,Americanrapper
- July 9–Shelton Benjamin,Americanwrestler
- July 9 –Jack White,American actor and musician
- July 11–Lil' Kim,American rapper
- July 17–Terence Tao,Australianmathematician
- August 7–Charlize Theron,South Africanactress
- August 22–Rodrigo Santoro,Brazilian actor
- September 17–Constantine Maroulis,American singer
- September 20–Juan Pablo Montoya,ColombianNASCARdriver
- September 22–Ole Petter Andreassen,Norwegianmusician
- September 30–Wopke Hoekstra,Dutch politician
- October 5–Kate Winslet,English actress
- October 9–Sean Lennon,American musician
- October 10–Rumiko Takahashi,Japanesemangaartist
- October 14–Floyd Landis,Americancyclist
- November 22–Aiko,Japanese singer
- December 5–Ronnie O'Sullivan,English snooker player
- December 6–Andrea Agnelli,Italian businessman
- December 17–Milla Jovovich,Ukrainian-American model and actress
- December 27–Heather O'Rourke,American actress (d.1988)
- December 30–Scott Chipperfield,Australian footballer
- December 30–Tiger Woods,Americangolfer
Deaths
[change|change source]January
[change|change source]February
[change|change source]March
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- March 14-Susan Hayward,American actress (b.1917)
- March 14-Günther Reindorff,Estonian graphic designer (b.1899)
- March 25–Faisal of Saudi Arabia(b.1906)
April
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- April 5–Chiang Kai-shek,President of the Republic of China(b.1887)
- April 12-Josephine Baker,American dancer, singer and actress (b.1906)
- April 13-François Tombalbaye,1stPresident of Chad(b.1918)
- April 17–Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,2ndPresident of India(b.1888)
- April 21–Ranieri Mazzilli,President of Brazil(b.1910)
- April 23–Peter Ham,Welsh singer and songwriter (b.1947)
- April 23–William Hartnell,English actor (b.1908)
May
[change|change source]- May 28–Ezzard Charles,American boxer (b.1921)
- May 28–Lung Chien,Chinese movie srceenwriter and director (b.1916)
June
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- June 3-Eisaku Satō,39thPrime Minister of Japan(b.1901)
- June 3–Ozzie Nelson,American band leader, producer, director, and actor (b.1906)
July
[change|change source]August
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- August 9–Dmitri Shostakovich,Russian composer (b.1906)
- August 15–Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,President of Bangladesh(b.1920)
- August 27–Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia(b.1892)
- August 29–Éamon de Valera,President of Ireland(b.1882)
September
[change|change source]- September 25–Heinz Müller,German bicycle racer (b.1924)
October
[change|change source]November
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- November 3-Tajuddin Ahmed,Prime Minister of Bangladesh(b.1925)
- November 3-Syed Nazrul Islam,actingPresident of Bangladesh(b.1925)
- November 3-Muhammad Mansur Ali,Prime Minister of Bangladesh(b.1919)
- November 20–Francisco Franco,Spanishdictator(b.1892)
- November 21–Gunnar Gunnarsson,Icelandic writer (b.1889)
December
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- December 24–Bernard Herrmann,American composer and conductor (b.1911)
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