1975 ( MCMLXXV ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar , the 1975th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 975th year of the 2nd millennium , the 75th year of the 20th century , and the 6th year of the 1970s decade.

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• January 28 ? George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars . At this time, the title of the story was Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars .
• March ? Production begins on Star Wars
• March 26 ? The movie version of The Who 's Tommy premiers in London
• July ? In order to create the necessary special effects for his movie, Star Wars , George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic .
• July 5 ? Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win Wimbledon singles tennis title.
• September 5 ? Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to shoot President Gerald Ford , but is stopped.
• September 22 ? US President Gerald Ford survives another assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore .
• October 1 - The Ellice Islands split from the Gilbert Islands (present-day Kiribati ) and change their name to Tuvalu .
• October 11 ? Saturday Night Live airs for the first time.
• November 10 ? The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks.
• November 11 ? Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr .
• November 20 ? Spanish fascist dictator Francisco Franco dies at the age of 82.
• Jaws becomes the first movie to ever gross US$100 million in North America, setting the standard for future blockbusters.
• The Vietnam War ends.

Births [ change | change source ]

• January 8 ? Tift Merritt , American singer and songwriter
• January 17 ? CoCo Lee , Chinese singer
• February 4 ? Natalie Imbruglia , Australian singer and actress
• 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 , and screenwriter
• April 14 ? Anderson Silva , Brazilian martial artist
• April 26 ? Joey Jordison , American musician ( Slipknot )
• May 2 ? David Beckham , English football player
• May 2 ? Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger , American astronaut
• May 8 ? Enrique Iglesias , Spanish singer
• May 10 ? Helio Castroneves , Brazilian racecar driver
• May 27 ? Jamie Oliver , English celebrity chef
• June 4 ? Russell Brand , English comedian and actor
• June 4 ? Angelina Jolie , American actress
• June 8 ? Shilpa Shetty , Indian actress and model
• June 30 ? Ralf Schumacher , German racing driver
• June 30 ? Rami Shaaban , Swedish footballer
• July 6 ? 50 Cent , American rapper
• July 9 ? Shelton Benjamin , American wrestler
• July 9 ? Jack White , American actor and musician
• July 11 ? Lil' Kim , American rapper
• July 17 ? Terence Tao , Australian mathematician
• August 7 ? Charlize Theron , South African actress
• August 22 ? Rodrigo Santoro , Brazilian actor
• September 17 ? Constantine Maroulis , American singer
• September 20 ? Juan Pablo Montoya , Colombian NASCAR driver
• September 22 ? Ole Petter Andreassen , Norwegian musician
• September 30 ? Wopke Hoekstra , Dutch politician
• October 5 ? Kate Winslet , English actress
• October 9 ? Sean Lennon , American musician
• October 10 ? Rumiko Takahashi , Japanese manga artist
• October 14 ? Floyd Landis , American cyclist
• 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 , American golfer

Deaths [ change | change source ]

January [ change | change source ]

February [ change | change source ]

March [ change | change source ]

• March 14 - Susan Hayward , American actress (b. 1917 )
• March 14 - Gunther Reindorff , Estonian graphic designer (b. 1899 )
• March 25 ? Faisal of Saudi Arabia (b. 1906 )

April [ change | change source ]

• 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 - Francois Tombalbaye , 1st President of Chad (b. 1918 )
• April 17 ? Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , 2nd President 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 [ change | change source ]

• June 3 - Eisaku Sat? , 39th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1901 )
• June 3 ? Ozzie Nelson , American band leader, producer, director, and actor (b. 1906 )

July [ change | change source ]

August [ change | change source ]

• 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 ? Eamon de Valera , President of Ireland (b. 1882 )

September [ change | change source ]

• September 25 ? Heinz Muller , German bicycle racer (b. 1924 )

October [ change | change source ]

November [ change | change source ]

• November 3 - Tajuddin Ahmed , Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1925 )
• November 3 - Syed Nazrul Islam , acting President of Bangladesh (b. 1925 )
• November 3 - Muhammad Mansur Ali , Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1919 )
• November 20 ? Francisco Franco , Spanish dictator (b. 1892 )
• November 21 ? Gunnar Gunnarsson , Icelandic writer (b. 1889 )

December [ change | change source ]

• December 24 ? Bernard Herrmann , American composer and conductor (b. 1911 )

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