Today in History for January 1975

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 53 of 53

1st - Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell & Mardian convicted of Watergate crime
1st - International Women's Year begins
1st - Sweden adopts constitution
2nd - US Dept of Interior designates grizzly bear a threatened species
4th - "Good News" closes at St James Theater NYC after 16 performances
4th - "Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 120 performances
4th - "Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 341 performances
4th - Ford Executive Order on CIA Activities within the US (No 11828)
4th - Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica
4th - Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0
5th - "Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 1672 performances
5th - Charlie Smalls' "Wiz," premieres in NYC
5th - Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days
5th - 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent & Hobart, Tasmania & ship sinks
6th - "AM America," premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host
6th - "Wheel Of Fortune," debuts on NBC-tv
6th - 1000 Led Zeppelin fans, waiting overnight inside the lobby of the Boston Garden for tickets to the group's February 4th gig to go on sale, cause a riot and an esimated $30,000 damage
7th - "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 1050 performances
7th - Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to AR Ammons (Sphere)
7th - Gary Geld & Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in NYC
7th - Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage
8th - Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W Dean III, Herbert W Kalmbach & Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison
9th - 600 employees of Royal Canadian Mint go on strike
9th - Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes
11th - Soyuz 17 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4
12th - Chrysler Corp offers 1st car rebates
12th - Superbowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, RB
14th - Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m
14th - USSR breaks trade agreement with US
15th - Portugal signs accord for Angola's independence
15th - Space Mountain opens (Disneyland)
18th - "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premieres on CBS
19th - 4 mail truck assault on El Al B-747 in Paris, escape to Iraq
19th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Colgate Golf Triple Crown
19th - Triple J begins broadcasting in Sydney, Australia.
20th - 5th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-10
20th - Terrence McNally's "Ritz," premieres in NYC
21st - 28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montreal
22nd - Landsat 2, an Earth Resources Technology Satellite, launched
23rd - "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV
23rd - Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
24th - "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV
24th - Fastest Earth-bound object, 7200 kph, in vacuum centrifuge, England
25th - 10th hat trick in Islander history-Denis Potvin's 1st
25th - Parliament disposes of premier sheik Mujib ur-Rahman
26th - Edward Albee's "Seascape," premieres in NYC
28th - 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio
29th - "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater NYC for 5 performances
29th - 1st Annual Comedy Awards of the Year hosted by Alan King
29th - W I win Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2
Musician Barry Manilow 31st - Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold
31st - John Lennon releases "#9 Dream"
31st - UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 85 of 85

1st - Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Oly-98)
1st - Chris Anstey, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks)
1st - Eiichiro Oda, Japanese Manga artist
1st - Sonali Bendre, Indian model and actress
1st - Joe Cannon, American soccer player
2nd - Chris Cheney, Australian musician (The Living End)
2nd - Doug Robb, American singer (Hoobastank)
2nd - Dax Shepard, American actor
2nd - Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby union player
3rd - Danica McKellar, actress (Winnie Cooper-Wonder Years) [or Mar 3]
3rd - Jason Marsden, actor (General Hospital, Eddie-Munsters Today)
3rd - Thomas Bangalter, French DJ (Daft Punk)
5th - Ray Morgan, announcer (I'd Like to See)
5th - Warrick Dunn, running back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
5th - Kylie Bax, New Zealand model
5th - Bradley Cooper, American actor
6th - James Farrior, linebacker (NY Jets)
6th - Laura Berg, Whittier CA, softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
6th - Yukana, Japanese seiyū
6th - Jason King, English radio DJ (Radio 1)
7th - Robert Norman Waddell, Cambridge NZ, Single scull rower (Olympics-96)
8th - Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Russia, NHL right wing (LA Kings)
8th - DJ Clue, American DJ and producer
8th - Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer
9th - Justin Huish, Fountain Valley CA, archer (Olympics-gold-1996)
9th - Mariano Friedick, Tarzana California, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96)
9th - Kiko Calero, Puerto Rican baseball player
9th - Kimberley Ann Scott Mathers, former wife of Eminem
10th - Shannon Kavanaugh, Boston Mass, rocker (Ivory Soul)
10th - Jake Delhomme, American football player
11th - Brad Badger, guard (Washington Redskins)
11th - Jacky Verbeek, Dutch soccer player (RKC)
11th - Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
12th - Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
12th - Jocelyn Thibault, Montreal, NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens)
12th - Jason Freese, American musician
13th - Angela Holbeck, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
14th - Marcel Koning, soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC)
15th - Greg Loveridge, cricketer (NZ leg-spinner, did not bowl v Zim 1996)
15th - Mary Pierce, Montreal Canada, tennis star (1995 Australian Open)
15th - Edith Bowman, Scottish television and radio presenter
16th - Greg Strause, American visual effects creator
16th - Gillian Iliana Waters, American actress
17th - Tom Jenkinson, English musician (Squarepusher)
17th - Freddy Rodriguez, Puerto Rican-American actor
17th - Rami Yacoub, Swedish songwriter/producer
18th - Derek Smith, linebacker (Washington Redskins)
19th - Natalie Harvey, Australian 3k/5k runner (Olympics-96)
19th - Noah Georgeson, American Musician and Producer
20th - David Eckstein, American baseball player
20th - Norberto Fontana, Argentine racing driver
21st - Anette Oldenborg, Miss Universe-Denmark (1996)
21st - Faghma Absalom, Miss Universe-Namibia (1996)
21st - Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
21st - Ito, Spanish footballer
21st - Nicky Butt, English footballer
21st - Casey FitzRandolph, American speed skater
21st - Yuji Ide, Japanese racing driver
22nd - Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen, Palmerston North NZ, cyclist (Oly-96)
22nd - Felipe Giaffone, Brazilian racing driver
23rd - Kevin Alexander, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
23rd - Tito Ortiz, American UFC fighter
24th - Danielle Connors, Miss Virginia USA (1996)
24th - Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer
25th - John Piersma, US, 200m/400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-4th-96)
25th - Dat Phan, Vietnamese stand-up comedian
25th - Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress
25th - Tim Montgomery, American athlete
27th - Chaminda Vaas, brilliant Sri Lankan cricket pace bowler (1994- )
28th - Anne Montminy, Montreal Quebec, 10m diver (Olympics-17-92, 96)
28th - Julian Dean, Waihi NZ, team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96)
28th - David Zingler, American writer
28th - Lee Latchford-Evans, English singer
28th - Junior Spivey, American baseball player
28th - Terri Colombino, American Actress
29th - Hendrik Dreekmann, Germany, tennis star
29th - Kelly Packard, Glendale CA, actress (Tiffani Smith-California Dreams)
29th - Lorraine Magwenzi, Miss Zimbabwe Universe (1997)
29th - Maarten Kerkhof, soccer player (Vitesse, De Graafschap)
29th - Sara Gilbert, Santa Monica California, actress (Melissa-Roseanne)
30th - Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer
30th - Yumi Yoshimura, Japanese singer (Puffy Amiyumi)
31st - Kenard Lang, defensive end (Washington Redskins)
31st - Jackie O, Australian radio host
31st - Preity Zinta, Indian actress

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 32 of 32

1st - Arthur Pierson, actor/director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73
3rd - Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87
3rd - Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author (False Flag), dies at 77
3rd - Walter Linck, Swiss sculptor, dies at 71
4th - Carlo Levi, Italian writer (Parole Sono Pietre), dies at 72
5th - Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning
6th - Noel Madison, actor (Jitterbugs, Black Raven), dies at 77
8th - Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66
8th - Gertrude Olmsted, actress (Cobra, Torrent), dies at 70
8th - John Dierkes, actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69
8th - John Gregson, actor (Rooney, Assassin), dies at 55
8th - Louis J H C A de Bourbon, Dutch writer/poet (Gypsy Blood), dies at 66
8th - Richard Tucker, [Reuben Ticker], US tenor (La Gioconda), dies at 61
9th - John Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58
9th - Pierre Fresnay, French actor (Monsieur Vincent), dies at 77
9th - Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (b. 1901)
11th - Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)
12th - Caryn Campbell, Bundy victim, disappears from Snowmass, Colo
18th - Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897)
19th - Thomas Hart Benton, American painter dies at 85 (b. 1889)
20th - Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, dies at 81
21st - Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at 84
22nd - Klaas Voskuil, Dutch journalist, dies at 79
22nd - Andrew George Burry, Swiss-born manufacturer and businessman (b. 1873)
23rd - Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94
24th - Larry Fine, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 72
25th - Vivien Kellems, TV hostess (The Power of Women), dies at 78
25th - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician, mayor of Ottawa (b. 1896)
26th - Lubov Orlova, actress (Moscow Laughs, Man of Music, Tanya), dies at 72
27th - Bill Walsh, American producer and writer (b. 1913)
28th - Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (b. 1887)
30th - Boris Blacher, German composer (Purloined Letter), dies at 72