Today in History for March 1975

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 45 of 45

1st - 17th Grammy Awards: I Honestly Love You, Marvin Hamlisch win
1st - Eagles' "Best of My Love" reaches #1
1st - Colour television transmissions begin in Australia.
3rd - "Goodtime Charley" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 104 performances
3rd - Linda McCartney is charged in US with possession of marijuana
6th - Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
7th - Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate
7th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
8th - Royal Canadian Mint announces branch opening in Winnipeg Manitoba
9th - "Lieutenant" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 9 performances
9th - Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
10th - "Rocky Horror Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
10th - Dog spectacles patented in England
10th - Sanyo Shinkansen open between Osaka and Fukuoka.
11th - Portugal military coup under general Spinola fails
11th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
12th - Vietcong conquer Ban me Thuot South Vietnam
13th - Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year," premieres in NYC
15th - Bundy victim Julie Cunningham disappears from Vail, Colo
15th - Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500m (37.99 sec)
16th - "Lieutenant" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 9 performances
16th - US Mariner 10 makes 3rd & final fly-by of Mercury
17th - Valeri Muratov skates world record 1000m (1:16.92)
18th - Kurds end fight against Iraqi army
19th - "Dr Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 5 performances
19th - Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports
21st - Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years
22nd - "Dinge-competed" wins Eurovisie Song festival
22nd - "Dr Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 5 performances
22nd - "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 18 perfs
22nd - Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship
22nd - Teach-In wins Eurovision Song Festival with "Dinge-Dong"
22nd - Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens
22nd - A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes dangerous lowering of cooling water levels.
23rd - Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic
24th - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
26th - "Tommy" premieres in London
26th - Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win & NHL record of 17 straight loses
26th - The Biological Weapons Convention enters into force.
28th - Wash Caps win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses also
29th - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open
29th - Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers
30th - Ron Lalonde scores the 1st hat trick by a Washington Capital
31st - 37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55
31st - John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 79 of 79

1st - Maria Jose Suarez, Miss Universe-Spain (1996)
2nd - Arleen McDonald, Miss USA-Mississippi (1997)
3rd - Albert Fields, Gary Indiana, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
3rd - Danica McKellar, actress (Winnie Cooper-Wonder Years) [or Jan 3]
4th - Kirsten Bolm, German hurdler
4th - Patrick Femerling, German-born professional basketball player
4th - Kim Jung-Eun, South Korean actress
4th - Myrna Veenstra, Dutch field hockey player
4th - Antti Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
4th - Hawksley Workman, Canadian rock singer-songwriter
5th - Chris Silverwood, cricketer (England Test pace bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
5th - Niki Taylor, model (Elle, Marie Claire)
5th - Jolene Blalock, American actress
5th - Luciano Burti, Brazilian racing driver
6th - Aracely Arambula, Mexican actress and singer
7th - Andrey Savenkov, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
7th - William Hampton, CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders)
8th - Brett Conway, NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
8th - Kenny Wheaton, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
8th - Fardeen Khan, Indian actor
8th - Peggy Zina, Greek singer
9th - Adonal Foyle, NBA center (SF Warriors)
9th - Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
9th - Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer
10th - Stefan Bergkvist, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
10th - Lyne Bessette, Quebec professional bicycle racer
11th - Cedric Henderson, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
11th - Shawn Springs, cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
11th - Eric the Midget, American radio personality
12th - Herman Li, Cantonese guitarist
12th - Kelle Bryan, English singer
12th - Annabel Port, English radio presenter
13th - Landon Wilson, St Louis, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
14th - Stephen Harper, British/English footballer
14th - Wendy Rice, American actress
14th - Rico Yan, Filipino actor (d. 2002)
15th - Cornell Brown, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
Actress Eva Longoria (15th) 15th - Eva Longoria, Corpus Christi, Texas, American actress (Gabrielle Solis-Desperate Housewives)
15th - Will.i.am, American musician
15th - Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
16th - Sienna Guillory, English actress
17th - Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness)
17th - Andrew "Test" Martin, Canadian professional wrestler
17th - Natalie Zea, American actress
18th - Claude N'Goran, Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro
18th - Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
18th - Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
18th - Brian Griese, American football player
18th - Rodleen Getsic, American musician, civil servant
19th - Antonio Daniels, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
19th - Vivian Hsu, Taiwanese singer, actress and model
19th - Brann Dailor, American drummer
19th - Matthew Richardson, Australian rules footballer
20th - Brian Buetsch, Rockford Ill, figure skater (1997 Great Lakes Sr champ)
21st - Vitaly Potapenko, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
21st - Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
22nd - Chris Bayne, safety (Atlanta Falcons)
22nd - Jiri Novak, Czechostovakia, tennis star
23rd - Rita Grande, Napoli Italy, tennis star (3rd round 1996 Aust Open)
23rd - Alydar, American racehorse (d. 1990)
24th - Debbie Keller, Winfield Ill, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
24th - Julia Bikbova, Kiev Ukraine, dance skater (& John Lee)
24th - Thomas Johansson, Swedish tennis player
24th - Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva
25th - Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
25th - Melanie Blatt, British singer (All Saints)
27th - B J Gallis, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
27th - Gregory DuBois, hockey defenseman (Team France 1998)
27th - Stacy Ferguson, American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas)
27th - Tom Goegebuer, Belgian weightlifter
27th - Chakrit Yamnam, Thai film and television actor
28th - Atta-ur-Rehman, cricketer (Pakistani quickie, debut v Engl1992 age 17)
28th - Shanna Moakler, former beauty queen
28th - Iván Helguera, Spanish footballer
28th - Richard Kelly, American film director
28th - Derek Hill, American racing driver
29th - Christopher Yule, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
30th - Bahar Soomekh, American actress
31st - Adam Green, American film director

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 39 of 39

2nd - Jean Kurt Forest, composer, dies at 65
2nd - Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Kenyan politician (b.1929)
7th - Ben Blue, actor (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 73
7th - Francine Larrimore, actress (John Meade's Woman), dies at 76
7th - Mikhail Bakhtin, Russian philosopher (b. 1895)
7th - Ben Blue, Canadian actor (b. 1901)
8th - George Stevens, US director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70
9th - Joseph Dunninger, NYC, mentalist (Amazing Dunninger), dies at 82
9th - Shirley Ross, actress (Night Vision, Mindkiller), dies at 62
9th - Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (b. 1888)
10th - Leopold Samuel, composer, dies at 91
11th - Philip Bezanson, composer, dies at 59
11th - Sammy Spear, orchestra leader (Dom Deluise Show), dies at 65
11th - Walter Kinsella, actor (Happy-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 74
13th - Ali Sastroamidjojo, Indonesian attorney/minister/premier, dies at 71
13th - Ivo Andric, Yugoslavian author (Nemiri-Nobel 1961), dies at 82
13th - Jean Del Val, actor (Sainted Devil, Flying Deuces), dies at 83
13th - Ruth Schaumann, German author/painter/sculptor, dies at 75
14th - Susan Hayward, actress (Young & Willing), dies at 56
15th - Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49
15th - Aristotle S Onassis, Greek shipping magnate, dies at 69
16th - T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64
16th - Richard W. DeKorte, American politician (b. 1936)
18th - Alain Grandbois, Quebec poet (b. 1900)
19th - John A DeMott, dies at 63
21st - Berend Giltay, composer, dies at 64
21st - Ralph Hawtrey, economist (multiplier), dies at 95
21st - Joe Medwick, baseball player (b. 1911)
22nd - Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75
22nd - Cass Daley, actress (Red Garters), dies at 59
22nd - Paul Verhoeven, German director dies at 73
24th - Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60
24th - Oscar Rasbach, composer, dies at 86
25th - Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, king of Saudi-Arab (1964-75), shot by nephew at 68
25th - Juan Gaudino, Argentine racing driver (b. 1893)
27th - Arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at 83
27th - Gertrude Niesen, actress (Start Cheering), dies at 63
28th - Renzo Massarani, composer, dies at 77
30th - Peter Bamm, writer, dies