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{{Year nav|1975}}
'''1975''' ('''MCMLXXV''') was a [[common year]] starting on [[Wednesday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]].
== Events ==
* [[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 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 (movie)|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 ==
* [[January 8]] – [[Tift Merritt]], [[United States|American]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]
* [[January 17]] – [[CoCo Lee]], [[China|Chinese]] singer
* [[February 4]] – [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Australia]]n singer and [[actor|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, [[movie director|director]], and [[screenwriter]]
* [[April 14]] – [[Anderson Silva]], [[Brazil]]ian [[martial artist]]
* [[April 26]] – [[Joey Jordison]], American [[musician]] ([[Slipknot]])
* [[May 2]] – [[David Beckham]], [[England|English]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] player
* May 2 – [[Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger]], American [[astronaut]]
* [[May 8]] – [[Enrique Iglesias]], Spanish singer
* [[May 27]] – [[Jamie Oliver]], English [[celebrity]] [[Cooking|chef]]
* [[June 4]] – [[Russell Brand]], English [[comedian]] and actor
* June 4 – [[Angelina Jolie]], American actress
* [[June 8]] – [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[India]]n actress and [[model (person)|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 [[Professional wrestling|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 Africa]]n actress
* [[August 22]] – [[Rodrigo Santoro]], Brazilian actor
* [[September 17]] – [[Constantine Maroulis]], American singer
* [[September 20]] – [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], [[Colombia]]n [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[September 22]] – [[Ole Petter Andreassen]], [[Norway|Norwegian]] musician
* [[October 5]] – [[Kate Winslet]], English actress
* [[October 9]] – [[Sean Lennon]], American musician
* [[October 10]] – [[Rumiko Takahashi]], [[Japan]]ese [[manga]] artist
* [[October 14]] – [[Floyd Landis]], American [[cycling|cyclist]]
* [[November 22]] – [[Aiko (singer)|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 [[golf]]er
== Deaths ==
* [[April 23]] – [[Peter Ham]], [[Wales|Welsh]] singer and [[songwriter]] (b. [[1947]])
* April 23 – [[William Hartnell]], English actor (b. [[1908]])
* [[May 28]] – [[Ezzard Charles]], American [[Boxing|boxer]] (b. [[1921]])
* [[August 9]] – [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], [[Russia]]n composer (b. [[1906]])
* [[August 27]] – [[Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia]] (b. [[1892]])
* [[October 29]] – [[Éamon de Valera]], [[Ireland|Irish]] [[politician]] (b. [[1882]])
* [[November 20]] – [[Francisco Franco]], [[Spain|Spanish]] [[dictator]] (b. [[1892]])
* [[November 21]] – [[Gunnar Gunnarsson]], Icelandic writer (b. [[1889]])
== Movies released ==
* ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]''
* ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]''
* ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]
* ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]
* ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang]]
== Hit songs ==
* "At 17"-[[Janis Ian]]
* "Bad Time" – [[Grand Funk Railroad]]
* "Ballroom Blitz" – [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]]
* "Blitzkrieg Bop"- [[The Ramones]]
* "[[Born to Run (song)|Born To Run]]" – [[Bruce Springsteen]]
* "Calypso" – [[John Denver]]
* "Cut The Cake" – [[Average White Band]]
* "Feelings" – [[Morris Albert]]
* "Free Bird" – [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
* "Get Down Tonight" – [[K.C. and the Sunshine Band]]
* "Hey You" – [[Bachman Turner Overdrive]]
* "[[Holy Roller]]" – [[Nazareth (musicians)|Nazareth]]
* "How Sweet It Is" – [[James Taylor]]
* "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" – [[ABBA]]
* "The Late Show" – [[Jackson Browne]]
* "Lyin' Eyes" – [[The Eagles]]
* "No No Song" – [[Ringo Starr]]
* "Rock and Roll All Night" – [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
* "Roll On Down The Highway" – [[Bachman Turner Overdrive]]
* "Saturday Night Special" – [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
* "Shame, Shame, Shame" – [[Shirley and Company]]
* "SOS" – [[ABBA]]
* "Sweet Emotion" – [[Aerosmith]]
* "Trampled Underfoot" – [[Led Zeppelin]]
* "When Will I Be Loved" – [[Linda Ronstadt]]
* "Who Loves You" – [[The Four Seasons]]
* "Why Can't We Be Friends" – [[War (band)|War]]
* "You Are So Beautiful" – [[Joe Cocker]]
{{Commonscat|1975}}
[[Category:1975| ]]
'''1975''' ('''MCMLXXV''') was a [[common year]] starting on [[Wednesday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]].
== Events ==
* [[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 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 (movie)|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 ==
* [[January 8]] – [[Tift Merritt]], [[United States|American]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]]
* [[January 17]] – [[CoCo Lee]], [[China|Chinese]] singer
* [[February 4]] – [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Australia]]n singer and [[actor|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, [[movie director|director]], and [[screenwriter]]
* [[April 14]] – [[Anderson Silva]], [[Brazil]]ian [[martial artist]]
* [[April 26]] – [[Joey Jordison]], American [[musician]] ([[Slipknot]])
* [[May 2]] – [[David Beckham]], [[England|English]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] player
* May 2 – [[Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger]], American [[astronaut]]
* [[May 8]] – [[Enrique Iglesias]], Spanish singer
* [[May 27]] – [[Jamie Oliver]], English [[celebrity]] [[Cooking|chef]]
* [[June 4]] – [[Russell Brand]], English [[comedian]] and actor
* June 4 – [[Angelina Jolie]], American actress
* [[June 8]] – [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[India]]n actress and [[model (person)|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 [[Professional wrestling|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 Africa]]n actress
* [[August 22]] – [[Rodrigo Santoro]], Brazilian actor
* [[September 17]] – [[Constantine Maroulis]], American singer
* [[September 20]] – [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], [[Colombia]]n [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[September 22]] – [[Ole Petter Andreassen]], [[Norway|Norwegian]] musician
* [[October 5]] – [[Kate Winslet]], English actress
* [[October 9]] – [[Sean Lennon]], American musician
* [[October 10]] – [[Rumiko Takahashi]], [[Japan]]ese [[manga]] artist
* [[October 14]] – [[Floyd Landis]], American [[cycling|cyclist]]
* [[November 22]] – [[Aiko (singer)|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 [[golf]]er
== Deaths ==
* [[April 23]] – [[Peter Ham]], [[Wales|Welsh]] singer and [[songwriter]] (b. [[1947]])
* April 23 – [[William Hartnell]], English actor (b. [[1908]])
* [[May 28]] – [[Ezzard Charles]], American [[Boxing|boxer]] (b. [[1921]])
* [[August 9]] – [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], [[Russia]]n composer (b. [[1906]])
* [[August 27]] – [[Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia]] (b. [[1892]])
* [[October 29]] – [[Éamon de Valera]], [[Ireland|Irish]] [[politician]] (b. [[1882]])
* [[November 20]] – [[Francisco Franco]], [[Spain|Spanish]] [[dictator]] (b. [[1892]])
* [[November 21]] – [[Gunnar Gunnarsson]], Icelandic writer (b. [[1889]])
== Movies released ==
* ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]''
* ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]''
* ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]
* ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]
* ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang]]
== Hit songs ==
* "At 17"-[[Janis Ian]]
* "Bad Time" – [[Grand Funk Railroad]]
* "Ballroom Blitz" – [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]]
* "Blitzkrieg Bop"- [[The Ramones]]
* "[[Born to Run (song)|Born To Run]]" – [[Bruce Springsteen]]
* "Calypso" – [[John Denver]]
* "Cut The Cake" – [[Average White Band]]
* "Feelings" – [[Morris Albert]]
* "Free Bird" – [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
* "Get Down Tonight" – [[K.C. and the Sunshine Band]]
* "Hey You" – [[Bachman Turner Overdrive]]
* "[[Holy Roller]]" – [[Nazareth (musicians)|Nazareth]]
* "How Sweet It Is" – [[James Taylor]]
* "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" – [[ABBA]]
* "The Late Show" – [[Jackson Browne]]
* "Lyin' Eyes" – [[The Eagles]]
* "No No Song" – [[Ringo Starr]]
* "Rock and Roll All Night" – [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
* "Roll On Down The Highway" – [[Bachman Turner Overdrive]]
* "Saturday Night Special" – [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
* "Shame, Shame, Shame" – [[Shirley and Company]]
* "SOS" – [[ABBA]]
* "Sweet Emotion" – [[Aerosmith]]
* "Trampled Underfoot" – [[Led Zeppelin]]
* "When Will I Be Loved" – [[Linda Ronstadt]]
* "Who Loves You" – [[The Four Seasons]]
* "Why Can't We Be Friends" – [[War (band)|War]]
* "You Are So Beautiful" – [[Joe Cocker]]
{{Commonscat|1975}}
[[Category:1975| ]]