What Happened In October 1975 In History

Historical Events for October, 1975

• 1st » The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.
• 1st » Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
• 5th » Operation Primicia: terrorist attack against a Military Regiment at Formosa, Argentina.
• 10th » Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.
• 11th » The NBC sketch comedy/variety show 'Saturday Night Live' debuts with George Carlin as the host and Andy Kaufman, Janis Ian and Billy Preston as guests.
• 16th » The Balibo Five, a group of Australian television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), are killed by Indonesian troops.
• 16th » Rahima Banu, a two-year old girl from the village of Kuralia in Bangladesh, is the last known person to be infected with naturally occurring smallpox.
• 22nd » The Soviet unmanned space mission Venera 9 lands on Venus.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1975

• 1st » Didem Erol, Australian-American model and actress
• 1st » Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
• 1st » Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer
• 1st » Kim Sun-a, South Korean actress
• 2nd » Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper
• 2nd » Michel Trudeau, Canadian son of Pierre Trudeau (d. 1998)
• 3rd » India Arie named India.Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 3rd » Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 3rd » Talib Kweli, American rapper (Black Star (group) e.g Black Star and Reflection Eternal)
• 3rd » Nakako Tsuzuki, Japanese figure skater
• 4th » Daniella Deutscher, American actress
• 4th » Panos Kiamos, Greek singer
• 4th » Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian footballer and manager
• 4th » Mohamed Jameel, Maldivian footballer
• 5th » Bobo Baldé, French-Guinean footballer
• 5th » Carson Ellis, American painter and illustrator
• 5th » Christian Fährmann, German footballer
• 5th » Parminder Nagra, English actress
• 5th » Monica Rial American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
• 5th » Scott Weinger American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 5th » Kate Winslet, English actress and singer
• 6th » Reon King, Guyanese cricketer
• 7th » Rhino (wrestler) known as Rhino, American wrestler and actor
• 7th » Jamie Hector, American actor
• 7th » Giorgos Karadimos, Greek musician
• 7th » Damian Kulash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (OK Go and 8in8)
• 7th » Tim Minchin, English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer
• 7th » Kaspars Znotiņš, Latvian actor
• 9th » Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Plastic Ono Band, and Cibo Matto)
• 9th » Rale Micic, Serbian-American guitarist and composer
• 9th » Mark Viduka, Australian footballer
• 10th » Ihsahn, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Emperor band, Thou Shalt Suffer, and Peccatum)
• 10th » Ramón Morales, Mexican footballer
• 10th » Plácido Polanco, Dominican-American baseball player
• 11th » Orlando Maturana, Colombian footballer
• 12th » Ahmad (rapper) called Ahmad, American rapper (4th Avenue Jones)
• 12th » Susana Félix, Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 12th » Marion Jones, American basketball player and runner
• 14th » Michael Duberry, English footballer
• 14th » Floyd Landis, American cyclist
• 14th » Shaznay Lewis, English singer-songwriter and actress (All Saints (group) known as All Saints)
• 15th » Ginuwine, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 15th » Alessandro Doga, Italian footballer
• 15th » Glen Little, English footballer
• 16th » Mahmood Al Zarooni, Emirati horse rider and trainer
• 16th » Ernesto Noel Aquino, Honduran footballer
• 16th » Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 16th » Jacques Kallis, South African cricketer
• 16th » Kellie Martin, American actress
• 17th » Janne Aikala, Finnish murder victim (d. 1986)
• 17th » Francis Bouillon, American-Canadian ice hockey player
• 17th » Vina Morales, Filipino actress and singer
• 17th » Despina Olympiou, Greek-Cypriot singer
• 18th » Baby Bash, American rapper
• 18th » Alex Cora, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and sportscaster
• 21st » Toby Hall, American baseball player
• 21st » Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
• 22nd » Martín Cardetti, Argentinian footballer
• 22nd » Jesse Tyler Ferguson, American actor and singer
• 22nd » Míchel Salgado, Spanish footballer
• 23rd » Jessicka, American singer-songwriter (Jack Off Jill and Scarling.)
• 23rd » Michelle Beadle, American sportscaster
• 23rd » Odalys García, Cuban actress and singer
• 23rd » Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
• 23rd » Keith Van Horn, American basketball player
• 24th » Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer
• 24th » Frank Seator, Liberian footballer (d. 2013)
• 25th » Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kings of Convenience and Skog)
• 25th » Ryan Clement, American football player
• 25th » Zadie Smith, English author and educator
• 25th » Giorgos Tsalikis, Greek singer
• 26th » Ivo Posti, Estonian tenor
• 27th » Nicola Mazzucato, Italian rugby player and coach
• 27th » Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and engineer
• 27th » Elias Toufexis, Canadian actor
• 28th » Daniela Urzi, Argentine fashion model
• 29th » Kelly Lin, Chinese actress
• 30th » Xhavit Bajrami, Albanian-Swiss former kickboxer
• 30th » Marco Scutaro, Venezuelan baseball player
• 30th » Maria Thayer, American actress
• 31st » Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager
• 31st » Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor
• 31st » Johnny Whitworth, American actor

Famous Deaths for October 1975

• 2nd » K. Kamaraj, Indian politician (b. 1903)
• 4th » Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1903)
• 5th » Lady Constance Malleson, English actress and author (b. 1895)
• 18th » Al Lettieri, American actor (b. 1928)
• 21st » Charles Reidpath, American runner (b. 1887)
• 24th » Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish historian, author, and educator (b. 1888)
• 25th » Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1937)
• 27th » Rex Stout, American author (b. 1886)
• 28th » Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (b. 1894)
• 28th » Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1932)
• 30th » Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 31st » S. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1906)

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