1975
Friedrich Lutz, German economist (born 1901)
Friedrich August Lutz was a German economist who developed the expectations hypothesis.
Friedrich Lutz, German economist (born 1901)
The 1970s
Explore 6419 historical events from 1970–1979.
1975
Noon Meem Rashid, Pakistani poet (born 1910)
Nazar Muhammad Rashid, commonly known as Noon Meem Rashed or N.M. Rashed, was a Pakistani poet of modern Urdu poetry.
Noon Meem Rashid, Pakistani poet (born 1910)
1975
Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor and composer (born 1885)
Vittorio Gui was an Italian conductor, composer, musicologist and critic.
Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor and composer (born 1885)
1975
K. C. Douglas, American rural blues singer (born 1913)
K. C. Douglas was an American rural blues singer and guitarist.
K. C. Douglas, American rural blues singer (born 1913)
1975
Al Lettieri, American actor (born 1928)
Alfredo Anthony Lettieri was an American actor and screenwriter. Active during the 1960s and 1970s, he commonly portrayed villainous characters. Lettieri achieved recognition for h…
Al Lettieri, American actor (born 1928)
1975
Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1935)
Albert J. Jackson Jr. was an American drummer, producer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a group of session musicians who worked for Stax Record…
Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1935)
1975
K. Kamaraj, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1903)
Kumaraswami Kamaraj, popularly known as Kamarajar, was an Indian independence activist, politician, social reformer, and statesman who served as the Chief Minister of Madras from 1…
K. Kamaraj, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1903)
1975
Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1903)
Joan Whitney Payson was an American heiress, businesswoman, philanthropist, patron of the arts and art collector, and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She co-founded, and …
Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1903)
1975
Graham Haberfield, English actor (born 1941)
Coronation Street is a British soap opera, initially produced by Granada Television. Created by writer Tony Warren, Coronation Street first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. …
Graham Haberfield, English actor (born 1941)
1975
Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (born 1887)
Charles Decker Reidpath was an American track and field sprinter and winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics, who later went on to have an outstanding military career…
Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (born 1887)
1975
Marjorie Maynard British artist and farmer (born 1891)
Marjorie Josephine Maynard, Lady Garbett was a British artist and farmer who designed some of the first set of postage stamps issued in Iraq. In later life, she brought and lost a …
Marjorie Maynard British artist and farmer (born 1891)
1975
İsmail Erez, Turkish lawyer and diplomat, Turkish Ambassador to France (born 1919)
İsmail Erez was a Turkish diplomat who held several high-ranking posts in the Turkish Foreign Service.
İsmail Erez, Turkish lawyer and diplomat, Turkish Ambassador to France (born 1919)
1975
Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian, author, and academic (born 1888)
Zdzisław Żygulski was a Polish literary historian and Germanist. He was a professor at the universities of Łódź and Wrocław. An expert of German literature of 18th–19th century and…
Zdzisław Żygulski, Polish historian, author, and academic (born 1888)
1975
Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (born 1937)
Vladimir Herzog, known by the nickname Vlado among his family and friends, was a Brazilian journalist, university professor and playwright of Croatian-Jewish origin and born in tod…
Vladimir Herzog, Brazilian journalist and activist (born 1937)
1975
Rex Stout, American detective novelist (born 1886)
Rex Todhunter Stout was an American writer noted for his detective fiction. His best-known characters are the detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin, who were featur…
Rex Stout, American detective novelist (born 1886)
1975
Edmund Hirst, British chemist (born 1898)
Sir Edmund Langley Hirst CBE FRS FRSE, was a British chemist.
Edmund Hirst, British chemist (born 1898)
1975
Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
Gustav Ludwig Hertz was a German experimental physicist who shared the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Franck "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an ele…
Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
1975
Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (born 1894)
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. A precocious pugilist, Carpentier fought in numerous categories. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and hea…
Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (born 1894)
1975
Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (born 1932)
Oliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961) is regarded …
Oliver Nelson, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (born 1932)
1975
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing
Khmer Rouge is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK), and by extension to Democratic Kampuchea, which ruled Cambodia between 1975 a…
The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the capital of the Khmer Republic, ending the Cambodian Civil War and establishing
1975
Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union
Aryabhata was India's first satellite, named after the astronomer of the same name. It was launched on 19 April 1975 from Kapustin Yar, a Soviet rocket launch and development site …
Aryabhata (pictured), India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union
1975
South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered recognition in 1949 as the associated State of …
South Vietnamese president Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned on hearing of the fall of Xuân Lộc, the last battle of the Vietnam
1975
About 100,000 Armenians gathered during a lull in fighting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide
On May 6, 1975, a massive gathering took place in the Lebanese capital Beirut, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Some 100,000 people participated in the…
About 100,000 Armenians gathered during a lull in fighting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Armenian genocide
1975
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its m
The Kingdom of Sikkim officially Dremoshong until the 1800s, was a hereditary monarchy in the Eastern Himalayas that existed from 1642 to 16 May 1975, when it was annexed by India.…
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its m