Historical figures in 1975

The atlas holds 88 people and 166 moments here, in 1975. The most recorded lives are Alexei Leonov, Gerald Ford and Hirohito. Among them Musicians and Composers, Writers and Performers.

Notable people

1. Agostinho Neto

   in 1975

   3 moments here

   António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…

2. Akira Kurosawa

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and painter. Kurosawa directed 30 feature films between 1943 and 1993, including Rashomon, Seven…

3. Alan García

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…

4. Alan MacDiarmid

   in 1975

   2 moments here

   New Zealand-American chemist and 2000 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, known for co-developing conductive polymers.…

5. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

   in 1975

   2 moments here

   Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…

6. Alexei Leonov

   in 1975

   15 moments here

   Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, aviator, artist, and writer. Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk on 18 March 1965 and commanded Soyuz…

7. Alice Munro

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…

8. Andy Warhol

   in 1975

   1 moment here

   American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…

9. Anwar Sadat

   in 1975

   4 moments here

   Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…

10. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    in 1975

    2 moments here

    Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…

11. Augusto Pinochet

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer who led the 11 September 1973 coup and ruled Chile as head of the military junta and then…

12. Burhanuddin Rabbani

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…

13. Carlos Fuentes

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…

14. Celia Cruz

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…

15. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

16. Chiang Kai-shek

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…

17. Chinua Achebe

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…

18. Claude Simon

    in 1975

    2 moments here

    French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

19. Claudia Cardinale

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…

20. Desmond Tutu

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

21. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

22. Ebrahim Raisi

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…

23. Edmund Hillary

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…

24. Eisaku Satō

    in 1975

    2 moments here

    Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…

Moments

1. 1975 Signing the Alvor Agreement Agostinho Neto
2. 1975 Editing Dersu Uzala at Mosfilm Akira Kurosawa
3. 1975 Sociology seminar in Madrid Alan García
4. 1975 Lecture and meeting at Tokyo Institute of Technology Alan MacDiarmid
5. 1975 Visiting professor at Kyoto University Alan MacDiarmid
6. 1975 Chicago motorcade during United States tour Alexei Leonov
7. 1975 Postflight visit to Kyiv Alexei Leonov
8. 1975 Postflight visit to Leningrad Alexei Leonov
9. 1975 Postflight visit to Novosibirsk Alexei Leonov
10. 1975 Postflight visit to Sochi Alexei Leonov
11. 1975 Postflight visit to Tbilisi Alexei Leonov
12. 1975 Postflight visit to Volgograd Alexei Leonov
13. 1975 United Nations stop at end of United States tour Alexei Leonov
14. 1975 Visit to Rockwell plant in Downey Alexei Leonov
15. 1975 Move to Clinton Alice Munro
16. 1975 Paris discussions with Giscard Anwar Sadat
17. 1975 Emergency internment Atal Bihari Vajpayee
18. 1975 Hospital transfer during Emergency Atal Bihari Vajpayee
19. 1975 Saudi Arabia during exile Burhanuddin Rabbani
20. 1975 Ambassadorial residence in Paris Carlos Fuentes
21. 1975 Return Fania All-Stars concert in San Juan Celia Cruz
22. 1975 Receives knighthood Charlie Chaplin
23. 1975 Proust lecture in Oslo Claude Simon
24. 1975 Honorary guest at the Berlinale Claudia Cardinale
25. 1975 Moved to the Spencer family seat Diana, Princess of Wales
26. 1975 Seminary study in Qom Ebrahim Raisi
27. 1975 Move back to Mexico City Gabriel García Márquez
28. 1975 Counterinsurgency posting in Barinas Hugo Chávez
29. 1975 First return to China I. M. Pei
30. 1975 Journey in Iran Italo Calvino
31. 1975 Official visit to Baghdad Jacques Chirac
32. 1975 Visit with Ceaușescu at Neptun Jacques Chirac
33. 1975 Talks in San Francisco Jiddu Krishnamurti
34. 1975 Return to Hollywood for Cannon Joan Fontaine
35. 1975 Royal Society Research Professorship at Sussex John Cornforth
36. 1975 Retirement move to Contra John Eccles
37. 1975 Katoke Seminary secondary education John Magufuli
38. 1975 Fall teaching at Michigan State University Jorge Luis Borges
39. 1975 Swiss Grand Prix exhibition test Juan Manuel Fangio
40. 1975 Helsinki Conference journey Konstantin Chernenko
41. 1975 Lecture tour of California Macfarlane Burnet
42. 1975 MacArthur Postgraduate Lecture in Edinburgh Macfarlane Burnet
43. 1975 Filming India Song at the Palais Rothschild Marguerite Duras
44. 1975 Mozambique independence delegation Miriam Makeba
45. 1975 United Nations General Assembly address Miriam Makeba
46. 1975 Engineering degree at Cairo University Mohamed Morsi
47. 1975 Exile residence in Tianmu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
48. 1975 Cosmos unveiling Pelé
49. 1975 94 East recording session Prince
50. 1975 Moved to Bangkok with Waiphot Phetsuphan Pumpuang Duangjan

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