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
Konstantin Chernenko
in 1975
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Soviet Communist Party official and General Secretary of the CPSU from 13 February 1984 until his death.…
Lê Đức Thọ
in 1975
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Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Macfarlane Burnet
in 1975
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Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Mao Zedong
in 1975
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Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1975
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British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Marguerite Duras
in 1975
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French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1975
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German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Miriam Makeba
in 1975
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South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Mohamed Morsi
in 1975
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Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Muhammad Ali
in 1975
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Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
in 1975
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South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1975
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Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Olav V
in 1975
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Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
in 1975
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Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Pelé
in 1975
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pol Pot
in 1975
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Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Prince
in 1975
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Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Pumpuang Duangjan
in 1975
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Pumpuang Duangjan (Ramphueng Chithan) was a Thai singer and actress widely known as the “Queen of Luk Thung.” Her documented movements include her…
Rafael Orozco Maestre
in 1975
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Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, co-founder and lead singer of Binomio de Oro with accordionist Israel Romero.…
Richard Feynman
in 1975
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American theoretical physicist known for foundational work in quantum electrodynamics, the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, and…
Robert Mugabe
in 1975
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Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Robin Williams
in 1975
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Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1975
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Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Saint-John Perse
in 1975
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Saint-John Perse was the pen name of Alexis Léger, a French poet and diplomat. Born in Guadeloupe, he spent formative years in Pau and Bordeaux,…
Moments
- 1975 Ford-Sadat summit Anwar Sadat
- 1975 Death at Jikei University Medical Center Eisaku Satō
- 1975 Normalization visit to Beijing Ferdinand Marcos
- 1975 Audience with Pope Paul VI Gerald Ford
- 1975 Salzburg meetings Gerald Ford
- 1975 State visit to Sofia in 1975 Kim Il Sung
- 1975 Visit to Yugoslavia Kim Il Sung
- 1975 New York Cosmos debut Pelé
- 1975 Proclamation of independence in Maputo Samora Machel
- 1975 Visit to Mexico Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1975 AFL–CIO speech in New York City Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 1975 Apollo–Soyuz handshake over Metz Alexei Leonov
- 1975 Boarding Soyuz 19 at Gagarin Start Alexei Leonov
- 1975 Soyuz 19 landing in Kazakhstan Alexei Leonov
- 1975 Helsinki Final Act signing Gerald Ford
- 1975 Poland visit Gerald Ford
- 1975 West Germany visit Gerald Ford
- 1975 Wedding during OAU summit Idi Amin
- 1975 Opening of Nordjamb '75 Olav V
- 1975 OAU summit in Kampala Siad Barre
- 1975 Private visit to Camp David Suharto
- 1975 Installation as dean of St Mary's Desmond Tutu
- 1975 Death at Jubilee Palace Haile Selassie
- 1975 Victoria Falls Conference mediation Kenneth Kaunda
- 1975 Assassination at Dhanmondi 32 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1975 Postflight tour in Moscow Alexei Leonov
- 1975 Postflight visit to Star City Alexei Leonov
- 1975 Sacramento assassination attempt Gerald Ford
- 1975 San Francisco assassination attempt Gerald Ford
- 1975 Arrival in Williamsburg Hirohito
- 1975 Vice-presidential mission to Damascus Hosni Mubarak
- 1975 Vice-presidential mission to Riyadh Hosni Mubarak
- 1975 Meeting President Ford Margaret Thatcher
- 1975 National Press Club address Margaret Thatcher
- 1975 Final stage performance Marlene Dietrich
- 1975 Return to Cambodia under Democratic Kampuchea Norodom Sihanouk
- 1975 Death at his Giens villa Saint-John Perse
- 1975 White House reception during United States tour Alexei Leonov
- 1975 White House meeting with Ford Anwar Sadat
- 1975 Remarriage to Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor
- 1975 Conclusion of United States state visit Hirohito
- 1975 State meeting at the White House Hirohito
- 1975 Visit in Westchester County Hirohito
- 1975 Visit to Arlington National Cemetery Hirohito
- 1975 Visit to Disneyland Hirohito
- 1975 Addressed the UN General Assembly Idi Amin
- 1975 Thrilla in Manila Muhammad Ali
- 1975 State visit to the United States Olav V
- 1975 Official visit to Paris Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1975 Proclamation of Angolan independence Agostinho Neto