On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 1975, the world population was approximately 4,070,735,277 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 19, 1975, covering March 25, 1975.
Led Zeppelin
Olivia Newton-John
Bob Dylan
The Doobie Brothers
Minnie Riperton
Phoebe Snow
Patti LaBelle
Robin Trower
John Denver
Linda Ronstadt
1975Ladislav Benýšek, Czech ice hockey player[†]
Ladislav Benýšek is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 161 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild between 1997 and 2003. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2013, was mainly spent in various European leagues. Internationally Benýšek played for the Czech national team at three World Championships, winning gold in both 1999 and 2000.
1975Melanie Blatt, English singer-songwriter and actress[†]
Melanie Ruth Blatt is an English singer. She rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints. The group have gained five UK number-one singles, two multi-platinum albums and two BRIT Awards, and have sold over 10 million records worldwide.
1975Erika Heynatz, Papua New Guinean-Australian model and actress[†]
Erika Heynatz is an Australian model, actress, singer, and television personality. She joined long-running Australian TV series Home and Away in June 2015, as villainous biology teacher Charlotte King.
1975Juan Gaudino, Argentinian race car driver (born 1893)[†]
Juan Antonio Gaudino was an Argentine racing driver.
1975Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (born 1906)[†]
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 2 November 1964 until his assassination in 1975. Before his ascension, he served as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 to 2 November 1964, and he was briefly regent to his half-brother King Saud in 1964. He was prime minister from 1954 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1975. Faisal was the third son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
1975Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1894)[†]
Deiva Zivarattinam was an Indian politician. He represented Pondicherry in the French Constituent Assembly election in 1945.
1975Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew.[†]
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was King of Saudi Arabia from 2 November 1964 until his assassination in 1975. Before his ascension, he served as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 to 2 November 1964, and he was briefly regent to his half-brother King Saud in 1964. He was prime minister from 1954 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1975. Faisal was the third son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia.
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Amer officials resume supply airlift to Phnom Penh after 48-hr suspension caused by successful rocket attacks on 2 planes; renewed activity at Pochentong airport described; other mil action noted; new Cabinet is sworn in; Premier Long Boret calls for peace and unity; illus (M)
illus of Ga Gov George Busbee surveying damage to mansion after tornado hit bldg on Mar 24 (M)
Fall of Hue (S Vietnam) reptdly is imminent; Danang remains only northern city in S Vietnam still under Govt control; Phu Bai airport is under constant enemy fire and is closed to traffic; heavy fighting is reptd in Tay Ninh; Pres Thieu appts Lt Gen Nguyen Van Minh to replace Adm Chung Tan Cang as gov of capital mil dist; rumors of attempt on Thieu's life remain unconfirmed; Soc Welfare Deputy Premier Phan Quang Dan says he has appealed to numerous countries for transportation and assistance in evacuating cities, news conf; expects refugees to number more than 1-million; estimates more than 1,000 refugees have been killed in central highlands by N Vietnamese shelling and ground attacks; illus; map (L)
Mayor Beame warns City Council members in briefing on his fiscal '76 expense budget that 'there isn't any doubt in my mind' that there will be need for new taxes; does not specify what taxes he has in mind but notes they will be in addition to proposed 74c increase in real estate tax, from $7.35 to $8.09 per $100 of assessed valuation; has said there is $1.68-billion deficit in new budget, which is expected to be about $13-billion; has also said he reduced deficit to $883.9-million by taking into account proposed real-estate tax increase and growth in revenues; exchanges quips with Councilman Luis A Olmedo (M)
RICHFIELD, Ohio, March 24—Muhammad Ali had much to say about Chuch Wepner after knocking him out in the 15th round tonight. Some of it was complimentary.
Dems in NYS Sen and Assembly plan to offer tax bill totaling $300-million; Sen expected to kill bill, Assembly expected to pass it; bill would increase levies on corps, banks, tobacco, liquor and estates; Sen Manfred Ohrenstein says Sen Repubs will have to bear consequences of their refusal to endorse new taxes; Assembly Speaker Stanley Steingut says Gov Carey will have to take dire steps because he will not have sufficient revenues; freshmen Dems balk at going on record for new taxes that have no chance of enactment; bipartisan accord on reducing budget includes $150-million that was to have been raised by increase in gasoline tax; gasoline tax proposal is dead (M)
Israeli Govt officials respond bitterly on Mar 24 to White House announcement of reassessment of US policy on Middle East; US statement tends to confirm officials' fears--that US will place major blame on Israel for breakdown in negotiations with Egypt over new interim agreement in Sinai; officials are concerned about serious strain in relations with US and reduction in econ and mil aid; agree that Israel's first priority must now be to do everything possible to bolster relations (M)
NYSE incurs largest loss in over 4 months as prices tumble in reaction to news of breakdown in State Sec Kissinger's efforts for Middle East peace settlement; trading vol is 17,810,000 shares and Dow Jones indus avg drops 19.63 points to close at 743.43; graphs showing Dow Jones avg and NYSE vol in Mar '75 (M)
DA NANG, South Vietnam, Tuesday, March 25—Refugees have been converging on Da Nang, South Vietnam's second. largest city, and enormous crowds fill the streets.
Pres Ford on Mar 24 orders total re-examination of US policy toward Middle East following collapse of Sec Kissinger's efforts to attain new agreement between Egypt and Israel; State Dept spokesman Robert Anderson says policy rev will include US aid to Israel; says aid will unquestionably continue but that magnitude is uncertain; Kissinger says reassessment is not question of 'cutting off any aid'; says US is not engaged in 'punitive actions'; illus of Ford with Kissinger (M)
Article in series on pol, econ and soc trends in W Eur discusses labor relations in various nations; illus (L)
Amer officials resume supply airlift to Phnom Penh after 48-hr suspension caused by successful rocket attacks on 2 planes; renewed activity at Pochentong airport described; other mil action noted; new Cabinet is sworn in; Premier Long Boret calls for peace and unity; illus (M)