Date: April 29, 1975
General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory. Date: April 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Apollo-Soyuz Test…
Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh. Date: April 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Coup of 25 November 1975, a failed military coup d'état by Portuguese far-left activists seeking to hijack the Portuguese transition to democracy to establish a communist regime. Date: November 25, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Pope Paul VI ordains some 350 priests in St. Peter's Square in the largest ordination in history Date: June 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975São Tomé and Príncipe Independence from Portugal, July…
The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica). Date: September 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Four Bangladeshi Politicians Killed…
The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege. Date: December 6, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…