Särkänniemi Amusement Park Opens in Tampere, Finland, May 1, 1975

In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Major General Ziaur Rahman. Date: November 7, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅…

Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops. Date: April 2, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Founded by Jalal…

Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain becomes acting head of state, taking over for the country's ailing dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco. Date: October 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Zapruder Film of JFK…

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 1975Beirut Bus…

The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group. Date: August 27, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Samastipur Railway Bomb Blast Kills…

The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya. Date: August 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia →…