Mayor of Jaffna Alfred Duraiappah Shot Dead, July 27, 1975
Date: July 27, 1975
Date: July 27, 1975
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 β π Other events on June 29 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Tasman Bridge Collision Kills Twelve in Tasmania, January…
Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband. Date: January 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people. Date: February 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 28 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975One World…
Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December. Date: November 11, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 11 π Events on this day in…
East Timor: Governor MΓ‘rio Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. Date: August 11, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 11 π Events on this day in 1975 π …
Timor-Leste declares its independence from Portugal. Date: November 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 28 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Samastipur Railway Bomb Kills Lalit Narayan Mishra, January 2, 1975Cape Verde Gains Independence from Portugal July 5, 1975Beirut Bus…