Mayor of Jaffna Alfred Duraiappah Shot Dead, July 27, 1975

Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial. Date: June 26, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on…

East Timor: Governor Mário 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 → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅…

Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default. Date: April 3, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Jaws Released, Launching Summer…

European Space Agency is established. Date: May 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Voyageurs National Park Established by U.S. Congress, April 8, 1975Jimmy Hoffa Disappears from Michigan Restaurant Parking Lot, July 30, 1975Pope…

Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute. Date: March 6, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975India Launches First Satellite Aryabhata from Kapustin Yar, Russia, April 19, 1975Jerry Brown…

A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188. Date: August 3, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Watergate Scandal: Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman Sentenced to Prison, February…