Democratic Kampuchea Captures SS Mayaguez, May 12, 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 → 📅 Other events on June 29 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe…

Riots break out in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship. Date: February 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This…

São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal. Date: July 12, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Mayor of Jaffna Alfred Duraiappah Shot Dead, July 27, 1975Democratic Kampuchea Naval Forces Capture SS Mayaguez, May…

Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco two days earlier. Date: November 22, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975East Timor Civil War Begins After Dili Abandoned -…

Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Date: April 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Vietnam War C-5A Orphan Flight Crashes Near Saigon, April…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…