Aeroflot Flight E-15 Crashes Near Batumi, 40 Killed, July 15, 1975

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 1975Microsoft Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, April…

Timor-Leste declares its independence from Portugal. Date: November 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975The Troubles: Cabaret Band Members Killed in Northern Ireland Attack, July 31, 1975Helsinki CSCE Final Act Signed, August 1,…

Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft. Date:…

South Vietnamese forces withdraw from the town of Xuan Loc in the last major battle of the Vietnam War. Date: April 19, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Fire at World Trade Center North…

At the opening of a new railway line, a bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. Date: January 2, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Iceland Women’s…