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

The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. Date: June 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Tasman Bridge Collision Kills 12 in Tasmania, January 5, 1975Arthur Ashe Wins Wimbledon…

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 📅…

The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary. Date: January 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Fire Causes Cooling Water Drop -…

Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup. Date: August 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Mozambique Gains Independence from Portugal, June 25,…

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 1975Watergate Scandal: Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman Sentenced to Prison,…

Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format. Date: June 7, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Pope Paul VI Ordains 350 Priests in St. Peter’s Square, June 29, 1975Jimmy Hoffa Disappears from Michigan…