Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning, China. Date: February 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
Turkish Airlines Flight 345 crashes into the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul YeΕilkΓΆy Airport, killing 42. Date: January 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary. Date: January 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal. Date: January 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 15 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
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)
The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. Date: January 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 5 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
This date overflowed the 12-bit field that had been used in TOPS-10. There were numerous problems and crashes related to this bug while an alternative format was developed. Date: January 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 4 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
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 β π Other events on January 2 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)