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 → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)