The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight. Date: September 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations. Date: September 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia. Date: September 16, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica). Date: September 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI. Date: September 14, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable. Date: September 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia…
Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford. Date: September 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed. Date: September 4, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
El Tacnazo: Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian Prime Minister carries out a coup d'état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President. Date: August 29, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on…
The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group. Date: August 27, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)