Date: April 21, 1975
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 📅…
In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people. Date: February 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Four Bangladeshi…
Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. Date: July 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Balcombe Street Siege Begins: Provisional IRA Hostage Crisis December 6, 1975Mikoyan MiG-31 Prototype Maiden Flight, September 16, 1975Alvor…
Aeroflot Flight E-15 crashes on approach to Batumi International Airport, killing 40. Date: July 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975Moorgate Train Crash Kills 43 in London – February 28, 1975Tasman Bridge Collision…
Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Date: December 2, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory. Date: April 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1975West African…