What Happened In December 1975 In History

Historical Events for December, 1975

• 4th » Suriname joins the United Nations.
• 6th » The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional Irish Republican Army called Provisional IRA unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London, beginning a Balcombe Street Siege called six-day siege.
• 7th » Indonesian invasion of East Timor: The invasion begins.
• 19th » John Paul Stevens is appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 29th » A bomb LaGuardia Airport Accidents and incidents called explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City named New York, New York, killing 11 people and injuring 74.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1975

• 1st » Matt Fraction, American author
• 1st » Sophia Skou, Danish swimmer
• 3rd » Mickey Avalon, American rapper
• 3rd » Malinda Williams, American actress
• 5th » Paula Patton, American actress
• 6th » Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 6th » Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
• 7th » Jamie Clapham, English footballer and coach
• 8th » Kevin Harvick, American race car driver
• 10th » Steve Bradley, American wrestler (d. 2008)
• 10th » Josip Skoko, Australian footballer
• 10th » Kristel Verbeke, Belgian singer and actress (K3 (band) known as K3)
• 11th » Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist
• 11th » Tomoka Kurotani, Japanese actress
• 11th » Dawn Steele, Scottish actress
• 12th » Mayim Bialik, American actress
• 12th » Wesley Charles, Vincentian footballer
• 12th » Craig Moore, Australian footballer
• 12th » Houko Kuwashima, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 13th » Bates Battaglia, American ice hockey player
• 13th » Tom DeLonge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blink-182, Angels & Airwaves, and Box Car Racer)
• 13th » Kostas Kiassos, Greek footballer
• 13th » Matthew LeCroy, American baseball player and coach
• 14th » Justin Furstenfeld, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Blue October and The Last Wish)
• 14th » KaDee Strickland, American actress
• 15th » Laurel Nakadate, American visual artist
• 16th » Valentin Bădoi, Romanian footballer manager
• 16th » Nao Kawakita, Japanese drummer (Maximum the Hormone)
• 16th » Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Billy Talent)
• 16th » Paul Maynard, English politician
• 16th » Jonathan Scarfe, Canadian actor
• 17th » Mayuko Aoki, Japanese voice actress
• 17th » Nick Dinsmore, American wrestler
• 17th » Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress and singer
• 17th » Bree Sharp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 18th » Sia Furler, Australian singer-songwriter
• 18th » Randy Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 18th » Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress
• 18th » Masaki Sumitani, Japanese wrestler and comedian
• 18th » Vincent van der Voort, Dutch darts player
• 19th » Makis Belevonis, Greek footballer
• 19th » Russell Branyan, American baseball player
• 19th » Brandon Sanderson, American author and academic
• 19th » Jon Smith, English journalist and author
• 19th » Olivier Tébily, Ivorian-French footballer
• 20th » Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer
• 20th » Jaydy Michel, Mexican model and actress
• 21st » Paloma Herrera, Argentinian ballet dancer
• 22nd » Chris Adler (actor) known as Chris Adler, American actor and producer
• 22nd » Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist
• 22nd » Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager
• 22nd » Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player
• 23rd » Thanasis Sentementes, Greek footballer
• 23rd » Vadim Sharifijanov, Russian ice hockey player
• 23rd » Lady Starlight, American singer-songwriter
• 25th » Rob Mariano, American reality show contestant, winner of 'Survivor: Redemption Island'
• 25th » Daniel Mustard, American singer-songwriter
• 25th » Hideki Okajima, Japanese baseball player
• 25th » Choi Sung-Yong, South Korean footballer and manager
• 25th » Marcus Trescothick, English cricketer
• 26th » Marcelo Ríos, Chilean tennis player
• 28th » B. J. Ryan, American baseball player
• 29th » Shawn Hatosy, American actor
• 29th » Jaret Wright, American baseball player
• 30th » Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer
• 30th » Tiger Woods, American golfer
• 31st » Rami Alanko, Finnish ice hockey player
• 31st » Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer
• 31st » Rob Penders, Dutch footballer
• 31st » Sander Schutgens, Dutch runner

Famous Deaths for December 1975

• 1st » Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927)
• 1st » Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (b. 1906)
• 4th » Hannah Arendt, German-American historian, theorist, and academic (b. 1906)
• 5th » Constance McLaughlin Green, American historian and author (b. 1897)
• 7th » Thornton Wilder, American author and playwright (b. 1897)
• 8th » Gary Thain, New Zealand bass player (Uriah Heep (band) e.g Uriah Heep) (b. 1948)
• 9th » William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 11th » Lee Wiley, American singer (b. 1908)
• 13th » Cyril Delevanti, English actor (b. 1889)
• 14th » Arthur Treacher, English-American actor and singer (b. 1894)
• 18th » Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)
• 24th » Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (b. 1911)
• 25th » Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (b. 1881)
• 25th » Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician and author (b. 1913)
• 26th » Karl Tarvas, Estonian architect (b. 1885)

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