What Happened In July 1975 In History

Historical Events for July, 1975

• 5th » Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the The Championships, Wimbledon e.g Wimbledon singles title.
• 5th » Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
• 6th » The Comoros declares independence from France.
• 12th » São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
• 15th » Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo program Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz (spacecraft) Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was both the last launch of an Apollo spacecraf
• 17th » Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo program e.g Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz (spacecraft) known as Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.
• 30th » Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1975

• 1st » Sean Colson, American basketball player and coach
• 1st » Sufjan Stevens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Danielson and Marzuki)
• 2nd » Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2nd » Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician
• 2nd » Erik Ohlsson (musician) or Erik Ohlsson, Swedish singer and guitarist (Millencolin)
• 2nd » Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player
• 5th » Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer
• 5th » Kip Gamblin, Australian dancer and actor
• 5th » Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
• 6th » 50 Cent, American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit)
• 6th » Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
• 6th » Sebastián Rulli, Argentinian-Mexican actor
• 7th » Tony Benshoof, American luger
• 7th » Adam Nelson, American shot putter
• 7th » Michael Voss, Australian footballer and coach
• 8th » Elias Viljanen, Finnish singer and guitarist (Sonata Arctica)
• 8th » Jamal Woolard, American actor and rapper
• 9th » Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler
• 9th » Isaac Brock (musician) named Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Modest Mouse and Ugly Casanova)
• 9th » Nathaniel Marston, American actor
• 9th » Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
• 9th » Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, and The Go)
• 10th » Andrew Firestone, American businessman
• 10th » Brendan Gaughan, American race car driver
• 10th » Alain Nasreddine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 10th » Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor
• 10th » Richard Westbrook, English race car driver
• 11th » OX (rock musician) named OX, Finnish bass player (Lordi)
• 11th » Bridgette Andersen, American actress (d. 1997)
• 11th » Willie Anderson (American football) named Willie Anderson, American football player
• 11th » Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer and manager
• 11th » Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress
• 11th » Nadya Suleman, American mother of the Suleman octuplets
• 12th » Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer
• 12th » Kai Greene, American bodybuilder
• 13th » Danni Boatwright, American model and sportscaster, Miss Kansas USA or Miss Kansas USA 1996
• 13th » Mariada Pieridi, Cypriot singer-songwriter
• 14th » Taboo (rapper) called Taboo, American rapper and actor (The Black Eyed Peas)
• 14th » Tim Hudson, American baseball player
• 14th » Jamey Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 15th » Cherry (wrestler) known as Cherry, American wrestler and manager
• 15th » Heather Nedohin, Canadian curler
• 15th » Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
• 16th » Ana Paula Arósio, Brazilian model and actress
• 16th » Bas Leinders, Belgian race car driver
• 16th » Jamie Oliver (musician) named Jamie Oliver, Welsh singer and keyboard player (Lostprophets and No Devotion)
• 17th » Darude, Finnish DJ and producer
• 17th » Harlette, Australian-English fashion designer
• 17th » Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer
• 17th » Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
• 17th » Cécile de France, Belgian actress
• 17th » Carey Hart, American motorcycle racer
• 17th » Paul Hinojos, American guitarist and songwriter (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta, and Sparta (band) called Sparta)
• 17th » Konnie Huq, English television host
• 17th » Terence Tao, Australian-American mathematician and academic
• 18th » M.I.A. (rapper) named M.I.A., English rapper and producer
• 18th » Torii Hunter, American baseball player
• 18th » Daron Malakian, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (System of a Down and Scars on Broadway)
• 19th » Luca Castellazzi, Italian footballer
• 19th » Wax Tailor, French DJ and producer
• 20th » Ray Allen, American basketball player
• 20th » Judy Greer, American actress
• 20th » Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer
• 20th » Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish politician, 5th Minister for EU Affairs (Sweden) named Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs
• 20th » Atiq-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 21st » Christopher Barzak, American author
• 21st » Chris Bisson, English actor
• 21st » Cara Dillon, Irish singer-songwriter (Equation (band) e.g Equation)
• 21st » Ravindra Pushpakumara, Italian cricketer
• 21st » Mike Sellers, American football player
• 22nd » Aile Asszonyi, Estonian soprano
• 22nd » Sam Jacobson, American basketball player
• 23rd » Suriya, Indian actor and producer
• 23rd » Dan Rogerson, English politician
• 23rd » Sung Hyun-ah, South Korean model and actress
• 24th » Tracey Crouch, English politician
• 24th » Dafydd James, Zambian-Welsh rugby player
• 24th » Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player
• 24th » Eric Szmanda, American actor
• 24th » Torrie Wilson, American wrestler and model
• 25th » Jody Craddock, English footballer
• 25th » Jean-Claude Darcheville, French footballer
• 25th » El Zorro (wrestler) named El Zorro, Mexican wrestler
• 26th » Ingo Schultz, German sprinter
• 26th » Joe Smith (basketball) named Joe Smith, American basketball player
• 26th » Elizabeth Truss, English politician
• 27th » Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player
• 27th » Elise Laverick, English rower
• 27th » Fred Mascherino, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred, Terrible Things, and Breaking Pangaea)
• 27th » Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer
• 27th » Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player
• 28th » Leonor Watling, Spanish actress and singer (Marlango)
• 29th » Yoshihiro Akiyama, South Korean-Japanese judoka
• 29th » Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 29th » Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
• 29th » Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer
• 30th » Graham Nicholls, English author and activist
• 30th » Cherie Priest, American author and blogger
• 31st » Randy Flores, American baseball player
• 31st » Andrew Hall, South African cricketer
• 31st » Simon Hirst, English radio host
• 31st » Gabe Kapler, American baseball player and manager
• 31st » Ruben Patterson, American basketball player
• 31st » Allan von Schenkel, American bassist and composer

Famous Deaths for July 1975

• 2nd » James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
• 5th » Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (b. 1892)
• 7th » Ruffian (horse) named Ruffian, American race horse (b. 1972)
• 12th » James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1887)
• 14th » Madan Mohan (music director) known as Madan Mohan, Iraqi-Indian composer (b. 1924)
• 17th » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (b. 1893)
• 18th » Vaughn Bodē, American illustrator (b. 1941)
• 19th » Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
• 30th » James Blish, American author and critic (b. 1921)

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