April 1975 calendar

Events

• 01 Apr 1975 Cambodia President Lon Nol flees for Red Khmer.
• 02 Apr 1975 Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from the Quang Ngai Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
• 03 Apr 1975 James Rupers kills his family to inherit
• 04 Apr 1975 130, killed as USAF plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crashes
• 05 Apr 1975 Letter for Queen Victoria closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 performances
• 06 Apr 1975 Night... Made America Famous closes at Barrymore NYC after 75 performances
• 08 Apr 1975 47th Academy Awards - Godfather II, Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win.
• 09 Apr 1975 The first game of the Philippine Basketball Association, the second oldest professional basketball league in the world.
• 10 Apr 1975 Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
• 11 Apr 1975 JP Parise 11 sec OT goal-Isles 1st playoff advance eliminates Rangers
• 12 Apr 1975 Linda Ronstadt releases When Will I Be Loved
• 13 Apr 1975 Penguins 5-Isles 4 - Quarterfinals - Penguins hold 1-0 lead
• 15 Apr 1975 1st appearance of San Diego Chicken
• 16 Apr 1975 Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh
• 17 Apr 1975 Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea National Day)
• 18 Apr 1975 John Lennon releases Stand by Me
• 19 Apr 1975 India launches 1st satellite with help of the USSR
• 20 Apr 1975 29th Tony Awards: Equus and The Wiz win.
• 21 Apr 1975 Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24)
• 22 Apr 1975 Penguins 2-Isles 4 - Quarterfinals - Penguins hold 3-2 lead
• 24 Apr 1975 Penguins 1-Isles 4 - Quarterfinals - series tied at 3-3
• 25 Apr 1975 West German embassy blown-up in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 26 Apr 1975 Penguins 0-Isles 1 - Quarterfinals - Isles win series 4-3
• 27 Apr 1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic.
• 28 Apr 1975 John Lennon appears on Tonight andRingo on Smother Brothers
• 29 Apr 1975 Ethiopia nationalizes all ground / earth
• 30 Apr 1975 Fall of Saigon (or Liberation of Saigon from the Communist perspective): Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Duong Van Minh.

Famous Birthday

• Veronica Zemanova
• Cécile Duflot

  French politician, Minister of Territorial Equality and Housing in the Ayrault Cabinet.

• Laurent Wauquiez

  French politician who was the Secretary of State for European Affairs under the Foreign and European Affairs Minister, Alain Juppé.

• Ludovic Chancel
• Zach Braff

  American actor.

• Natacha Polony
• Joey Jordison

  Drummer.

• Johnny Galecki

  American actor.

• Anderson Silva

  Brazilian mixed martial artist.

• Amy Dumas

  American professional wrestler.

• Adam Rodriguez

  American actor.

• Oksana Kazakova

  Russian pairs figure skater, partner of Artur Dmitriev.

• Pedro Pascal
• Eddie Elisma
• Thad Luckinbill

  American actor and producer.

• Danyon Loader

  New Zealand pro swimmer who placed with an Olympic Gold Medal in the 200m freestyle, 7/21/1996 and another Gold Medal in the 400m freestyle...

• Anouk Teeuwe
• Damien Touya

  French fencing champion, the winner of a Bronze Medal in Sabers on 7/21/1996 at the Atlanta Olympics.

• Mateusz Kusznierewicz
• David Moncoutié

  French road racing cyclist, who rode with the French team Cofidis for his entire professional career (1997-2012).

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Famous Deaths

• Mike Brant

  Israeli pop star who achieved fame after moving to France.

• Josephine Baker

  American-French sophisticated singer and entertainer, described by Ernest Hemingway as the most sensational woman anybody ever saw or ever...

• Mary Ure

  Scottish actress on film, TV and stage, onscreen from 1955.

• Larry Parks

  American actor who made a debut on Broadway in 1937 and in film in 1941 in "Mystery Ship.

• Pete Ham

  Rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27.

• Mary Philips

  Actress (Farewell to Arms), dies at 75.

• R D Brinkmann

  Writer.

• Nicholas Soussanin

  Actor (Last Command), dies at 86.

• William Craig Nystul

  US Marine Corp Captain, one of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam.

• Darwin Judge

  US Marine Corp-corporal, one of last US soldiers killed in Vietnam.

• Michael John Shea

  US Marine Corp-Lieutenant/pilot, one of last soldiers killed in Vietnam.

• Eugeen Yoors

  Flemish draftsman/glass painter, dies at age 95.

• John B McKay

  US test pilot (X-15), dies.

• Rob Touber [Robert J Noordervliet)

  chansonnier/director, dies at age 38.

• Jan A de Jonge

  Dutch historian, dies at age 48.

• Charles McMahon Jr

  US US Marine Corp lance corporal, killed in Vietnam.

• Francois (Ngarta) Tombalbaye

  Chadian politician (Born 1918).

• Gunther Dyhrenfurth

  Swiss mountaineer, geologist and Himalayan explorer (Born 1886).

• Percy Lavon Julian

  American scientist (Born1899).

• Chiang Kai-Shek

  Chinese military leader, general and statesman, the Director of China 1928-1949 and leader of Formosa from 1949.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
2. Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom
3. B.J. Thomas - (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
4. Tony Orlando and Dawn - He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)
5. Ringo Starr - No No Song

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Telly Savalas - If
2. Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
3. The Sweet - Fox On The Run
4. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
5. Peter Shelley - Love Me Love My Dog