April 1975 calendar

April 1975
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1975.
The US president was Gerald Ford (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on April 1975: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of April 1975?

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.
03 Apr 1975 Vietnam War: Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of children in the closing stages of the war begins.