August 1975 calendar

August 1975
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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 August 1975: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1975?

Events

01 Aug 1975 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord
03 Aug 1975 Poland and West germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans
04 Aug 1975 Robert Plant is involved in a car crash in Rhodes
05 Aug 1975 Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5
09 Aug 1975 Dodger Davey Lopes steals record 32nd consecutive base without being caught
10 Aug 1975 57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron
11 Aug 1975 US vetoes proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to United Nations.
14 Aug 1975 Dmitri Shotakovitch, buried at the Novodevitshi-convent
15 Aug 1975 Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
16 Aug 1975 Rodgers & Hart closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 108 performances
17 Aug 1975 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic
19 Aug 1975 Astros hire Bill Virdon to replace Preston Gomez as manager
20 Aug 1975 Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing
21 Aug 1975 US lightens trade embargo against Cuba
22 Aug 1975 Assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford
23 Aug 1975 Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway
24 Aug 1975 Davey Lopes steals his 38th consecutive base, then thrown out stealing
27 Aug 1975 1st night match at US Tennis Open (Parun defeats Smith)
29 Aug 1975 Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming fourth brightest in sky.
30 Aug 1975 KTW-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX)
04 Aug 1975 The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.