June 1975 calendar

Events

• 01 Jun 1975 Chicago opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 947 performances
• 02 Jun 1975 1st time snow fell in London in June
• 04 Jun 1975 Oldest animal fossils in US discovered in North Carolina
• 05 Jun 1975 48th National Spelling Bee: Hugh Tosteson wins spelling incisor
• 06 Jun 1975 Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established.
• 07 Jun 1975 Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 vs. Pakistan World Cup
• 08 Jun 1975 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Girl Talk Golf Classic
• 09 Jun 1975 107th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Avatar wins in 2:28.2
• 10 Jun 1975 Yanks sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire
• 11 Jun 1975 1st oil pumped from North Sea oilfield
• 14 Jun 1975 45th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats M Navratilova (26 62 61)
• 16 Jun 1975 Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation
• 17 Jun 1975 Voters in Northern Mariana Island approve commonwealth status with US.
• 18 Jun 1975 NBC News and Information Service (24 hour news) premieres on radio
• 19 Jun 1975 Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan is found guilty in absentia of the murder of nanny Sandra Rivett.
• 21 Jun 1975 Jaws by Steven Spielberg opens
• 22 Jun 1975 Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic
• 23 Jun 1975 75th US Golf Open: Lou Graham shoots a 287 at Medinah Country Club - Illinois
• 24 Jun 1975 Eastern 727 crashes at JFK Airport NY, kills 113
• 25 Jun 1975 Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day)
• 26 Jun 1975 Cher divorces Sonny Bono
• 28 Jun 1975 David Bowie releases Fame
• 29 Jun 1975 3rd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner
• 30 Jun 1975 Bundy victim Shelley Robertson disappears in Colorado

Famous Birthday

• Angelina Jolie

  American actress, notoriously off-beat, the buff heroine of a videogame character, Lara Croft, in the film "Tomb Raider.

• Russell Brand

  English comedian, actor, radio host, and author.

• Tobey Maguire

  American actor, known for bringing a dark-eyed, low-key intensity to his roles.

• Jamel Debbouze

  French and Moroccan actor, comedian, producer, director and screenwriter.

• Allen Iverson

  American basketball player: guard, 76ers.

• Shilpa Shetty

  Indian actress.

• Hugh Dancy

  English actor.

• Marie Gillain

  Belgian actress, she began her career in "My father the hero" in 1991 (beside Gérard Depardieu).

• Linda Cardellini

  American actress.

• Sarah Abitbol
• Sandra Valentin

  French television journalist, presenting a weekly review of the cafes and theatres.

• Vladimir Kramnik

  Russian chess player.

• KT Tunstall

  Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist.

• Ralf Schumacher

  German Formula One driver.

• Maria José Rienda Contreras
• Mónica Cervera
• Elizabeth Reaser

  American actress.

• Zydrunas Ilgauskas

  Lithuanian-American basketball player: center, Cavaliers.

• Jennifer Irwin

  Canadian actress.

• Marek Malík

  Czech ice hockey player.

• See more

Famous Deaths

• Tim Buckley

  American songwriter, guitarist, singer composer, lyricist, performing and recording artist.

• Rod Serling

  American television and radio script writer.

• Steve Prefontaine

  American extraordinary athlete and track icon of the '70s, the fastest American in history.

• Serge Reding

  Belgian weightlifter, the world champion dumbbell lifter.

• Eisaku Sato

  Premier of Japan (1964-71 Nobel 1974), dies at 74.

• Paul Keres

  Estonian-Finnish chess player and theoretician (d. 1975).

• Don Robey

  US gospel / impresario / producer, dies at 71.

• Faisal Ibn Mussed Abdul Aziz

  Saudi prince, beheaded in Riyadh shopping center parking lot for killing his uncle the King.

• Jerry Verno

  Actor (River of Unrest, Ourselves Alone), dies at 79.

• Eisaku Sato

  Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (Born 1901).

• St Josemaria Escriva

  Spanish Catholic priest (Born 1902).

• Pablo Antonio

  Filipino modernist architect (Born 1902).

• Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis

  Greek architect (Born 1913).

• Ozzie Nelson

  Jersey City, New Jersey -- Actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet).

• Sam Giancana

  American gangster (Born 1908).

• Hugo Bergmann

  Czech-born German and Israeli Jewish philosopher (Born 1883).

• Eisaku Sato

  Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (Born 1901).

• Evelyn Brent

  Actress (Nitwits, Last Command, Spy Train), dies at 75.

• William F Jenkins

  Author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78.

• Larry Blyden

  American actor and game show host, best known for his appearances on Broadway and as the host of the game show What's My Line?.

• See more

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Freddy Fender - Before The Next Teardrop Falls
2. John Denver - Thank God I'm A Country Boy
3. America - Sister Golden Hair
4. The Captain and Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
5. Linda Ronstadt - When Will I Be Loved

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man
2. Windsor Davies & Don Estelle - Whispering Grass
3. Mud - Oh Boy
4. 10cc - I'm Not In Love
5. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You