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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mentally ill nephew.
– 8 people in South Korea, who are involved in People’s Revolutionary Party Incident, are hanged.
– The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum, on remaining in the European Economic Community (EEC).
– Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.
– Green March begins: 300,000 unarmed Moroccans converge on the southern city of Tarfaya and wait for a signal from King Hassan II of Morocco to cross into Western Sahara.
– In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Col. Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brig. Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Maj-Gen. Ziaur Rahman. The day is occasionally observed as the National Revolution and Solidarity Day.
– The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board.
– Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December.
– Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.
Who Were Born On ?
– Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist
– Francesco Mazzariol, Italian rugby player
– Rodleen Getsic, American musician and civil servant
– Jodhi May, British actress
– Bryan McCabe, Canadian hockey player
– Simon Hirst, British radio DJ
– Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer
– Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer
– Dirk Müller, German race car driver
– Jaret Wright, American baseball player