1975 in the United States

1975 in the United States
Events from the year 1975 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Gerald Ford (R-Michigan)
Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller (R-New York)
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert (D-Oklahoma)
Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (D-Montana)
Congress: 93rd (until January 3), 94th (starting January 3)
Events
January
January – Volkswagen introduces the Golf, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit.
January 1 – Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
January 2 – The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress.
January 6
AM America makes its television debut on ABC.
Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC.
The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy begins operations.
January 8
Ella Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman U.S. governor who did not succeed her husband.
President Gerald Ford appoints Vice President Nelson Rockefeller to head a special commission looking into alleged domestic abuses by the CIA.
January 12 – Super Bowl IX: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Minnesota Vikings 16–6 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
January 15
The Carousel of Progress moves to Walt Disney World from Disneyland.
Steel roller coaster Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom) opens at Walt Disney World in Florida, becoming one of the park's most popular attractions into the 21st century.
January 18 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission is divided between the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, partly in response to the 1973 oil crisis.
January 20 – Talent agent Michael Ovitz founds the Creative Artists Agency.
January 26 – Immaculata University defeats the University of Maryland 80–48 in the first nationally televised women's basketball game in the United States.
January 29 – The Weather Underground bombs the U.S. State Department main office in Washington, D.C.
January 31 – Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS, but did not win the Nielsen Ratings (Rival NBC won that day at the 8PM Hour).
February
February 2 – The 7.6 Near Islands earthquake hits the Aleutian Islands in Alaska with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), injuring 15.
February 3 – The New World Liberation Front, a left-wing terrorist group, attacks the Pillar Point Air Force Station, but their pipe bombs fail to ignite their targets, leading to a diesel fuel spill
February 13 – Fire breaks out in the World Trade Center.
February 21 – Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell, and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in prison.
February 23 – In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly two months early in the United States.
March
March 9 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
March 10 – The Rocky Horror Show opens on Broadway in New York City with 4 performances.
March 19 – The release of Tommy, a musical/drama produced by Ken Russel and Robert Stigwood.
March 29 – Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck is released. It would become his most successful album in the United States, reaching the top five and selling over one million copies.
March 30 – James Ruppert murders 11 family members inside his home on Easter Sunday.
March 31 – In his final game on the sideline, John Wooden coaches UCLA to its 10th national championship in 12 seasons when the Bruins defeat Kentucky 92–85 in the title game at San Diego.
April
April 3 – Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title.
April 4
Vietnam War: The first military Operation Babylift flight, C5A 80218, crashes 27 minutes after takeoff, killing 138 on board; 176 survive the crash.
Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
April 8 – The 47th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II wins six awards (twice as many as its predecessor), including Best Picture and Best Director for Coppola. The sequel is tied with Roman Polanski's Chinatown in receiving 11 nominations. It is the final ceremony aired by NBC.
April 15 – Karen Ann Quinlan, 21, faints after consuming Quaaludes at a party. She becomes a controversial subject in the right to die movement after her parents sue to have her comatose body removed from life-support. She lives off a feeding tube until 1985.
April 29 – Operation Frequent Wind – Americans and their allies are evacuated from South Vietnam by helicopter.
April 30 – Vietnam War: The Fall of Saigon: The Vietnam War ends as Communist forces take Saigon, resulting in mass evacuations of Americans and South Vietnamese. As the capital is taken, South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally.
May
May – The unemployment rate peaks at 9.0% ending the Post-War Boom.
May 5 – The Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park, originally known as Busch Gardens: The Old Country, opens in Williamsburg, Virginia.
May 6 – A violent F4 tornado hits the Omaha metropolitan area, killing three and injuring more than 137.
May 12 – Mayaguez incident: Khmer Rouge forces in Cambodia seize the United States merchant ship SS Mayaguez in international waters.
May 15 – Mayaguez incident: The American merchant ship Mayaguez, seized by Cambodian forces, is rescued by the U.S. Navy and Marines; 38 Americans are killed.
May 17 – Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy becomes the first album to enter the US Billboard 200 album chart at Number One.
May 25
The Golden State Warriors win the 1975 NBA basketball championship.
Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins for a second time in a rain-shorted 174 lap, 435 mile (696 km) race.
May 27 — In the National Hockey League, The Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 in game six of the finals to claim their second straight Stanley Cup.
May 30 – American distance runner Steve Prefontaine dies in car accident in Eugene, Oregon.
June
June 1 - President Ford meets with President Sadat of Egypt for peace talks in the Middle East in Salzburg, Austria, where he famously tumbles on the last steps out of Air Force One.
June 10 – In Washington, DC, the Rockefeller Commission issues its report on CIA abuses, recommending a joint congressional oversight committee on intelligence.
June 20 - Universal Pictures releases Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Peter Benchley's bestseller Jaws in 409 cinemas across the United States. The coupling of this broad distribution pattern with the movie's then even rarer national television marketing campaign has yielded a release method virtually unheard-of. Regardless, the film ultimately brings in $123.1 million by the end of its initial run, and is considered to be the first modern blockbuster as a result.
June 26 – Two FBI agents and one AIM member die in a shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
July
July 6 – Ruffian, an American champion thoroughbred racehorse breaks down in a match race against Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure; she has to be euthanized the following day.
July 17 – Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock in orbit, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. It is also the last Apollo mission and the last manned U.S. space mission until STS-1 (the first Space Shuttle orbital flight).
July 22 – Stanley Forman takes the photo Fire Escape Collapse.
July 25 - A Chorus Line debuts on Broadway
July 30 – In Detroit, Michigan, Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa is reported missing. He is never found and is declared dead in absentia in 1982.
August
August 1 – The 5.7 Oroville earthquake affects Butte County, California, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), injuring 10 and causing $3 million in damage.
August 3 – The Louisiana Superdome opens in New Orleans.
August 5 – President Ford posthumously pardons Robert E. Lee, restoring full rights of citizenship.
August 7–11 – The Special Olympics World Games take place in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
August 8 – Samuel Bronfman II, son of Seagram president Edgar Bronfman, is kidnapped in Purchase, New York. He is rescued after a ransom is paid.
August 20 – Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
August 25 – Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run is released.
September
September 5 – In Sacramento, California, Lynette Fromme, a follower of jailed cult leader Charles Manson, attempts to assassinate President Gerald Ford, but is thwarted by a Secret Service agent.
September 9 – Riverfront Coliseum opens in Cincinnati.
September 14 – Elizabeth Seton is canonized, becoming the first American Roman Catholic saint.
September 18 – Fugitive Patricia Hearst is captured in San Francisco.
September 22 – President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore in San Francisco.
October
October 1 – Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
October 11 – NBC airs the first episode of Saturday Night Live (George Carlin is the first host; Billy Preston and Janis Ian the first musical guests).
October 21 – 1975 World Series: US baseball team the Boston Red Sox defeat the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 off Carlton Fisk's 12th-inning home run in one of the most famous World Series games ever played. The following day, the series ends with Game 7 victory by the Reds, in a broadcast that breaks records for a televised sporting event.
November
November 3
An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United States' largest toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth".
The long-running television game show The Price Is Right expands from 30 minutes to its current hour-long format on CBS.
November 5 – Travis Walton, a 22-year-old logger, is working in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest with six co-workers near Snowflake, Arizona, when he suddenly disappears. Walton is found five days later and says that he has been abducted by extraterrestrial aliens. His book, The Walton Experience (1978), will become the basis for a film, Fire in the Sky (1993).
November 10 – The bulk carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sinks 15 miles off of Whitefish Point, Michigan, losing all 29 crew on board.
November 20 – Former California Governor Ronald Reagan enters the race for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford.
November 29
The name "Micro-soft" (for microcomputer software) is used by Bill Gates in a letter to Paul Allen for the first time (Microsoft becomes a registered trademark on November 26, 1976).
While disabled, the submarine tender USS Proteus (AS-19) discharges radioactive coolant water into Apra Harbor, Guam. A Geiger counter at two of the harbor's public beaches shows 100 millirems/hour, 50 times the allowable dose.
The 7.4 Hawaii earthquake hits several of the Hawaiian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing two deaths, up to 28 injuries, and a destructive tsunami.
December
December 8 – New York City is approved for a bailout of $2.3 billion each year through to 1978 – $6.9 billion total.
December 18 – The Lutz family moves into 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, Long Island, New York, in the United States, only to flee from the house after 28 days, which will go on to inspire the story of The Amityville Horror.
December 23 – United States Congress passes the Metric Conversion Act which encourages, but does not mandate, metrication in the United States and establishes the Metric Board.
December 25 – The first Family Express opens in Valparaiso, Indiana.
December 29 – A bomb explosion at LaGuardia Airport kills 11.
Ongoing
Cold War (1947–1991)
Space Race (1957–1975)
Détente (c. 1969–1979)
Capital punishment suspended by Furman v. Georgia (1972–1976)
1970s energy crisis (1973–1980)
DOCUMERICA photography project (1972–1977)
Births
January
January 2
Emanuel Augustus, boxer
Corey Brewer, basketball player
Ryan Brown, actor
Dax Shepard, actor
Jeff Suppan, baseball player
January 3
Danica McKellar, actress and education advocate
Jason Marsden, actor
January 4
Dan Beery, Olympic rower
Shane Carwin, mixed martial artist and wrestler
January 5
Riley Breckenridge, drummer for Thrice
Bradley Cooper, actor and filmmaker
Mike Grier, ice hockey player
January 6
Laura Berg, softball player
Big Fase 100, rapper
Nicole DeHuff, actress (d. 2005)
James Farrior, football player
January 7
Steve Bell, soccer player
Stephanie Birkitt, attorney
January 8 – Justin Alfond, politician and real estate developer
January 9 – Vince Amey, football player and coach
January 10 – Jake Delhomme, football player
January 11
Kabir Akhtar, director and editor
Brad Badger, football player
Chris Burrous, journalist (d. 2018)
Rory Fitzpatrick, ice hockey player
January 13 – Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, political commentator, founder of Venture for America, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
January 14
Shawn Barber, football player
Ricardo López, Uruguayan-born pest control worker who tried to murder Björk (d. 1996)
January 16
Steve Adams, bassist for Animal Liberation Orchestra
Kevin Boles, baseball coach
Ray Bowles, singer
Brian C. Buescher, judge
January 17
Brian Brushwood, magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber, and comedian
Coco Lee, Hong Kong-born singer/songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress (d. 2023)
Freddy Rodriguez, actor
January 18 – Marcus Brandon, politician
January 19
Maurice Anderson, football player
Steve Balderson, director
Noah Georgeson, singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer
January 20
David Eckstein, baseball player
Eric Healey, ice hockey player
January 21
Saqib Ali, politician
Zach Helm, writer, director, and producer
January 22
Calvin Brock, boxer
Balthazar Getty, actor
January 23
Kevin Alexander, football player
B.G. Knocc Out, rapper and songwriter
Brian Balmages, composer, conductor, and educator
Phil Dawson, football player
Tito Ortiz, mixed martial artist, referee, and actor
Fred Coleman, football player and coach
January 24 – Matt B. Britton, new media entrepreneur and consumer trend expert
January 25
Clover Boykin, convicted murderer
Tim Montgomery, Olympic sprinter
Ricky Rodriguez, convicted murderer (d. 2005)
John Wade, football player
January 27 – Darrin Bell, cartoonist and comic writer
January 28 – Terri Conn, actress
January 29
Sharif Atkins, actor
Tony Blevins, football player
Sara Gilbert, actress
January 31 – Zenarae Antoine, basketball player and coach
February
February 1 – Big Boi, rapper, actor, and member of Outkast
February 2 – Aramis Ayala, politician
February 3 – Nicholas Anderson, rower
February 4 – John Michael Phillips, lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate, and legal commentator
February 6
Matt Alber, singer/songwriter, filmmaker, and youth advocate
Chad Allen, baseball player
Jason Buha, golfer
February 7
Wes Borland, guitarist for Limp Bizkit and frontman for Black Light Burns
Daniel Gade, Army Lieutenant colonel, disabled veteran, and political candidate
February 8
Jonah Blechman, actor
Lil Nat, radio host
Shane Shamrock, wrestler (d. 1998)
February 9
Terry Billups, football player
Dave Brainard, record producer
February 10 – Scott Elrod, actor
February 11
Lori Alhadeff, activist and founder of Make Our Schools Safe
Jacque Vaughn, basketball player
February 12
Jen Armbruster, Paralympic goalball player
Bobby Billings, singer/songwriter
Cliff Bleszinski, video game designer
Michael Ray Bower, actor
February 13 – Lizzie Fletcher, politician
February 16
Eddie Benton, basketball player and coach
Daryl Bonilla, actor, comedian, and wrestler
February 17 – David Goggins, marathon runner, triathlete, and Navy SEAL
February 18
Ila Borders, baseball player
Sarah Joy Brown, actress
February 20 – Brian Littrell, pop singer and member of the Backstreet Boys
February 21
Bo Atterberry, football coach
Brandon Berger, baseball player
February 22 – Drew Barrymore, actress, author, director, model, and producer
February 23
Pat Barnes, football player
Mike Flood, politician
February 25 – Chelsea Handler, comedian and television host
February 26 – Tunde Adebimpe, musician, singer/songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist
February 27 – Joel Burns, basketball player
February 28 – Adam Banton, BMX rider
March
March 2
Jesse Bochco, director and producer
Macey Brooks, football player
March 3
Tracy Anderson, entrepreneur and author
Wendi Michelle Scott, criminal convicted of abusing her daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy
March 4 – Jerod Turner, golfer
March 5
Obafemi Ayanbadejo, football player
Jolene Blalock, actress
Niki Taylor, model
March 6 – Terry Bruce, politician
March 7
Audrey Marie Anderson, actress
T. J. Thyne, actor
March 8
Billy Austin, football player
Josh Gottheimer, politician
March 9
Matthew J. Blit, attorney
Oni Buchanan, poet and pianist
March 10
Jamie Arnold, American-born Israeli basketball player
Kathy Brier, actress and singer
March 11
DJ Lord, DJ and turntablist
Eric the Actor, TV personality (d. 2014)
March 13 – Chris Ashworth, actor
March 15
Cornell Brown, football player
Eva Longoria, actress
will.i.am, rapper and singer, member of the Black Eyed Peas
March 16 – Tara Buck, actress
March 17
Jorge Boehringer, composer
Leonard Byrd, sprinter
Natalie Zea, actress
Test, Canadian-American pro wrestler (d. 2009)
March 18
Sutton Foster, actress
Brian Griese, football player
Matthew Tuerk, politician, mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 19
Michael Alsbury, test pilot (d. 2014)
Brann Dailor, drummer for Mastodon
March 20
Jennifer Arroyo, American-born Canadian bassist for Kittie
Ramin Bahrani, director and screenwriter
Eric Brown, football player
Andy Schor, politician, mayor of Lansing, Michigan
March 21 – Justin Pierce, British-American actor/skater (d. 2000)
March 22
Chris Bayne, football player
Jeremy Brigham, football player and coach
Guillermo Díaz, actor
Anne Dudek, actress
Cole Hauser, actor
March 23
Shenna Bellows, politician
Matthew Bradford, politician
Heather Bowie Young, golfer
March 25 – Damon Bruce, sports radio host
March 26 – Juvenile, rapper
March 27
Anthony Bass, football player
Fergie, singer and actress, member of the Black Eyed Peas (2002-2018)
March 28
James Allen, football player
Omar Brown, football player
Richard Kelly, director
Ashley Moody, politician
March 28 – Kusanti Abdul-Salaam, football player
March 30
Ben Barnes, politician
Bahar Soomekh, actress
April
April 1
John Butler, American-born Australian singer/songwriter and music producer
Geoff Duncan, politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
April 2
Nate Huffman, basketball player (d. 2015)
Pedro Pascal, Chilean-born actor
Adam Rodriguez, actor
Deedee Magno Hall, actress and singer
April 3
Shawn Bates, ice hockey player
Aries Spears, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
April 4 – Scott Rolen, baseball player
April 5
Mike Bloom, musician, singer, composer, producer, and mixer
Juicy J, rapper, songwriter, and record producer for Three 6 Mafia
April 6
Leigh Bardugo, Israeli-born author
Zach Braff, actor
April 7
Ronde Barber, football player
Tiki Barber, football player
Ronnie Belliard, baseball player
Mike Bundlie, artist, producer, entrepreneur, author, and publisher
Heather Burns, actress
John Cooper, guitarist, singer, and frontman for Skillet
April 8
Jeff Banks, football player and coach
Carlton Bost, guitarist
Nick Browder, football player
April 9
Sunny Anderson, television personality
David Gordon Green, filmmaker
April 10
Marc Breuers, race car driver
Chris Carrabba, singer and guitarist
David Harbour, actor
April 11 – Scott O. Brown, writer, letterer, publisher, editor, and production manager
April 12
Marcie Alberts, basketball player and coach
Matt Bettencourt, golfer
April 13 – Jeff Balis, filmmaker
April 14
Amy Birnbaum, voice actress
Lita, wrestler
April 15
A-Plus, rapper and producer
Chester Burnett, football player
Paul Dana, racing driver (d. 2006)
Philip Labonte, singer and frontman for All That Remains and Shadows Fall (1997–1999)
April 16
Keon Clark, basketball player
Sean Maher, actor
Kron Moore, actress and singer
Karl Yune, actor
April 18
JD Albert, engineer, inventor, and educator
Dre Allen, actor, singer/songwriter, music video director, and producer
April 19
Radley Balko, journalist
Townsend Bell, motorcycle racer
Brent Billingsley, baseball player
April 20 – Killer Mike, rapper, actor, and activist
April 21
Lemon Andersen, actor and poet
Benjamin Butler, painter
Jodi Kantor, journalist
Killer Mike, rapper, songwriter, actor and activist
April 22 – Ginny Owens, singer/songwriter, author, and blogger
April 23 – Stacey Borgman, Olympic rower
April 25
Erin Alexander, basketball player
Laura Bennett, Olympic triathlete
Emily Burt, soccer player
April 26
Joey Jordison, drummer for Slipknot (d. 2021)
India Summer, actress
April 27
Rabih Abdullah, football player
Michael Booker, football player
Andrew Ginther, politician, mayor of Columbus, Ohio (2016-present)
Koopsta Knicca, rapper for Three 6 Mafia (d. 2015)
April 29
Josh Booty, baseball player
Eric Koston, Thai-born skateboarder
April 30
Mike Chat, actor
Johnny Galecki, Belgian-born actor
May
May 1
Jason Barickman, politician
Bob Boldon, basketball player and coach
May 2 – Kate Baldwin, singer and actress
May 3
Christina Hendricks, actress
Dulé Hill, actor and tap dancer
Kimora Lee Simmons, fashion designer
May 4 – Andy Khachaturian, drummer for System of a Down (1994—1997)
May 6
Jesse Bering, psychologist, writer, and academic
Eric Boguniecki, ice hockey player
May 7 – Big Noyd, rapper
May 8
Dan Andelman, radio host
Nathan Buttke, stock car racing driver
May 9 – Lane Kiffin, football player and coach
May 10
Andrea Anders, actress
Julie Nathanson, actress and voice actress
May 11 – Coby Bell, actor
May 12
Lawrence Phillips, American-born Canadian football player (d. 2016)
Jared Polis, politician, 43rd Governor of Colorado
May 13
Brad Bohannon, basketball player and coach
Mickey Callaway, baseball player and coach
Michael Cloud, politician
Brian Geraghty, actor
May 14
Rashid Atkins, basketball player
Sean Bielat, businessman and political candidate
May 15 – Ray Lewis, football player
May 17
Richard H. Blake, actor and singer
James Brown, football player
May 18
Flozell Adams, football player
Joe Bunn, basketball player
Jack Johnson, singer/songwriter
May 19 – London Fletcher, football player
May 20
Andrew Sega, musician
Marc Thompson, voice actor
May 21 – John David Anderson, writer
May 22
Jedediah Aaker, musician
AverySunshine, singer/songwriter and pianist
May 23 – LaMonica Garrett, actor and slamball player
May 24
Jamie Baldridge, photographer and educator
Alex Lacamoire, musical arranger
May 26
Nicki Aycox, actress and musician (d. 2022)
Lauryn Hill, actress, singer/songwriter, rapper and producer
May 27
André 3000, musician, record producer, actor, and member of Outkast
Jenny Oaks Baker, violinist
DJ Colette, disc jockey and singer
May 28 – DJ EFN, record label executive and DJ
May 29
Matt Bryant, football player
David Burtka, actor and professional chef
Daniel Tosh, comedian
May 30
Brian Fair, singer and frontman for Shadows Fall
CeeLo Green, singer/songwriter, television personality, and frontman for Gnarls Barkley
June
June 1
John Barresi, sport kite flier
Bryan Konietzko, animator
June 2 – Zia McCabe, keyboardist for The Dandy Warhols
June 3 – Amy McGrath, Marine fighter pilot and political candidate
June 4
Nikki Araguz, same-sex marriage activist, author, and public speaker (died 2019)
Henry Burris, football player and coach
Angelina Jolie, actress and director
Theo Rossi, actor and producer
June 5 – Scott Holroyd, actor
June 7
Brian Alford, football player
Jason Brodeur, politician
Allen Iverson, basketball player
June 8 – Michael Buckley, YouTube personality
June 10 – Nicole Bilderback, South Korean-born actress
June 12 – Bryan Alvarez, wrestler, martial artist, satellite radio host, podcaster, and journalist
June 14 – Rob Bohlinger, football player
June 15
Jim Bridenstine, politician
C. J. Brown, soccer player and coach
June 17 – Mark Brownson, baseball player (d. 2017)
June 19
Anthony Parker, basketball player
Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer, co-founder of Rooster Teeth
June 20
Nate Bjorkgren, basketball coach
Eric Schmitt, politician
June 21
Greg Bellisari, football player
Oscar Wood, wrestler
June 22
Leraldo Anzaldua, voice actor, director, scriptwriter, and stunt coordinator
Jeff Hephner, actor
June 23 – Alisa Burras, basketball player
June 24
Vanessa Atterbeary, politician
Shontel Brown, politician
Dan Browne, Olympic sprinter
Carla Gallo, actress
Christie Pearce, soccer player
June 25 – Linda Cardellini, actress
June 27
Bill Beckwith, carpenter and television personality (d. 2013)
Tobey Maguire, actor and producer
June 28 – Cyron Brown, football player
July
July 1
Koichi Fukuda, Japanese-born guitarist for Static-X
Tobias Read, politician
Sufjan Stevens, musician
July 2
Sheri Bueter Hauser, soccer player
Elizabeth Reaser, actress
July 3 – Ryan McPartlin, actor
July 4
Keith R. Blackwell, judge
John Lloyd Young, actor and singer
July 5
Sope Aluko, Nigerian-born British-American actress
Mike Richards, television producer, game show host, and television personality
July 6
50 Cent, rapper, actor, and businessman
Nate Barlow, director, actor, screenwriter, and producer
July 7
Tony Benshoof, Olympic luger
Jason Brilz, mixed martial artist
July 8 – Jamal Woolard, actor and rapper
July 9
Shelton Benjamin, wrestler
Will Blackwell, football player
Isaac Brock, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Modest Mouse
Robert Koenig, director and producer
Jack White, singer and guitarist, frontman for The White Stripes
July 11
Bridgette Andersen, actress (d. 1997)
Willie Anderson, football player
Spencer Cox, politician, 18th Governor of Utah
Jon Wellner, actor
July 12
Rich Barcelo, golfer
Jason Bellini, journalist
Cheyenne Jackson, actor and singer
July 13 – Danni Boatwright, actress, host, sports journalist, model, and beauty queen
July 14 – Amy Acuff, Olympic high jumper
July 17
Daffney, wrestler, manager, and actress (died 2021)
Carey Hart, off-road truck racer and motorcycle racer
Terence Tao, Australian-born mathematician
July 18
Bleu, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
Torii Hunter, baseball player
Daron Malakian, guitarist and vocalist for System of a Down
July 19
Heather Armstrong, blogger (d. 2023)
Patricia Ja Lee, actress and model
John Valdivia, politician, mayor of San Bernardino, California (2018-2022)
July 20
Ray Allen, basketball player
Judy Greer, actress and author
Jason Raize, actor and activist (d. 2004)
July 21
Larry Atkins, football player
Christopher Barzak, author
Diego Buñuel, French-born filmmaker
David Dastmalchian, actor
July 22
Justi Baumgardt, soccer player
Nikki Boyer, actress and singer/songwriter
July 24
Jamie Langenbrunner, ice hockey player
Eric Szmanda, actor
Torrie Wilson, wrestler and model
July 25
Dallas Jenkins, director, writer, and producer
Sara Rodriguez, politician, 46th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
July 26 – Kevin Barker, baseball player and analyst
July 27
Brad Barr, guitarist and singer/songwriter
Shea Hillenbrand, baseball player
Alex Rodriguez, baseball player
July 28
Huma Abedin, political staffer
Corey Albano, American-born Italian basketball player
Gerald Brown, basketball player
July 29 – Terrence Wilkins, football player
July 31
Uriah Duffy, bassist
Annie Parisse, actress
August
August 2
Blitzkrieg, wrestler
Nick Loeb, businessman and actor
August 3
Rosalynn Bliss, politician, mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Roosevelt Brown, baseball player
August 4 – Andy Hallett, singer and actor (d. 2009)
August 6
Franklin DeWayne Alix, convicted rapist, robber, kidnapper, and killer (d. 2010)
Ryan Martinie, bassist for Mudvayne
August 7 – Charlize Theron, South African-born actress
August 8
Leon Bender, football player (d. 1998)
Ben Weinman, guitarist for The Dillinger Escape Plan
August 11
Alex Bernstein, football player
Roger Craig Smith, voice actor
August 12
Casey Affleck, actor and film director
Carter Bays, author, composer, and showrunner
August 14 – Jill Bennett, actress
August 15
Wes Allen, politician
William Antonio, basketball player
Bertrand Berry, football player
Elaine Luria, politician
Kara Wolters, basketball player
August 16
George Stults, model and actor
Magic, rapper (504 Boyz and Body Head Bangerz) (d. 2013)
August 18
Craig Brown, Olympic curler
Kaitlin Olson, actress
August 19
Stuart Bishop, politician
Chynna Clugston, illustrator
August 20
Michael Africk, singer/songwriter
Rob Beckley, Christian singer and frontman for Pillar
August 21 – Mike Altman, Olympic rower
August 23 – Joe Andruzzi, football player
August 27
Blake Adams, golfer
Johnny Moseley, Olympic freestyle skier and television host
August 28
Ryan Bailey, Olympic water polo player
Eugene Byrd, actor
August 29 – Dante Basco, actor
August 30 – Francesco Bilotto, television design and entertaining expert
August 31 – Sara Ramirez, actress
September
September 1
Hassan Booker, basketball player
Chad Brown, soccer player
Ammon Bundy, activist involved in the 2014 Staffoff at Bundy Ranch, leader behind the 2016 Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and political candidate
Omar Rodríguez-López, Puerto Rican-born guitarist and songwriter
September 2
Calvin Ball III, politician
Cory Barlog, video game designer, director, and writer
Carla Berube, basketball player and coach
September 3 – Redfoo, disc jockey
September 5
Rod Barajas, baseball player
J. P. Calderon, volleyball player, model and reality show personality
September 6 – Derrek Lee, baseball player
September 8 – Mike Brown, mixed martial artist
September 10
Kyle Bornheimer, actor and comedian
Jeff Bowler, producer
R. Luke DuBois, composer and artist
September 11 – Brad Fischetti, singer and member of LFO
September 12 – Casey Alexander, cartoonist, animator, storyboard artist, writer, director, and producer
September 13
Peter Ho, American-born Taiwanese singer and actor
Joe Don Rooney, singer and guitarist for Rascal Flatts
September 14 – John Haughm, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Agalloch (1996 – 2016) and Pillorian (2016-2019)
September 15 – Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Olympic volleyball player and coach
September 16 – Jesse Aron, Elvis tribute artist
September 17
Jimmie Johnson, race car driver
Constantine Maroulis, singer
September 18
Chris Achuff, football coach
Charlie Finn, actor
Jason Sudeikis, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
September 19
Marty Belafsky, actor and comedian
Oscar Bettison, British-born composer
September 20
Jim Ananich, politician
Moon Bloodgood, actress
September 21
Elan Atias, reggae singer/songwriter
Chris Avery, football player
James Lesure, actor
Lil Rob, rapper, producer and actor
September 22 – Mireille Enos, actress
September 23
Jaime Bergman, model and actress
Lorenzo Bromell, football player
Dave Elder, baseball player (d. 2023)
Kip Pardue, actor and model
September 24 – Peter Abbarno, politician
September 25
David Blair, Paralympic discus thrower
Matt Hasselbeck, football player
September 27 – Jason Annicchero, soccer player
September 28 – Mandy Barnett, country singer
September 29 – Waraire Boswell, fashion designer and entrepreneur
September 30
Javier Arau, composer, saxophonist, conductor, theorist, author, and entrepreneur
Jay Asher, writer and novelist
Ta-Nehisi Coates, author and journalist
Christopher Jackson, actor, musician, and composer
October
October 1 – Grace Meng, politician
October 3
India Arie, singer/songwriter
Jake Braun, politician
Jon Buscemi, fashion designer
Talib Kweli, rapper
Alanna Ubach, actress and singer
October 4
Ken Anderson, football player
Reggie Lee, Philippine-born actor
October 5
Erick Allen, politician
Monica Rial, voice actress
Scott Weinger, actor, voice actor, writer and producer
October 6 – Lisa Ann Coleman, child murderer
October 7
Justin Brunette, baseball player
Rhyno, wrestler
Jamie Hector, actor
October 8
Jon Blackman, football player
Marc Molinaro, politician
October 9
Sean Lennon, British-born musician, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist
Nate Newton, bassist and guitarist
October 10
Richard Beaudoin, composer
Eric Johnson, politician, mayor of Dallas, Texas (2019-present)
October 11
Klee Benally, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Blackfire
Nat Faxon, actor and comedian
October 12 – Ahmad, rapper, songwriter, motivational speaker, and author
October 14
Jason Boyce, soccer player
Floyd Landis, cyclist
October 15
Chris Baldwin, cyclist
Joy Bisco, actress
Joe Golding, basketball player and coach.
October 16 – Alexandra Barreto, actress
October 17
Ibiyinka Alao, Nigerian-born artist, architect, writer, director, and composer
Francis Bouillon, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
October 18 – Brandon Wolff, mixed martial artist and Navy SEAL
October 19
Benjamin Heckendorn, electronics modifier and independent filmmaker
James L. Venable, composer
October 20 – Natalie Gregory, actress
October 21 – Frank Burns, politician
October 22
Tom Basile, politician
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
Patrick McHenry, politician
Mike Riley, cartoonist
October 23
Keith Van Horn, basketball player
Michelle Beadle, sports reporter and host
Todd Belitz, baseball player
Boti Bliss, actress
October 24 – Melissa Hutchison, voice actress
October 26
Ryan Bradley, baseball player
Paula Faris, journalist
October 27 – Aron Ralston, outdoorsman, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker
October 29 – Michael Schur, producer, writer, director, and actor
October 30 – Keith Brooking, football player
November
November 1 – Bo Bice, singer and American Idol contestant
November 2
Camille Bloom, singer/songwriter
Vis Brown, actor
Danny Cooksey, actor and comedian
November 3 – Demetrius Alexander, basketball player
November 4 – Lorenzen Wright, basketball player (d. 2010)
November 5
Jamie Madrox, rapper
Keala Settle, actress and singer
November 7
Stephen Alexander, football player
Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL
Morgan Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL and politician
November 8
Brevin Knight, basketball player
Steve J. Palmer, actor and producer
Tara Reid, actress
November 9 – Sean Bennett, American-born Canadian football player
November 10
Jim Adkins, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Jimmy Eat World
Derrick Baskin, actor
David Bellavia, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
Todd Bratrud, skateboard artist and designer
November 11 – Angélica Vale, Mexican-born actress, singer, and comedian
November 12
Brian Ah Yat, football player
Des Bishop, British-born American-Irish comedian
Guy Branum, comedian, writer, and actor
Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer
November 14
Jason Bare, Christian singer/songwriter
Travis Barker, musician and drummer for blink-182, +44, and Box Car Racer
Stephen Guarino, actor
Gary Vaynerchuk, Belarusian-born entrepreneur and internet personality
November 15 – J. C. Brandy, British-born actress
November 17
Abstract Rude, rapper
Leon Dorsey, convicted murderer (d. 2008)
November 18
Neal E. Boyd, singer and reality show winner for America's Got Talent (d. 2018)
David Ortiz, Dominican-born baseball player
November 19
Matthew Akers, director, producer, cinematographer, and photographer
Toby Bailey, basketball player and sports agent
Mike Burgess, politician
November 20
Julien Aklei, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and artist
Dierks Bentley, country singer
Francis Bouillon, basketball player
Joshua Gomez, actor
Davey Havok, alternative rock singer and frontman for AFI
Ptolemy Slocum, actor
November 21
Cherie Johnson, actress
Chris Moneymaker, poker player
November 22
Daniel R. Benson, politician
James Madio, actor
November 23 – Wiley Nickel, politician
November 24 – Thomas Kohnstamm, writer
November 26
Frankie Archuleta, boxer
Christopher Bollen, novelist and magazine writer
DJ Khaled, DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, and media personality
November 27 – Bad Azz, rapper (d. 2019)
November 28 – Jonathan Brown, American-born Canadian football player
November 30
Mark Blount, basketball player
Mindy McCready, country singer (d. 2013)
IronE Singleton, actor
December
December 1 – David Hornsby, actor, screenwriter, and producer
December 3
Mickey Avalon, rapper
Malinda Williams, actress and producer
December 4 – D'Wayne Bates, football player
December 5
Paula Patton, actress
Nick Stahl, actor and producer
December 6 – Mia Love, politician
December 7
Raj Bhakta, entrepreneur, spirits industry executive, and real estate investor
Pat Bianchi, jazz organist
Seth Meisterman, artist
December 8
Brian Barkley, baseball player
Corey Bradford, football player
Kevin Harvick, race car driver
December 9 – Travis Atkins, U.S Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2007)
December 10
Steve Bradley, wrestler (d. 2008)
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian-born actress
Joe Mays, baseball pitcher
December 12
Mayim Bialik, actress and neuroscientist
Bobbi Billard, wrestler, actress, model, and author
December 13
Andy Bachetti, race car driver
Brian Baenig, government official
Bates Battaglia, ice hockey player
Michael Baumgartner, politician
C. J. Bruton, American-born Australian basketball player
Tom DeLonge, musician, author, UFOlogist, guitarist and singer for blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels & Airwaves
December 14 – KaDee Strickland, actress
December 17
Nick Dinsmore, wrestler
Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress and model
Steve Zissis, actor
December 18
Caesar Bacarella, stock car racing driver
Jay Bakker, pastor, author, and speaker
Randy Houser, country music singer
December 19
Russell Branyan, baseball player
Breez Evahflowin', rapper
December 22 – Omar Dorsey, actor
December 23
Brian Babylon, comedian and radio host
Ilan Berman, lawyer and educator
Cindy Blodgett, basketball player
December 24 – Stephanie Ruhle, journalist and news anchor
December 26 – Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, business woman and editor
December 27 – Heather O'Rourke, actress (d. 1988)
December 28
Daniel Beaty, actor, singer, writer, composer, and poet
Mark Boidman, Canadian-born investment banker and attorney
December 29 – Shawn Hatosy, actor
December 30 – Tiger Woods, golfer
Full date unknown
David Adams, video game designer
Pearl Aday, singer
Deborah Adler, designer
Shiva Ahmadi, Iranian-born artist
Cardenas J. Alban, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and convicted murderer
Ahmed Alsoudani, Iraqi-born artist
Casey Anderson, filmmaker, wildlife naturalist, and television presenter
John C. Anderson, lawyer and Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Bryan Andrews, filmmaker
Josephine Angelini, author
Scott D. Anthony, author and senior partner for Innosight
Sam Apple, writer
Vicente Archer, jazz musician
Jason Farnham, composer, performer, and record producer
Teresa Alonso Leon, politician
Shea Backus, politician
Gaiutra Bahadur, Guyanese-born writer
Kristin Baker, painter
Dean Bakopoulos, writer
Mandi Ballinger, politician
Scott Banister, entrepreneur, angel investor, and founder of IronPort
Rachel Barenblat, poet, rabbi, chaplain, and blogger
Ty Barnett, actor and stand-up comic
Kevin Baron, journalist
Holly Bass, artist, poet, dancer, educator, and activist
Mohamad Bazzi, Lebanese--born journalist
Glenn Belverio, journalist
Joshua Benton, journalist and writer
Sigmar Berg, Austrian-born entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and fashion designer
Cassie Berman, musician
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, basketball player and coach
Katherine Bernhardt, artist
Sherwin Bitsui, writer and poet
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, bassist and oud player
Benjamin Bolger, perpetual student and University professor
Shawnna Bolick, politician
Ruschell Boone, Jamaican-born newscaster (d. 2023)
Christian Bowman, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Anu Bradford, Finnish-born author, law professor, and international trade law expert
Joe Bradley, artist and singer
Slater Bradley, artist
Catherine P. Bradshaw, psychologist
Tarren Bragdon, politician
Adam L. Braverman, attorney
Brian Bress, artist
David Brooks, artist
Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist
Lars Brownworth, podcaster and educator
Catherine Brunell, actress
Thi Bui, Vietnam-born novelist and illustrator
Abraham Burickson, poet and artist
A.K. Burns, artist
Casey Burns, illustrator, screen printer, rock poster artist, musician, and advertising art director
Rachel Kramer Bussel, author, columnist, and editor
Mark Bussler, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and comic creator
Taylor Ho Bynum, musician, composer, educator, and writer
Brian 'Brizz' Gillis, singer and member of LFO (d. 2010)
Nadine Burke Harris, Canadian-born pediatrician
Rake Yohn, television personality and stunt performer
Deaths
January 7 – Harry Gunnison Brown, economist (b. 1880)
January 8 – Louis P. Lochner, political activist, journalist and author (b. 1887)
January 18 – Evelyn Greeley, silent film actress (b. 1888)
January 19 – Thomas Hart Benton, painter (b. 1889)
January 27
Julia Sanderson, actress (b. 1887)
Bill Walsh, film producer and writer (b. 1913)
February 4 – Louis Jordan, African American swing band leader (b. 1908)
February 5 – George Rowe, silent film character actor (b. 1894)
February 10 – Dave Alexander, musician (b. 1947)
February 14 – P. G. Wodehouse, comic writer (b. 1881 in the United Kingdom)
February 16 – Morgan Taylor, Olympic hurdler (b. 1903)
February 23 – Frank Smith, animator and film director (b. 1911)
February 25 – Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam leader (b. 1897)
February 27 – Muriel Hazel Wright, Oklahoma author and historian (b. 1889)
March 14 – Susan Hayward, film actress (b. 1917)
March 30 – Pancho Barnes, pioneer aviator (b. 1901)
April 19 – Percy Lavon Julian, African American research chemist (b. 1899)
April 20 – John Vachon, photographer (b. 1914)
May 4 – (Richard) Two Ton Baker, entertainer (b. 1916)
June 6 – Larry Blyden, actor and game show host (b. 1925)
June 15 – William Austin, film character actor (b. 1884 in the United Kingdom)
July 16 – Lester Dragstedt, surgeon (b 1893)
September 6 – Shelton Brooks, African American song composer (b. 1886 in Canada)
October 1 – Larry MacPhail, lawyer and baseball executive (b. 1890)
October 4 – May Sutton, tennis player (b. 1886)
October 16 – Benjamin McCandlish, Governor of Guam (b. 1886)
November 5 – Julian C. Smith, general (b. 1885)
November 14 – Harry J. Anslinger, 1st Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (b. 1892)
December 24 – Bernard Herrmann, composer and husband of Lucille Fletcher (b. 1911)
See also
List of American films of 1975
Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)
References
External links
1970s in the United States
United States
United States
Years of the 20th century in the United States