1975

1975 (MCMLXXV) was .
Events
January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars. At this time, the title of the story was Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars.
March - Production begins on Star Wars
March 26 - The movie version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London
July - In order to create the necessary special effects for his movie, Star Wars, George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic.
July 5 - Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win Wimbledon singles tennis title.
September 5 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to shoot President Gerald Ford, but is stopped.
September 22 - US President Gerald Ford survives another assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore.
October 1 - The Ellice Islands split from the Gilbert Islands (present-day Kiribati) and change their name to Tuvalu.
October 11 - Saturday Night Live airs for the first time.
November 10 - The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks.
November 11 - Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sacked by Governor-General Sir John Kerr.
November 20 - Spanish fascist dictator Francisco Franco dies at the age of 82.
Jaws becomes the first movie to ever gross US$100 million in North America, setting the standard for future blockbusters.
The Vietnam War ends.
Births
January 8 - Tift Merritt, American singer and songwriter
January 17 - CoCo Lee, Chinese singer
February 4 - Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer and actress
February 22 - Drew Barrymore, American actress
March 15 - Eva Longoria, American actress
March 27 - Fergie, American singer (Black Eyed Peas)
April 6 - Zach Braff, American actor, director, and screenwriter
April 14 - Anderson Silva, Brazilian martial artist
April 26 - Joey Jordison, American musician (Slipknot)
May 2 - David Beckham, English football player
May 2 - Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger, American astronaut
May 8 - Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer
May 10 - Helio Castroneves, Brazilian racecar driver
May 27 - Jamie Oliver, English celebrity chef
June 4 - Russell Brand, English comedian and actor
June 4 - Angelina Jolie, American actress
June 8 - Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress and model
June 30 - Ralf Schumacher, German racing driver
June 30 - Rami Shaaban, Swedish footballer
July 6 - 50 Cent, American rapper
July 9 - Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler
July 9 - Jack White, American actor and musician
July 11 - Lil' Kim, American rapper
July 17 - Terence Tao, Australian mathematician
August 7 - Charlize Theron, South African actress
August 22 - Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor
September 17 - Constantine Maroulis, American singer
September 20 - Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian NASCAR driver
September 22 - Ole Petter Andreassen, Norwegian musician
September 30 - Wopke Hoekstra, Dutch politician
October 5 - Kate Winslet, English actress
October 9 - Sean Lennon, American musician
October 10 - Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese manga artist
October 14 - Floyd Landis, American cyclist
November 22 - Aiko, Japanese singer
December 5 - Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player
December 6 - Andrea Agnelli, Italian businessman
December 17 - Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American model and actress
December 27 - Heather O'Rourke, American actress (d. 1988)
December 30 - Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer
December 30 - Tiger Woods, American golfer
Deaths
January
February
March
March 14 - Susan Hayward, American actress (b. 1917)
March 14 - Gunther Reindorff, Estonian graphic designer (b. 1899)
March 25 - Faisal of Saudi Arabia (b. 1906)
April
April 5 - Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China (b. 1887)
April 12 - Josephine Baker, American dancer, singer and actress (b. 1906)
April 13 - Francois Tombalbaye, 1st President of Chad (b. 1918)
April 17 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)
April 21 - Ranieri Mazzilli, President of Brazil (b. 1910)
April 23 - Peter Ham, Welsh singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
April 23 - William Hartnell, English actor (b. 1908)
May
May 28 - Ezzard Charles, American boxer (b. 1921)
May 28 - Lung Chien, Chinese movie srceenwriter and director (b. 1916)
June
June 3 - Eisaku Sato, 39th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1901)
June 3 - Ozzie Nelson, American band leader, producer, director, and actor (b. 1906)
July
August
August 9 - Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer (b. 1906)
August 15 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (b. 1920)
August 27 - Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (b. 1892)
August 29 - Eamon de Valera, President of Ireland (b. 1882)
September
September 25 - Heinz Muller, German bicycle racer (b. 1924)
October
November
November 3 - Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1925)
November 3 - Syed Nazrul Islam, acting President of Bangladesh (b. 1925)
November 3 - Muhammad Mansur Ali, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1919)
November 20 - Francisco Franco, Spanish dictator (b. 1892)
November 21 - Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic writer (b. 1889)
December
December 24 - Bernard Herrmann, American composer and conductor (b. 1911)