1975 in the United States

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* 1974
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* Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)
* List of years in the United States

Events from the year **1975 in the United States**.

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## 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)

* Governor of Alabama: George Wallace (Democratic)
* Governor of Alaska: Jay Hammond (Republican)
* Governor of Arizona: Jack Richard Williams (Republican) (until January 6), Raul Hector Castro (Democratic) (starting January 6)
* Governor of Arkansas:
	+ until January 3: Dale Bumpers (Democratic)
	+ January 3-January 14: Bob C. Riley (Democratic)
	+ starting January 14: David Pryor (Democratic)
* Governor of California: Ronald Reagan (Republican) (until January 6), Jerry Brown (Democratic) (starting January 6)
* Governor of Colorado: John David Vanderhoof (Republican) (until January 14), Richard Lamm (Democratic) (starting January 14)
* Governor of Connecticut: Thomas J. Meskill (Republican) (until January 6), Ella T. Grasso (Democratic) (starting January 6)
* Governor of Delaware: Sherman W. Tribbitt (Democratic)
* Governor of Florida: Reubin Askew (Democratic)
* Governor of Georgia: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) (until January 14), George Busbee (Democratic) (starting January 14)
* Governor of Hawaii: George Ariyoshi (Democratic)
* Governor of Idaho: Cecil D. Andrus (Democratic)
* Governor of Illinois: Dan Walker (Democratic)
* Governor of Indiana: Otis R. Bowen (Republican)
* Governor of Iowa: Robert D. Ray (Republican)
* Governor of Kansas: Robert Docking (Democratic) (until January 13), Robert F. Bennett (Republican) (starting January 13)
* Governor of Kentucky: Julian M. Carroll (Democratic)
* Governor of Louisiana: Edwin W. Edwards (Democratic)
* Governor of Maine: Kenneth M. Curtis (Democratic) (until January 2), James B. Longley (Independent) (starting January 2)
* Governor of Maryland: Marvin Mandel (Democratic)
* Governor of Massachusetts: Francis W. Sargent (Republican) (until January 2), Michael Dukakis (Democratic) (starting January 2)
* Governor of Michigan: William Milliken (Republican)
* Governor of Minnesota: Wendell R. Anderson (Democratic)
* Governor of Mississippi: Bill Waller (Democratic)
* Governor of Missouri: Kit Bond (Republican)
* Governor of Montana: Thomas Lee Judge (Democratic)
* Governor of Nebraska: J. James Exon (Democratic)
* Governor of Nevada: Mike O'Callaghan (Democratic)
* Governor of New Hampshire: Meldrim Thomson, Jr. (Republican)
* Governor of New Jersey: Brendan Byrne (Democratic)
* Governor of New Mexico: Bruce King (Democratic) (until January 1), Jerry Apodaca (Democratic) (starting January 1)
* Governor of New York: Hugh Carey (Democratic) (starting January 1)
* Governor of North Carolina: James E. Holshouser, Jr. (Republican)
* Governor of North Dakota: Arthur A. Link (Democratic)
* Governor of Ohio: John J. Gilligan (Democratic) (until January 13), Jim Rhodes (Republican) (starting January 13)
* Governor of Oklahoma: David Hall (Democratic) (until January 13), David L. Boren (Democratic) (starting January 13)
* Governor of Oregon: Tom McCall (Republican) (until January 13), Robert W. Straub (Democratic) (starting January 13)
* Governor of Pennsylvania: Milton Shapp (Democratic)
* Governor of Rhode Island: Philip W. Noel (Democratic)
* Governor of South Carolina: John C. West (Democratic) (until January 21), James B. Edwards (Republican) (starting January 21)
* Governor of South Dakota: Richard F. Kneip (Democratic)
* Governor of Tennessee: Winfield Dunn (Republican) (until January 18), Ray Blanton (Democratic) (starting January 18)
* Governor of Texas: Dolph Briscoe (Democratic)
* Governor of Utah: Cal Rampton (Democratic)
* Governor of Vermont: Thomas P. Salmon (Democratic)
* Governor of Virginia: Mills E. Godwin, Jr. (Republican)
* Governor of Washington: Daniel J. Evans (Republican)
* Governor of West Virginia: Arch A. Moore, Jr. (Republican)
* Governor of Wisconsin: Patrick J. Lucey (Democratic)
* Governor of Wyoming: Stanley K. Hathaway (Republican) (until January 6), Edgar J. Herschler (Democratic) (starting January 6)

Lieutenant Governors

* Lieutenant Governor of Alabama: Jere Beasley (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Alaska: Lowell Thomas, Jr. (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas: Bob C. Riley (Democratic) (until January 14), Joe Purcell (Democratic) (starting January 14)
* Lieutenant Governor of California: John L. Harmer (Republican) (until January 6), Mervyn M. Dymally (Democratic) (starting January 6)
* Lieutenant Governor of Colorado: Ted L. Strickland (Republican) (until January 14), George L. Brown (Democratic) (starting January 14)
* Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut: Peter L. Cashman (Republican) (until January 8), Robert K. Killian (Democratic) (starting January 8)
* Lieutenant Governor of Delaware: Eugene Bookhammer (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Florida: Thomas Burton Adams, Jr. (Democratic) (until January 7), J.H. Williams (Democratic) (starting January 7)
* Lieutenant Governor of Georgia: Lester Maddox (Democratic) (until January 14), Zell Miller (Democratic) (starting January 14)
* Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Nelson Doi (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Idaho: Jack M. Murphy (Democratic) (until January 6), John V. Evans (Democratic) (starting January 6)
* Lieutenant Governor of Illinois: Neil Hartigan (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Indiana: Robert D. Orr (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Iowa: Arthur A. Neu (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Kansas: Dave Owen (Republican) (until January 13), Shelby Smith (Republican) (starting January 13)
* Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky: vacant (until December 9), Thelma Stovall (Republican) (starting December 9)
* Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana: Jimmy Fitzmorris (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Maryland: Blair Lee III (political party unknown)
* Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts: Donald R. Dwight (Republican) (until January 2), Thomas P. O'Neill III (Democratic) (starting January 2)
* Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: James H. Brickley (Republican) (until month and day unknown), James Damman (Republican) (starting month and day unknown)
* Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota: Rudy Perpich (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi: William F. Winter (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Missouri: William C. Phelps (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Montana: Bill Christiansen (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska: Frank Marsh (Republican) (until month and day unknown), Gerald T. Whelan (Democratic) (starting month and day unknown)
* Lieutenant Governor of Nevada: Harry Reid (Democratic) (until January 5), Robert E. Rose (Democratic) (starting January 5)
* Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico: Roberto Mondragón (Democratic) (until January 1), Robert E. Ferguson (Democratic) (starting January 1)
* Lieutenant Governor of New York: Mary Anne Krupsak (Democratic) (starting January 1)
* Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina: Jim Hunt (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota: Wayne G. Sanstead (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Ohio: John William Brown (Republican) (until January 13), Dick Celeste (Democratic) (starting January 13)
* Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma: George Nigh (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania: Ernest P. Kline (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island: J. Joseph Garrahy (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina: Earle Morris, Jr. (Democratic) (until January 21), W. Brantley Harvey, Jr. (Democratic) (starting January 21)
* Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota: William Dougherty (Democratic) (until month and day unknown), Harvey L. Wollman (Democratic) (starting month and day unknown)
* Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee: John S. Wilder (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Texas: William P. Hobby, Jr. (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Utah: Clyde L. Miller (Democratic) (starting month and day unknown)
* Lieutenant Governor of Vermont: John S. Burgess (Republican) (until month and day unknown), Brian D. Burns (Democratic) (starting month and day unknown)
* Lieutenant Governor of Virginia: John N. Dalton (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Washington: John Cherberg (Democratic)
* Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin: Martin J. Schreiber (Democratic)

## 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 Template:M Near Islands earthquake hits the Aleutian Islands in Alaska with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (*Violent*), injuring 15.
* 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 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

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* 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 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 Template:M 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 – U.S. 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 U.S. 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 – U.S. 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 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 Template:M 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

### Januany

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* January 2
	+ Dax Shepard, actor
	+ Jeff Suppan, baseball player
* January 3
	+ Danica McKellar, actress and education advocate
	+ Jason Marsden, actor
* January 4 – Shane Carwin, mixed martial artist and wrestler
* January 5
	+ Bradley Cooper, actor and filmmaker
	+ Mike Grier, ice hockey player
* January 6
	+ Nicole DeHuff, actress (d. 2005)
	+ James Farrior, football player
* January 10 – Jake Delhomme, football player
* January 11 – Rory Fitzpatrick, ice hockey player
* January 13 – Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, political commentator, founder of Venture for America, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
* January 14 – Ricardo López, Uruguayan-born pest control worker (d. 1996)
* January 17 – Freddy Rodriguez, actor
* January 19 – Noah Georgeson, singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer
* January 20
	+ David Eckstein, baseball player
	+ Eric Healey, ice hockey player
* January 21 – Zach Helm, writer, director, and producer
* January 22 – Balthazar Getty, actor
* January 23
	+ Phil Dawson, football player
	+ Tito Ortiz, mixed martial artist, referee, and actor
	+ Fred Coleman, football player and coach
* January 25
	+ Tim Montgomery, Olympic sprinter
	+ Ricky Rodriguez, convicted murderer (d. 2005)
	+ John Wade, football player
* January 28 – Terri Conn, actress
* January 29
	+ Sharif Atkins, television actor
	+ Sara Gilbert, actress

### February

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* February 1 – Big Boi, rapper, actor, and member of Outkast
* February 6 – Matt Alber, singer/songwriter, filmmaker & youth advocate
* February 7 – Daniel Gade, Army Lieutenant colonel, disabled veteran, and political candidate
* February 8
	+ Lil Nat, radio host
	+ Shane Shamrock, wrestler (d. 1998)
* February 10 – Scott Elrod, actor
* February 11 – Jacque Vaughn, basketball player
* February 13 – Lizzie Fletcher, politician
* February 18 – Sarah Joy Brown, actress
* February 20 – Brian Littrell, pop singer and member of the Backstreet Boys
* February 22 – Drew Barrymore, actress, author, director, model, and producer
* February 23 – Mike Flood, politician
* February 25 – Chelsea Handler, comedian and television host

### March

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* March 3 – Wendi Michelle Scott, criminal convicted of abusing her daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy
* March 4 – Jerod Turner, professional golfer
* March 5
	+ Jolene Blalock, actress
	+ Niki Taylor, model
* March 7
	+ Audrey Marie Anderson, actress
	+ T. J. Thyne, actor
* March 8 – Josh Gottheimer, politician
* March 10 &ndsah; Jamie Arnold, American-born Israeli basketball player
* March 11
	+ DJ Lord, DJ and turntablist
	+ Eric the Actor, TV personality (d. 2014)
* March 13 – Michael Cloud, politician
* March 15
	+ Eva Longoria, actress
	+ will.i.am, rapper and singer, member of the Black Eyed Peas
* March 16 – Tara Buck, actress
* March 17 – Natalie Zea, actress
* March 18
	+ Brian Griese, football player
	+ Sutton Foster, actress
* March 19 – Brann Dailor, drummer for Mastodon
* March 22
	+ Guillermo Díaz, actor
	+ Cole Hauser, actor
* March 27 – Fergie, singer and actress, member of the Black Eyed Peas (2002-2018)
* March 28 – Richard Kelly, director

### April

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* April 2
	+ Nate Huffman, basketball player (d. 2015)
	+ Pedro Pascal, Chilean-born actor
	+ Adam Rodriguez, actor
	+ Deedee Magno Hall, actress and singer
* April 3 – Aries Spears, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
* April 4 – Scott Rolen, baseball player
* April 5 – Juicy J, rapper, songwriter, and record producer
* April 6 – Zach Braff, actor
* April 7
	+ Ronde Barber, football player
	+ Tiki Barber, football player
	+ John Cooper, guitarist, singer, and frontman for Skillet
* April 9 – David Gordon Green, filmmaker
* April 10
	+ Chris Carrabba, singer and guitarist
	+ David Harbour, actor
* April 14 – Amy Dumas, wrestler
* April 15
	+ 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 21
	+ Benjamin Butler, painter
	+ Jodi Kantor, journalist
	+ Killer Mike, rapper, songwriter, actor and activist
* April 22 – Ginny Owens, singer/songwriter, author, and blogger
* April 26
	+ Joey Jordison, drummer for Slipknot (d. 2021)
	+ India Summer, actress
* April 29 – Eric Koston, skateboarder
* April 30
	+ Johnny Galecki, Belgian-born actor
	+ Mike Chat, actor

### May

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* 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 9 – Lane Kiffin, football player and coach
* May 10 – Julie Nathanson, actress and voice actress
* May 12
	+ Lawrence Phillips, American-born Canadian football player
	+ Jared Polis, politician, 43rd Governor of Colorado
* May 13
	+ Mickey Callaway, baseball player and coach
	+ Brian Geraghty, actor
* May 15 – Ray Lewis, football player
* May 18 – Jack Johnson, singer/songwriter
* May 19 – London Fletcher, football player
* May 20
	+ Andrew Sega, musician
	+ Marc Thompson, voice actor
* May 23 – LaMonica Garrett, actor and slamball player
* May 24 – Alex Lacamoire, musical arranger
* May 25 – Lauryn Hill, singer
* May 26 – Lauryn Hill, actress, singer/songwriter, rapper and producer
* May 27 – André 3000, musician, record producer, actor, and member of Outkast
* May 29
	+ 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

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* June 1 – 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 (d. 2019)
	+ Angelina Jolie, actress and director
* June 5 – Scott Holroyd, actor
* June 7 – Allen Iverson, basketball player
* June 8 – Michael Buckley, YouTube personality
* June 15 – Elizabeth Reaser, actress
* June 19
	+ Anthony Parker, basketball player
	+ Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer, co-founder of Rooster Teeth
* June 21 – Oscar Wood, wrestler
* June 22 – Jeff Hephner, actor
* June 24
	+ Shontel Brown, politician
	+ Carla Gallo, actress
	+ Christie Pearce, soccer player
* June 25 – Linda Cardellini, actress
* June 27 – Tobey Maguire, actor and producer

### July

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* July 1
	+ Koichi Fukuda, Japanese-born guitarist for Static-X
	+ Sufjan Stevens, musician
* July 3 – Ryan McPartlin, actor
* July 4 – John Lloyd Young, actor and singer
* July 6 – 50 Cent, rapper, actor, and businessman
* July 7 – Jason Brilz, mixed martial artist
* July 8 – Jamal Woolard, actor and rapper
* July 9
	+ Shelton Benjamin, wrestler
	+ Robert Koenig, director and producer
	+ Jack White, singer and guitarist, frontman for The White Stripes
* July 11
	+ Spencer Cox, politician, 18th Governor of Utah
	+ Jon Wellner, actor
	+ Bridgette Andersen, actress (d. 1997)
* July 12 – Cheyenne Jackson, actor and singer
* July 17
	+ Daffney, wrestler, manager, and actress (d. 2021)
	+ Terence Tao, Australian-born mathematician
* July 18
	+ Torii Hunter, baseball player
	+ Daron Malakian, guitarist and vocalist for System of a Down
* July 19
	+ Heather Armstrong, blogger
	+ Patricia Ja Lee, actress and model
* July 20
	+ Ray Allen, basketball player
	+ Judy Greer, actress and author
	+ Jason Raize, actor and activist (d. 2004)
* July 21 – David Dastmalchian, actor
* July 24
	+ Eric Szmanda, actor
	+ Torrie Wilson,wrestler and model
* July 27
	+ Shea Hillenbrand, baseball player
	+ Alex Rodriguez, baseball player
* July 29 – Terrence Wilkins, football player
* July 31 – Uriah Duffy, bassist

### August

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* August 2 – Nick Loeb, businessman and actor
* August 4 – Andy Hallett, singer and actor (d. 2009)
* August 6 – Ryan Martinie, bassist for Mudvayne
* August 7 – Charlize Theron, South African-born actress
* August 8 – Ben Weinman, guitarist for The Dillinger Escape Plan
* August 11 – Roger Craig Smith, voice actor
* August 12 – Casey Affleck, actor and film director
* August 15
	+ 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 – Kaitlin Olson, actress
* August 19 – Chynna Clugston, illustrator
* August 29 – Dante Basco, actor
* August 31 – Sara Ramirez, actress

### September

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* September 3 – Redfoo, disc jockey
* September 5 – J. P. Calderon, volleyball player, model and reality show personality
* September 6 – Derrek Lee, baseball player
* September 10 – R. Luke DuBois, composer and artist
* September 13 – Peter Ho, American-born Taiwanese singer and actor
* September 17
	+ Jimmie Johnson, race car driver
	+ Constantine Maroulis, singer
* September 18
	+ Charlie Finn, actor
	+ Jason Sudeikis, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
* September 20 – Moon Bloodgood, actress
* September 21 – Lil Rob, rapper, producer and actor
* September 22 – Mireille Enos, actress
* September 25 – Matt Hasselbeck, football player
* September 30
	+ Ta-Nehisi Coates, author and journalist
	+ Christopher Jackson, actor, musician, and composer

### October

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* October 1 – Grace Meng, politician
* October 3 – Alanna Ubach, actress and singer
* October 5
	+ Monica Rial, voice actress
	+ Scott Weinger, actor, voice actor, writer and producer
* October 6 – Lisa Ann Coleman, child murderer
* October 7
	+ Terry Gerin, professional wrestler
	+ Jamie Hector, actor
* October 9
	+ Sean Lennon, British-born musician, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist
	+ Nate Newton, bassist and guitarist
* October 14 – Floyd Landis, cyclist
* October 16 – Alexandra Barreto, actress
* October 19
	+ Benjamin Heckendorn, electronics modifier and independent filmmaker
	+ James L. Venable, composer
* October 20 – Natalie Gregory, actress
* October 22
	+ Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
	+ Patrick McHenry, politician
	+ Mike Riley, cartoonist
* October 23
	+ Keith Van Horn, basketball player
	+ Michelle Beadle, sports reporter and host
* October 24 – Melissa Hutchison, voice actress
* October 27 – Aron Ralston, outdoorsman, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker

### November

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* November 1 – Bo Bice, singer and American Idol contestant
* November 2 – Danny Cooksey, actor and comedian
* November 4 – Lorenzen Wright, basketball player (d. 2010)
* November 5
	+ Jamie Madrox, rapper
	+ Keala Settle, actress and singer
* November 7
	+ Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL
	+ Morgan Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL and political candidate
* November 8
	+ Brevin Knight, basketball player
	+ Steve J. Palmer, actor and producer
	+ Tara Reid, actress
* November 11 – Angélica Vale, Mexican-born actress, singer, and comedian
* November 12 – Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer
* November 14
	+ Stephen Guarino, actor
	+ Gary Vaynerchuk, Belarusian-born entrepreneur and internet personality
* November 17 – 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 20
	+ Dierks Bentley, country singer
	+ Joshua Gomez, actor
	+ Davey Havok, alternative rock singer and frontman for AFI
* November 21
	+ Cherie Johnson, actress
	+ Chris Moneymaker, poker player
* November 22 – James Madio, actor
* November 24 – Thomas Kohnstamm, writer
* November 26 – DJ Khaled, DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, and media personality
* November 27 – Bad Azz, rapper (d. 2019)
* November 30
	+ Mindy McCready, country singer (d. 2013)
	+ IronE Singleton, actor

### December

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* December 1 – David Hornsby, actor, screenwriter, and producer
* December 5
	+ Paula Patton, actress
	+ Nick Stahl, actor and producer
* December 6 – Mia Love, politician
* December 8 – Kevin Harvick, race car driver
* December 10 – Joe Mays, baseball pitcher
* December 12 – Mayim Bialik, actress and neuroscientist
* December 13 – 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
* December 18 – Randy Houser, country music singer
* December 19 – Russell Branyan, baseball player
* December 27 – Heather O'Rourke, actress (d. 1988)
* December 29 – Shawn Hatosy, actor
* December 30 – Tiger Woods, golfer

### Full Date Unknown

* Jason Farnham, composer, performer, and record producer

## Deaths

See also: Deaths in 1975
* January 7 – Harry Gunnison Brown, academic 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 – 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 25 – Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam leader (b. 1897)
* 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)
* 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

1. ↑ "Women Cagers Make TV Debut", *Ocala (FL) Star-Banner*, January 27, 1975, p. 2B
2. ↑ Mitchell K. Hall (2008). "Chronology". *Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era*. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6410-8.
3. ↑ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). *Encyclopedia of International Games*. McFarland. p. 519. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
4. ↑ Sporting News (1994). *Baseball: A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats & Firsts*. Galahad Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-88365-785-0.
5. ↑ "Did a UFO Kidnap Navajo County Man?". *Arizona Daily Sun*. Flagstaff, AZ. 1975-11-08. p. 1.
6. ↑ "Brother finds 'UFO kidnap' victim". *Scottsdale Daily Progress*. Scottsdale, AZ. 1975-11-11. p. 1.
7. ↑ Hauck, Dennis William (2002). *Haunted Places: The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations*. Penguin Books.
8. ↑ "Susan Hayward | Biography & Facts". *Encyclopedia Britannica*. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

## External links

* Media related to 1975 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons