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1975
   BBC Sports Personality of the Year was   
David Steele
Cricketer

Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year


1975
   Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was   
Niki Lauda
Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions


1975
   Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was   
Arthur Ashe
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions


1975
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Billie Jean King
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions


1975
   Grand National was won by   
L'Escargot
Means 'the snail' in French

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Grand National Winners


1975
   winner of the Australian Open Men's Singles was   
John Newcombe
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Men's Singles Champions


1975
   winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was   
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions


1975
   winner of the French Open Men's Singles was   
Björn Borg
Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions


1975
   winner of the Cricket World Cup was   
West Indies
Sports & Leisure > Cricket - World Cup Winners


1975
   Tony Award winner for Best Musical was   
The Wiz
Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical


1975
   the winner was   
Archie Griffin, RB from Ohio State
Sports & Leisure > American Football - Heisman Trophy Winners


1975
   Swiss Football League Championship winners were   
FC Zürich
Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions


1975
      
American Involvement in the Vietnam War Ended
The last American citizens were helicoptered out from U.S. embassy as the North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon.

History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


Edmund Fitzgerald
   sank in   
1975
Nov. 10 Cargo vessel carrying 26,000 long tons of iron ore pellets sank in eastern Lake Superior; all 29 crew lost.

History & Mythology > Shipwrecks


1975
   champions were   
UCLA
Sports & Leisure > Basketball - U.S. NCAA Basketball Champions


Contemporary Classical Music
   is   
Style of European Music Written Between 1975 and the Present
Embraces movements such as polystylism, conceptualism, minimalism, modernism, serialism, etc.

Music > Music Theory


Tiger Woods
   was born on   
December 30, 1975
American golfer

Misc > Birthdates


1975
   the winner was   
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Directed by Milos Foreman for United Artists

Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture


1975
   winner of The Masters was   
Jack Nicklaus
First golfer to win The Masters 5 times

Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Masters Winners


The Waltons and the Birthday Present
   was published in   
1975
By Jane Godfrey

Arts & Literature > The Little Golden Book


1975
   UEFA Champions League winners were   
Bayern Munich
Germany

Sports & Leisure > Football - UEFA Champions League Winners


1975
   the winner was   
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Documenting A Japanese Quest to Ski down Mount Everest. He Skied 8000ft down from the summit

Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary


Alain Delon
   was   
The Actor Who Played Zorro in a 1975 Italian-French Production
Movies > Films - Zorro


South America
   was   
The Location of the 1975 Italian-French Production of Zorro
Movies > Films - Zorro


1975
   Junior Isle of Man TT winner was   
Williams
Yamaha- 350 cc

Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT


1975
   the winner was   
Chris Evert
Defeated Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions


1975
   Melbourne Cup winner was   
Think Big
Jockey - Harry White, Trainer - Bart Cummings, Owner - R. J. O'Sullivan et al, Time - 3.29.60

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup


Microsoft Founded, Papua New Guinea’s Independence From Australia, Apollo-Soyuz Spaceships Dock
   are all   
Major Events of 1975
Misc > Common Threads 2


1975
      
Saturday Night Live Premiered
History & Mythology > 20th Century Events


Platoon (1986)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


Casualties of War (1989)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


The Deer Hunter (1978)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


Apocalypse Now (1979)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


Full Metal Jacket (1987)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Based on the novel 'The Short-Timers' by Gustav Hasford

Movies > Match the Film to the War


Forrest Gump (1994)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Based on the book "Forrest Gump" by Winston Groom

Movies > Match the Film to the War


Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


Dick (1999)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


We Were Soldiers (2002)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


1975
   Eurovision Song Contest winner was   
Netherlands
"Ding-A-Dong" performed by Teach-In. Music Dick Bakker, Lyrics Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens

Music > Eurovision Song Contest by Year


1975
      
ENMOD Convention
Prohibits the military or other hostile use of environmental modification techniques; comes into force in 1978.

History & Mythology > Treaties and Conventions


1975
   Preakness Stakes winner was   
Master Derby
Darrel McHargue on board -- Trainer Smiley Adams -- Golden Chance Farm -- 1:56.40

Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Preakness Stakes Winners


1975
   was the first publication of   
Oh! The Thinks You Can Think!
Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books


1975
   was won by   
Toyota Tamaraws
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference

Sports & Leisure > PBA All-Pilipino Conference - Philippine Cup


Air Force Roundel of Republic of South Vietnam 1975
   is   

Misc > Air Force Roundels - Historical


Airport 1975 (1974)
   Is classed as an   
Action
Starred Charlton Heston, Karen Black and Myrna Loy. Directed by Jack Smight

Movies > Movie Genres


Airport 1975 (1974)
   Is classed as a   
Thriller
Starred Charlton Heston, Karen Black and Myrna Loy. Directed by Jack Smight

Movies > Movie Genres


Airport 1975 (1974)
   Is classed as a   
Drama
Starred Charlton Heston, Karen Black and Myrna Loy. Directed by Jack Smight

Movies > Movie Genres


Tigerland (2000)
   features   
Vietnam War, 1959 - 1975
Movies > Match the Film to the War


1975
   winner was   
Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1 Norwich City 0

Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners


1975
   was won by   
Brown Lad
Mrs. Connie Burrell

Sports & Leisure > Irish Grand National Winners








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