Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
Found 39 events. Showing 31 - 39.
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- Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
- King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.
- The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
- Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
- Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.
- The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
- Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
- Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
- Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amidst rising tensions following the killing of Israeli teenagers.
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