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* April 30 - End of the [[Vietnam War]]. Vietnam is re-unified under the rule of the [[Communist Party of Vietnam]]. | * April 30 - End of the [[Vietnam War]]. Vietnam is re-unified under the rule of the [[Communist Party of Vietnam]]. | ||
* May 1 - Beginning of the Third Indochina War. | * May 1 - Beginning of the Third Indochina War. | ||
* May 29 - [[Gustáv Husák]] is elected President of Czechoslovakia. | * May 29 - [[Gustáv Husák]] is elected President of Czechoslovakia. | ||
* June 30 - [[Paul Biya]] is named the first Prime Minister of Cameroon. | * June 30 - [[Paul Biya]] is named the first Prime Minister of Cameroon. | ||
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* September 5 - U.S. President Gerald Ford survives an assassination attempt in Sacramento, California by former [[The Manson Family|Manson Family]] member [[Lynette Fromme|Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme]]. | * September 5 - U.S. President Gerald Ford survives an assassination attempt in Sacramento, California by former [[The Manson Family|Manson Family]] member [[Lynette Fromme|Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme]]. | ||
* October 23 - The Battle of the Hotels begins in Beirut, Lebanon. | * October 23 - The Battle of the Hotels begins in Beirut, Lebanon. | ||
* November 11 - [[Agostinho Neto]] is named the first President of Angola. Beginning of the Angolan Civil War. | * November 11 - [[Agostinho Neto]] is named the first President of Angola. Beginning of the Angolan Civil War. | ||
* November 29 - A bomb detonates in the restroom at Dublin Airport, killing an Aer Lingus employee and injuring 11 at a bar nearby. The [[Ulster Defence Association]] claims responsibility. | * November 29 - A bomb detonates in the restroom at Dublin Airport, killing an Aer Lingus employee and injuring 11 at a bar nearby. The [[Ulster Defence Association]] claims responsibility. | ||
* December 2 - The Laotian Civil War ends when the Lao Royal Family is deposed by the [[Pathet Lao]]. The country is reorganized into the '''Lao People's Democratic Republic '''. | * December 2 - The Laotian Civil War ends when the Lao Royal Family is deposed by the [[Pathet Lao]]. The country is reorganized into the '''Lao People's Democratic Republic '''. | ||
* December 7 - [[Suharto]], President of Indonesia, invades and occupies East Timor, and also launches a campaign of [[genocide]] against East Timor. | * December 7 - [[Suharto]], President of Indonesia, invades and occupies East Timor, and also launches a campaign of [[genocide]] against East Timor. | ||
* December 12 - The | * December 12 - The Balcombe Street Gang, a [[Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] unit responsible for several bombings in Great Britain, surrenders to the police, ending their campaign. | ||
* December 29 - The [[1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing]] occurs when a bomb detonates near the TWA baggage reclaim terminal at LaGuardia Airport, New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others. The perpetrators were never identified, although investigators and historians believe that Croatian nationalists were the most likely. | * December 29 - The [[1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing]] occurs when a bomb detonates near the TWA baggage reclaim terminal at LaGuardia Airport, New York City, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 others. The perpetrators were never identified, although investigators and historians believe that Croatian nationalists were the most likely. | ||
* Unknown - [[RENAMO]] is founded. | * Unknown - [[RENAMO]] is founded. | ||
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=== Villain births === | === Villain births === | ||
* January 14 - [[Ricardo Lopez]] | * January 14 - [[Ricardo Lopez]] | ||
* February 22 - [[Stephen Port]] | * February 22 - [[Stephen Port]] | ||
* April 4 - [[Mateus da Costa Meira]] | * April 4 - [[Mateus da Costa Meira]] | ||
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* August 6 - [[Curtis Ray Watson]] | * August 6 - [[Curtis Ray Watson]] | ||
* October 28 - [[Melinda Loveless]] | * October 28 - [[Melinda Loveless]] | ||
* November 30 - [[Mindy McCready]] | * November 30 - [[Mindy McCready]] | ||
=== Victim births === | === Victim births === | ||
* January 1 - Tammy Homolka | * January 1 - Tammy Homolka | ||
*Unknown - Fan Man-yee | |||
* Unknown - Fan Man-yee | |||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
=== Villain deaths === | === Villain deaths === | ||
*January 17 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] | *January 17 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] | ||
*February 25 - [[Elijah Muhammed]] | *February 25 - [[Elijah Muhammed]] | ||
*February 25 - [[Heung Chin]] | *February 25 - [[Heung Chin]] | ||
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*April 5 - [[Chiang Kai-shek]] | *April 5 - [[Chiang Kai-shek]] | ||
*April 13 - [[Francois Tombalbaye]] | *April 13 - [[Francois Tombalbaye]] | ||
*June 18 - [[Faisal bin Musaid]] | *June 18 - [[Faisal bin Musaid]] | ||
*November 20 - [[Francisco Franco]] | *November 20 - [[Francisco Franco]] | ||
*November 30 - [[Harry J. Anslinger]] | *November 30 - [[Harry J. Anslinger]] | ||
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=== Victim deaths === | === Victim deaths === | ||
*March 25 - Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud | *March 25 - Faisal bin Abdulaziz al Saud | ||
*October 25 - Vladimir Herzog | *October 25 - Vladimir Herzog | ||
*October 30 - Martha Moxley | *October 30 - Martha Moxley | ||
*November 29 - John Hayes | *November 29 - John Hayes | ||