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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 28 - [[Michael Slobodian|Brampton Centennial Secondary School shooting]] | |||
* 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. | ||
* October 27 - [[Robert Poulin|St. Pius X Catholic school shooting]] | |||
* 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 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 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 7 - [[Mohammed Bijeh]] | |||
* February 12 - [[Shawn Allen Berry]] | |||
* 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 4 - [[John Hummel]] | |||
* November 12 - [[Kyle Chapman]] | |||
* November 30 - [[Mindy McCready]] | * November 30 - [[Mindy McCready]] | ||
* Unknown - [[Khalid Adem]] | |||
* Unknown - [[Jamie Fuller]] | |||
=== Victim births === | === Victim births === | ||
* January 1 - Tammy Homolka | * January 1 - Tammy Homolka | ||
*Unknown - Fan Man-yee | * May - David Johnson | ||
* July 3 - Linda Healy | |||
* July 24 - Leigh Leigh | |||
* September 20 - Colleen Slemmer | |||
* September 24 - Jessica Keen | |||
* October 14 - Rachel Hurley | |||
* Unknown - Fan Man-yee | |||
== Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
=== Villain deaths === | === Villain deaths === | ||
*January 5 - [[Gottlob Berger]] | |||
*January 17 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] | *January 17 - [[Gustavo Rojas Pinilla]] | ||
*February 7 - [[Branimir Donchev]] | |||
*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]] | ||
*May 28 - [[Michael Slobodian]] | |||
*June 18 - [[Faisal bin Musaid]] | *June 18 - [[Faisal bin Musaid]] | ||
*October 27 - [[Robert Poulin]] | |||
*November 1 - [[Anthony Barbaro]] | |||
*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 === | ||
*February 26 - Stephen Tibble | |||
*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 27 - Ross McWhirter | |||
*November 29 - John Hayes | *November 29 - John Hayes | ||