Historical Events
Saturday Night Live Time Delay
1st time "Saturday Night Live" uses a time delay, Richard Pryor hosts
Fraser Coalition Win
Australian Federal Election - Liberals with coalition under Malcolm Fraser win largest ever parliamentary majority
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- West Indian cricket opener Roy Fredericks smashes 169 in 2nd Test win v Australia in Perth; hundred in 71 balls
Famous Birthdays
- Matt LeCroy, American baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Belton, South Carolina
- Tom DeLonge, American rock guitarist (blink-182, Angels & Airwaves), born in Poway, California
Famous Deaths
- Cyril Delevanti, British actor (Soylent Green, The Night of the Iguana), dies at 88
- Hendrik Johan Kruls, Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46), dies at 73
Died in 1975 1975 Highlights
About December 13, 1975
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 48 years, 4 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
#1 Song: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
