Historical Events
- 41st Orange Bowl: #9 Notre Dame beats #2 Alabama, 13-11
- 61st Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 18-17
Newcombe's 7th Grand Slam
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Home favourite John Newcombe wins 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title; beats Jimmy Connors of the US 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
Watergate Convictions
H. R. Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Mardian convicted of Watergate crimes
- International Women's Year begins
- Sweden adopts constitution
- U.S. Federal oil depletion allowance eliminated for large producers
Famous Birthdays
- Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Olympics gold 2002, 06, 10; World C'ship gold 1999, 2000, 01, 04), born in Hagersville, Ontario
- Eiichiro Oda, Japanese Manga artist (One Piece - best selling Manga series and comic series ever), born in Kumamoto, Japan
- Fernando Tatís Sr., Dominican baseball third baseman (MLB record 8 RBI in one inning, 1999; St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- Sonali Bendre, Indian model and actress
Famous Deaths
- Arthur Pierson, Norwegian-born American actor and director (Hat Check Girl), dies at 73
- Ken Loeffler, American College and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (National Invitation Tournament 1952; NCAA Basketball Tournament 1954, La Salle Explorers), dies from a heart attack at 72
Died in 1975 1975 Highlights
About January 1, 1975
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 49 years, 3 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Capricorn
Holidays: New Year's Day (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)
Music Charts
#1 Song: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
#1 Song: Lonely This Christmas - Mud
