What Happened on March 15, 1975

Historical Events

  • "That's the Way of the World" 6th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1975)
  • Bundy victim Julie Cunningham disappears from Vail, Colorado
  • Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500m (37.99 sec)
  • Wales trounce Ireland, 32-4 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch their 18th Five Nations Rugby Championship

Famous Birthdays

  • Cornell Brown, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)

Eva Longoria (49 years old)

American actress (Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives), born in Corpus Christi, Texas

  • Ľubica Čekovská, Slovak classical pianist and composer (Fragments and Elegies; Two Portraits), born in Humenné, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
  • Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player

will.i.am (49 years old)

American singer-songwriter, rapper, musician (Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"), born in East Los Angeles, California


Famous Deaths

  • Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate, dies at 69
Died in 1975 1975 Highlights

About March 15, 1975

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 49 years, 1 month and 13 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Pisces

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Black Water - The Doobie Brothers
  • UK #1 Song: If - Telly Savalas