What Happened on October 2, 1975

• Four Ulster Volunteer Force members killed after a bomb they are carrying prematurely explodes in Farrenlester, near Coleraine
• The Ulster Volunteer Force kill 7 civilians in a series of attacks across Northern Ireland; 6 were Catholic civilians and 1 was a Protestant civilian

• Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian political leader, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1903)
• Wade Crosby, American actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70

Holidays: Gandhi Jayanti (India)

• #1 Song: Fame - David Bowie
• #1 Song: Hold Me Close - David Essex