Born in 1975

What things cost in 1975

1975 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.

Who was in charge in 1975

United States

Gerald Ford (President)

United Kingdom

Elizabeth II (Queen); Harold Wilson (Prime minister)

Soviet Union

Leonid Brezhnev (General Secretary); Nikolai Podgorny (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet); Alexei Kosygin (Chairman of the Council of Ministers)

People's Republic of China

Mao Zedong (Chairman; Paramount Leader); Dong Biwu (Acting President); Zhu De (NPC Standing Committee Chairman); Zhou Enlai (Premier)

France

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (President); Jacques Chirac (Prime minister)

East Germany

Willi Stoph (Chairmen of the State Council); Horst Sindermann (Chairman)

West Germany

Walter Scheel (President); Helmut Schmidt (Chancellor)

Japan

Hirohito (Emperor); Takeo Miki (Prime minister)

Republic of India

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (President); Indira Gandhi (Prime minister)

From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) (revision 1371751893), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1975 →

No. 1 songs of 1975

1. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” — Elton John (2 weeks)
2. “Mandy” — Barry Manilow (1 week)
3. “Please Mr. Postman” — The Carpenters (1 week)
4. “Laughter in the Rain” — Neil Sedaka (1 week)
5. “Fire” — Ohio Players (1 week)
6. “You're No Good” — Linda Ronstadt (1 week)
7. “Pick Up the Pieces” — Average White Band (1 week)
8. “Best of My Love” — Eagles (1 week)
9. “Have You Never Been Mellow” — Olivia Newton-John (1 week)
10. “Black Water” — The Doobie Brothers (1 week)
11. “My Eyes Adored You” — Frankie Valli (1 week)
12. “Lady Marmalade” — Labelle (1 week)
13. “Lovin' You” — Minnie Riperton (1 week)
14. “Philadelphia Freedom” — Elton John Band (2 weeks)
15. “(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” — B. J. Thomas (1 week)
16. “He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)” — Tony Orlando and Dawn (3 weeks)
17. “Shining Star” — Earth, Wind & Fire (1 week)
18. “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” — Freddy Fender (1 week)
19. “Thank God I'm a Country Boy” — John Denver (1 week)
20. “Sister Golden Hair” — America (1 week)
21. “Love Will Keep Us Together” — Captain & Tennille (4 weeks)
22. “Listen to What the Man Said” — Wings (1 week)
23. “The Hustle” — Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony (1 week)
24. “One of These Nights” — Eagles (1 week)
25. “Jive Talkin'” — Bee Gees (2 weeks)
26. “Fallin' in Love” — Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (1 week)
27. “Get Down Tonight” — KC and the Sunshine Band (1 week)
28. “Rhinestone Cowboy” — Glen Campbell (2 weeks)
29. “Fame” — David Bowie (2 weeks)
30. “I'm Sorry” — John Denver (1 week)
31. “Bad Blood” — Neil Sedaka (3 weeks)
32. “Island Girl” — Elton John (3 weeks)
33. “That's the Way (I Like It)” — KC and the Sunshine Band (2 weeks)
34. “Fly, Robin, Fly” — Silver Convention (3 weeks)
35. “Let's Do It Again” — The Staple Singers (1 week)

Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1975, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1975 (Wikipedia revision 1376080092).

Famous people born in 1975

• 2 May – David Beckham, footballer source
• 10 May: Hélio Castroneves, racing driver source
• May 18 – John Higgins, Scottish snooker player source
• May 26 – Lauryn Hill, actress, singer/songwriter, rapper and producer source
• June 4 – Angelina Jolie, actress and director source
• March 21 – Mark Williams, Welsh professional snooker player source
• December 5 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player source
• September 30 – Marion Cotillard, French actress, singer, songwriter, and musician source
• 5 October – Kate Winslet, actress source
• June 1 – Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian politician, Prime Minister of Armenia source
• July 6 – 50 Cent, rapper, actor, and businessman source
• June 4 – Russell Brand, English actor and comedian source
• September 20 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian racing driver source
• 31 January – Preity Zinta, actress. source
• 26 July – Liz Truss, politician source

What happened in 1975

• January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. source
• 57 primary school teachers quit in Yala province, sending 1,000 students back home. This was due to fears among teachers that they may face violence from separatists. source
• January 2 – The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. source
• January 2 – A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. source
• 13 February – Opening of Glattzentrum, the first large shopping center in Switzerland located on the outskirts of Zurich in Wallisellen, housing several brands like Migros, Globus, and Jelmoli source
• 2 January – Major fire at the Fischer casting company in Alpnach-Dorf (Obwalden). Damage amounts to 15 million francs source
• 1 January – The Singapore Maritime Museum is opened in Sentosa, albeit still under construction. source
• 8 January – Yehoshua Ben-Zion convicted of embezzling £20 million from the Israeli-British Bank which collapsed in July 1974 owing British investors £46.6 million. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Later, Ben-Zion was pardoned by the Israeli president after intervention of Menachem Begin and was released after serving 3 years. source