At A Glance

12 June 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
12 June 1975 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Thank God I'm a Country Boy” by John Denver.
Top Film of 1975
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1975 was Jaws.
Bestselling Novel of 1975
“Ragtime” by E. L. Doctorow was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1975.
Top-Rated TV Show
“All in the Family” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1975–76 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 June 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 June 1975 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 12 June

  • 1967 The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws that prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
  • 1975 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain: Judge Jagmohanlal Sinha rules against Indira Gandhi in a case on her election to the Indian Parliament, and that she should be banned from holding any public office, triggering a political crisis.
  • 1979 Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man-powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
  • 1981 The first of the Indiana Jones film franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark, is released in theaters.
  • 1982 A nuclear disarmament rally and concert is held in New York City.

Famous people born on June 12

  • George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (1924–2018)
  • Dave Franco, American actor (born 1985)
  • Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (1929–1945)
  • Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic (born 1962)

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Events of 1975 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1975 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 20 – Talent agent Michael Ovitz founds the Creative Artists Agency.
  • March 19 – The release of Tommy, a musical/drama produced by Ken Russel and Robert Stigwood.
  • April 4 – Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Life in the US in 1975

President

Gerald Ford

Gas (per gallon)

$0.57

Loaf of Bread

$0.36

Average House

$39,000

Weekly Wage

$189

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Famous Faces Born in the 1970s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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