At A Glance

2 August 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
2 August 1975 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “One of These Nights” by Eagles.
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 2 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 August 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 August 1975 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 2 August

  • 1945 World War II: The Potsdam Conference ends.
  • 1982 The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public.
  • 1989 Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
  • 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
  • 1991 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.

Famous people born on August 2

  • JD Vance, American politician, 50th vice president of the United States (born 1984)
  • Charli XCX, English singer-songwriter (born 1992)
  • Mary-Louise Parker, American actress (born 1964)
  • Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer (born 1976)

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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.
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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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