At A Glance

23 March 1975 at a glance

Day of the week
23 March 1975 was a Sunday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “My Eyes Adored You” by Frankie Valli.
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 23 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 March 1975 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 March 1975 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 March

  • 1965 NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).
  • 1977 The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes.
  • 1978 The first UNIFIL troops arrive in Lebanon for a peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
  • 1982 Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García, is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt.
  • 1983 Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.

Famous people born on March 23

  • G. D. Naidu, Indian engineer and businessman (1893–1974)
  • Keri Russell, American actress (born 1976)
  • Michelle Monaghan, American actress (born 1976)
  • Perez Hilton, American blogger (born 1978)

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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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