Timeline April 1975

Events in April 1975 11

• 1887 – 1975 Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) Died 5 April 1975, aged 87 Chiang Kai-shek led the Republic of China's Nationalist government and, after defeat in the Chinese Civil War, ruled Taiwan from 1949 until his death. He remained a key Cold War ally of the United States and head of the Kuomintang. His son Chiang Ching-kuo eventually succeeded him as Taiwan's leader.
• 1890 – 1975 Marjorie Main (1890-1975) American character actress, Ma Kettle in The Egg and I and its sequels.
• 1897 – 1975 Fredric March (1897-1975) American actor, winner of two Oscars and two Tonys, from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to The Best Years of Our Lives.
• 1906 – 1975 Josephine Baker (1906-1975) Died 12 April 1975, aged 68 Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer who rose to fame in Paris in the 1920s and later worked with the French Resistance during World War II. She was also a prominent civil rights activist. She died days after a triumphant return to the Paris stage celebrating her 50-year career.
• 1975 1975 World Snooker Championship Reardon Title 4 Held in Australia. Winner: Ray Reardon; Runner-up: Eddie Charlton. Score: 31–30.
• 1975 Marjorie Main dies in Los Angeles Marjorie Main dies aged 85.
• 1975 Lebanese Civil War begins Sectarian conflict erupts in Beirut Fighting broke out between Christian Phalangist militia and Palestinian and leftist forces after an attack on a bus in Beirut on 13 April 1975. The clashes escalated into a full civil war that would last 15 years and devastate Lebanon. The conflict drew in regional powers including Syria and Israel.
• 1975 Fredric March dies in Los Angeles Fredric March dies aged 77.
• 1975 Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh Cambodian capital falls, Khmer Rouge takes power Khmer Rouge forces led by Pol Pot entered Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975, ending the Cambodian Civil War. The new regime immediately began evacuating the city and imposing a radical agrarian program that led to mass death over the following years. The takeover came just two weeks before the fall of Saigon.
• 1975 Tomcats cover the evacuation of Saigon Operation Frequent Wind F-14s from USS Enterprise fly cover for the helicopter evacuation of Saigon, the type's first operational mission.
• 1975 Fall of Saigon Vietnam War ends North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon on April 30, 1975, ending the Vietnam War and reunifying Vietnam under communist rule.