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December 26, 1975

On December 26, 1975, tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service. The year's #1 song was "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille. John Butler, Magdalena Maleeva, Lou Bega would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1975th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 975th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1970s decade.

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What happened

On December 26, 1975

  1. 1975 Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service.

    Soviet supersonic passenger airliner

    The Tupolev Tu-144 is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev that operated commercially from 1975 to 1983, including 1977–1978 passenger service.

Arrivals

Born on December 26, 1975

Chris Calaguio 1975– Filipino basketball player (born 1975)
Marcelo Ríos 1975– Chilean tennis player
María Vasco 1975– Spanish race walker

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The class of 1975

Others born in 1975

John Butler 1975– American-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
Magdalena Maleeva 1975– Bulgarian tennis player
Lou Bega 1975– German singer
Lita 1975– American wrestler
Luciano Almeida 1975– Brazilian footballer
Heidi Alexander 1975– English politician

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