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July 6, 1975

On July 6, 1975, the Comoros declares independence from France. 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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1975

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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 July 6, 1975

  1. 1975 The Comoros declares independence from France.

    African island country in the Indian Ocean

    The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population—and the official state religion—is Islam.

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Born on July 6, 1975

50 Cent 1975– American rapper and actor (born 1975)
Sebastián Rulli 1975– Argentine-Mexican actor (born 1975)
Amir-Abbas Fakhravar 1975– Iranian political activist
Kristian Woolf 1975– Australian professional rugby league coach

Farewells

Died on July 6, 1975

Reşat Ekrem Koçu Turkish writer and historian

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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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