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May 1, 1975

On May 1, 1975, the Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland. 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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On May 1, 1975

  1. 1975 The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland.

    Amusement park in Tampere, Finland

    Särkänniemi is an amusement park in Tampere, Finland, located in the district by the same name. The park features an aquarium, a planetarium, Doghill Fairytale Farm, an art museum and an observation tower Näsinneula. Särkänniemi is the second most popular amusement park in Finland with Linnanmäki in Helsinki being the most popular one.

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Born on May 1, 1975

Marc-Vivien Foé 1975– Cameroonian footballer (1975–2003)
Nina Hossain 1975– English journalist and presenter
Alexey Smertin 1975– Russian footballer and official

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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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