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May 10, 1975

On May 10, 1975, sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder. 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 May 10, 1975

  1. 1975 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.

    Japanese multinational corporation

    Sony Group Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including electronics, imaging and sensing, film and television, music, video games, and others.

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Born on May 10, 1975

Hazem Emam 1975– Egyptian footballer (born 1975)
Hélio Castroneves 1975– Brazilian racing driver (born 1975)
Ueli Kestenholz 1975– Swiss snowboarder (1975–2026)

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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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