Timeline August 1975

Events in August 1975 5

• 1892 – 1975 Haile Selassie (1892-1975) Died 27 August 1975, aged 83 Haile Selassie ruled Ethiopia as emperor from 1930 until he was deposed by a military coup in 1974. He was held under house arrest and reportedly died in captivity in Addis Ababa, though the exact circumstances of his death were disputed for years. He remains a revered figure in the Rastafari movement.
• 1906 – 1975 Dmitri Shostakovich Soviet symphonist Russian composer who wrote 15 symphonies and 15 string quartets under the shadow of Stalin's regime. His 5th Symphony and 7th (Leningrad) are defining works of the 20th century.
• 1975 US Open 1975 Men: Manuel Orantes · Women: Chris Evert
• 1975 Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant badly hurt in car crash Rhodes, Greece The crash cancels the rest of the year's touring.
• 1975 Bruce Springsteen releases Born to Run Breakthrough A last-chance album that makes him a star.