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* 1975 – Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December.
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* 1912 – Hound Dog Taylor, American singer and guitarist ( d. 1975 )
* 1975 – Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon.
* 1975 – Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
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* 1975 – Michael Chaturantabut, Thai-American actor
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* 1975 – Blake Adams, American golfer
* 1975 – Björn Gelotte, Swedish guitarist and songwriter ( In Flames and All Ends )
* 1975 – Jonny Moseley, American skier
* 1975 – Mark Rudan, Australian footballer
* 1975 – Renate Götschl, Austrian skier
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* 1888 – Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor ( d. 1975 )
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* 1975 – Simon Katich, Australian cricketer
* 1975 – Petria Thomas, Australian swimmer
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* 1975 – As North Vietnamese forces close in on the South Vietnamese capital Saigon, the Australian Embassy is closed and evacuated, almost ten years to the day since the first Australian troop commitment to South Vietnam.
An instance of a Governor General exercising his power was during the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, when the Australian Prime Minister of the time, Gough Whitlam, was dismissed by the Governor-General.
* 1975 – Scott Chipperfield, Australian soccer player
* 1975 – Scott Owen, Australian musician ( The Living End )
* 1975 – Brett Hawke, Australian swimmer
* 1975 – Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
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The Queen chose not to intervene during the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, in which Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam, on the basis that it was a matter " clearly placed within the jurisdiction of the Governor-General ".
The most notable use of the reserve powers occurred in November, 1975, in the course of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.
In 1975, Holden introduced the compact Gemini, the Australian version of the " T-car ", based on the Opel Kadett C. The Gemini was an overseas design developed jointly with Isuzu, GM's Japanese affiliate ; and was powered by a 1. 6-litre four-cylinder engine.
* 1975 – Chris Cheney, Australian musician ( The Living End )
* 1975 – Ante Covic, Australian footballer
* 1975 – Kip Gamblin, Australian dancer and actor
* 1887 – Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer ( d. 1975 )
* 1975 – Michael Voss, Australian footballer
* 1975 – Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
* 1975 – Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist
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