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April 28, 1975

On April 28, 1975, general Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory. 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 (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 April 28, 1975

  1. 1975 General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory.

    South Vietnamese general (1921–2008)

    Cao Văn Viên was a four-star army general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He rose to the position of Chairman of the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff. -led fighting during the Vietnam War.

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Michael Walchhofer 1975– Austrian alpine skier

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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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