1975 in the United States

Events from the year 1975 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

President: Gerald Ford
[Vice President of the United States|President of the United States|Vice President]: Nelson Rockefeller
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert
Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield
Congress: 93rd, 94th

Events

January

January – Volkswagen introduces the Golf, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit.
January 1 – Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
January 2 – The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress.
January 6
*AM America makes its television debut on ABC.
*Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC.
* The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy begins operations.
January 8
*Ella Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman U.S. governor who did not succeed her husband.
*President Gerald Ford appoints Vice President Nelson Rockefeller to head a special commission looking into alleged domestic abuses by the CIA.
January 12 – Super Bowl IX: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Minnesota Vikings 16–6 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
January 15
* The Carousel of Progress moves to Walt Disney World from Disneyland.
* Steel roller coaster Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom) opens at Walt Disney World in Florida, becoming one of the park's most popular attractions into the 21st century.
January 18 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission is divided between the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, partly in response to the 1973 oil crisis.
January 20 – Talent agent Michael Ovitz founds the Creative Artists Agency.
January 26 – Immaculata University defeats the University of Maryland 80–48 in the first nationally televised women's basketball game in the United States.
January 28 – Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown premieres on CBS, but did not win the Nielsen Ratings.
January 29 – The Weather Underground bombs the U.S. State Department main office in D.C.

February

February 2 – The 7.6 Near Islands earthquake hits the Aleutian Islands in Alaska with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX, injuring 15.
February 3 – The New World Liberation Front, a left-wing terrorist group, attacks the Pillar Point Air Force Station, but their pipe bombs fail to ignite their targets, leading to a diesel fuel spill.
February 13 – Fire breaks out in the World Trade Center.
February 21 – Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell, and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in prison.
February 23 – In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly two months early in the United States.

March

March 9 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
March 10 – The Rocky Horror Show opens on Broadway in New York City with 4 performances.
March 19 – The release of Tommy, a musical/drama produced by Ken Russel and Robert Stigwood.
March 29 – Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck is released. It would become his most successful album in the United States, reaching the top five and selling over one million copies.
March 30 - James Ruppert murders 11 family members inside his home on Easter Sunday.
March 31 – In his final game on the sideline, John Wooden coaches UCLA to its 10th national championship in 12 seasons when the Bruins defeat Kentucky 92–85 in the title game at San Diego.

April

April 3 – Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title.
April 4
*Vietnam War: The first military Operation Babylift flight, C5A 80218, crashes 27 minutes after takeoff, killing 138 on board; 176 survive the crash.
*Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
April 8 – The 47th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra, is held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II wins six awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Coppola. The sequel is tied with Roman Polanski's Chinatown in receiving 11 nominations. It is the final ceremony aired by NBC.
April 15 – Karen Ann Quinlan, 21, faints after consuming Quaaludes at a party. She becomes a controversial subject in the right to die movement after her parents sue to have her comatose body removed from life-support. She lives off a feeding tube until 1985.
April 29 – Operation Frequent Wind – Americans and their allies are evacuated from South Vietnam by helicopter.
April 30 – Vietnam War: The Fall of Saigon: The Vietnam War ends as Communist forces take Saigon, resulting in mass evacuations of Americans and South Vietnamese. As the capital is taken, South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally.

May

May – The unemployment rate peaks at 9.0% ending the Post-War Boom.
May 5 – The Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park, originally known as Busch Gardens: The Old Country, opens in Williamsburg, Virginia.
May 6 – A violent F4 tornado hits the Omaha metropolitan area, killing three and injuring more than 137.
May 12 – Mayaguez incident: Khmer Rouge forces in Cambodia seize the United States merchant ship SS Mayaguez in international waters.
May 15 – Mayaguez incident: The American merchant ship Mayaguez, seized by Cambodian forces, is rescued by the U.S. Navy and Marines; 38 Americans are killed.
May 17 – Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy becomes the first album to enter the US Billboard 200 album chart at Number One.
May 25
* The Golden State Warriors win the 1975 NBA basketball championship, defeating the Washington Bullets in a four-game sweep.
* Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins for a second time in a rain-shorted 174 lap, 435 mile race.
May 27 – In the National Hockey League, The Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres 2–0 in game six of the finals to claim their second straight Stanley Cup.
May 30 – American distance runner Steve Prefontaine dies in a car accident in Eugene, Oregon.

June

June 1 – President Ford meets with President Sadat of Egypt for peace talks in the Middle East in Salzburg, Austria, where he famously tumbles on the last steps out of Air Force One.
June 10 – In Washington, DC, the Rockefeller Commission issues its report on CIA abuses, recommending a joint congressional oversight committee on intelligence.
June 20 – Universal Pictures releases Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Peter Benchley's bestseller Jaws in 409 cinemas across the United States. The coupling of this broad distribution pattern with the movie's then even rarer national television marketing campaign has yielded a release method virtually unheard-of. Regardless, the film ultimately brings in $123.1 million by the end of its initial run, and is considered to be the first modern blockbuster as a result.
June 24 – Eastern Airlines Flight 66 crashes in New York City while attempting to land at JFK International Airport from New Orleans due to a microburst, killing 113 of the 124 on board.
June 26 – Two FBI agents and one AIM member die in a shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

July

July 6 – Ruffian, an American champion thoroughbred racehorse breaks down in a match race against Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure; she has to be euthanized the following day.
July 17 – Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock in orbit, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations. It is also the last Apollo mission and the last crewed U.S. space mission until STS-1.
July 22 – Stanley Forman takes the photo Fire Escape Collapse.
July 25 – A Chorus Line debuts on Broadway
July 30 – In Detroit, Michigan, Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa is reported missing. He is never found and is declared dead in absentia in 1982.

August

August 1 – The 5.7 Oroville earthquake affects Butte County, California, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII, injuring 10 and causing $3 million in damage.
August 3 – The Louisiana Superdome opens in New Orleans.
August 5 – President Ford posthumously pardons Robert E. Lee, restoring full rights of citizenship.
August 7–11 – The Special Olympics World Games take place in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
August 8 – Samuel Bronfman II, son of Seagram president Edgar Bronfman, is kidnapped in Purchase, New York. He is rescued after a ransom is paid.
August 20 – Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
August 25 – Bruce Springsteen's album Born to Run is released.

September

September 5 – In Sacramento, California, Lynette Fromme, a follower of jailed cult leader Charles Manson, attempts to assassinate President Gerald Ford, but is thwarted by a Secret Service agent.
September 9 – Riverfront Coliseum opens in Cincinnati.
September 14 – Elizabeth Seton is canonized, becoming the first American Roman Catholic saint.
September 18 – Fugitive Patricia Hearst is captured in San Francisco.
September 22 – President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore in San Francisco.

October

October 1 – Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
October 11 – NBC airs the first episode of Saturday Night Live.
October 21 – 1975 World Series: US baseball team the Boston Red Sox defeat the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 off Carlton Fisk's 12th-inning home run in one of the most famous World Series games ever played. The following day, the series ends with Game 7 victory by the Reds, in a broadcast that breaks records for a televised sporting event.

November

November 3
* An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United States' largest toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth".
* The long-running television game show The Price Is Right expands from 30 minutes to its current hour-long format on CBS.
November 5 – Travis Walton, a 22-year-old logger, is working in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest with six co-workers near Snowflake, Arizona, when he suddenly disappears. Walton is found five days later and says that he has been abducted by extraterrestrial aliens. His book, The Walton Experience, will become the basis for a film, Fire in the Sky.
November 10 – The bulk carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sinks 15 miles off of Whitefish Point, Michigan, losing all 29 crew on board.
November 20 – Former California Governor Ronald Reagan enters the race for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford.
November 29
*The name "Micro-soft" is used by Bill Gates in a letter to Paul Allen for the first time.
* While disabled, the submarine tender USS Proteus (AS-19) discharges radioactive coolant water into Apra Harbor, Guam. A Geiger counter at two of the harbor's public beaches shows 100 millirems/hour, 50 times the allowable dose.
* The 7.4 Hawaii earthquake hits several of the Hawaiian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII, causing two deaths, up to 28 injuries, and a destructive tsunami.

December

December 8 – New York City is approved for a bailout of $2.3 billion each year through to 1978 – $6.9 billion total.
December 18 – The Lutz family moves into 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, Long Island, New York, in the United States, only to flee from the house after 28 days, which will go on to inspire the story of The Amityville Horror.
December 23 – United States Congress passes the Metric Conversion Act which encourages, but does not mandate, metrication in the United States and establishes the Metric Board.
December 25 – The first Family Express opens in Valparaiso, Indiana.
December 29 – A bomb explosion at LaGuardia Airport kills 11.

Ongoing

Cold War
Détente
Capital punishment suspended by Furman v. Georgia
1970s energy crisis
DOCUMERICA photography project

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January

January 2
* Emanuel Augustus, boxer
* Corey Brewer, basketball player
* Ryan Brown, actor
* Dax Shepard, actor
* Jeff Suppan, baseball player
January 3
* Danica McKellar, actress and education advocate
* Jason Marsden, actor
January 4
* Dan Beery, Olympic rower
* Shane Carwin, mixed martial artist and wrestler
January 5
* Riley Breckenridge, drummer for Thrice
* Bradley Cooper, actor and filmmaker
* Mike Grier, ice hockey player
January 6
* Laura Berg, softball player
* Big Fase 100, rapper
* Nicole DeHuff, actress
* James Farrior, football player
January 7
* Steve Bell, soccer player
* Stephanie Birkitt, attorney
January 8 - Justin Alfond, politician and real estate developer
January 9 - Vince Amey, football player and coach
January 10 - Jake Delhomme, football player
January 11
* Kabir Akhtar, director and editor
* Brad Badger, football player
* Chris Burrous, journalist
* Rory Fitzpatrick, ice hockey player
January 13 - Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, political commentator, founder of Venture for America, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
January 14
* Shawn Barber, football player
* Ricardo López, Uruguayan-born pest control worker who tried to murder Björk
January 16
* Steve Adams, bassist for Animal Liberation Orchestra
* Kevin Boles, baseball coach
* Brian C. Buescher, judge
* Julie Ann Emery, actress
January 17
* Brian Brushwood, magician, podcaster, author, lecturer, YouTuber, and comedian
* Coco Lee, Hong Kong-born singer/songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress
* Freddy Rodriguez, actor
January 18 - Marcus Brandon, politician
January 19
* Maurice Anderson, football player
* Steve Balderson, director
* Noah Georgeson, singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer
January 20
* David Eckstein, baseball player
* Eric Healey, ice hockey player
* Rake Yohn, television personality and stunt performer
January 21
* Saqib Ali, politician
* Zach Helm, writer, director, and producer
January 22
* Calvin Brock, boxer
* Balthazar Getty, actor
* Rick Mora, actor and model
January 23
* Kevin Alexander, football player
* B.G. Knocc Out, rapper and songwriter
* Brian Balmages, composer, conductor, and educator
* Phil Dawson, football player
* Tito Ortiz, mixed martial artist, referee, and actor
* Fred Coleman, football player and coach
January 24 - Matt B. Britton, new media entrepreneur and consumer trend expert
January 25
* Tim Montgomery, Olympic sprinter
* Ricky Rodriguez, convicted murderer
* John Wade, football player
January 27
* Darrin Bell, cartoonist and comic writer
* Jason Conti, baseball player
* Renee Humphrey, actress
January 28 - Terri Conn, actress
January 29
* Sharif Atkins, actor
* Tony Blevins, football player
* Sara Gilbert, actress
January 31
* Zenarae Antoine, basketball player and coach
* Janelle Bynum, politician

February

February 1 - Big Boi, rapper, actor, and member of Outkast
February 2 - Aramis Ayala, politician
February 3 - Nicholas Anderson, rower
February 4 - John Michael Phillips, lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate, and legal commentator
February 6
* Matt Alber, singer/songwriter, filmmaker, and youth advocate
* Chad Allen, baseball player
* Jason Buha, golfer
* Naomi Grossman, actress, writer, and producer
February 7
* Wes Borland, guitarist for Limp Bizkit and frontman for Black Light Burns
* Daniel Gade, Army Lieutenant colonel, disabled veteran, and political candidate
February 8
* Jonah Blechman, actor
* Lil Nat, radio host
* Shane Shamrock, wrestler
February 9
* Terry Billups, football player
* Dave Brainard, record producer
February 10 - Scott Elrod, actor
February 11
* Lori Alhadeff, activist and founder of Make Our Schools Safe
* Jacque Vaughn, basketball player
February 12
* Jen Armbruster, Paralympic goalball player
* Bobby Billings, singer/songwriter
* Cliff Bleszinski, video game designer
* Michael Ray Bower, actor
February 13 - Lizzie Fletcher, politician
February 16
* Eddie Benton, basketball player and coach
* Daryl Bonilla, actor, comedian, and wrestler
February 17 - David Goggins, marathon runner, triathlete, and Navy SEAL
February 18
* Ila Borders, baseball player
* Sarah Joy Brown, actress
February 20 - Brian Littrell, pop singer and member of the Backstreet Boys
February 21
* Bo Atterberry, football coach
* Brandon Berger, baseball player
February 22 - Drew Barrymore, actress, author, director, model, and producer
February 23
* Pat Barnes, football player
* Mike Flood, politician
February 25 - Chelsea Handler, comedian and television host
February 26 - Tunde Adebimpe, musician, singer/songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist
February 27 - Joel Burns, basketball player
February 28 - Adam Banton, BMX rider

March

March 2
* Jesse Bochco, director and producer
* Macey Brooks, football player
March 3
* Tracy Anderson, entrepreneur and author
* Wendi Michelle Scott, criminal convicted of abusing her daughter in a case of Münchausen syndrome by proxy
March 4 - Jerod Turner, golfer
March 5
* Obafemi Ayanbadejo, football player
* Jolene Blalock, actress
* Niki Taylor, model
March 6 - Terry Bruce, politician
March 7
* Audrey Marie Anderson, actress
* T. J. Thyne, actor
March 8
* Billy Austin, football player
* Josh Gottheimer, politician
March 9
* Matthew J. Blit, attorney
* Oni Buchanan, poet and pianist
March 10
* Jamie Arnold, American-born Israeli basketball player
* Kathy Brier, actress and singer
March 11
* DJ Lord, DJ and turntablist
* Eric the Actor, TV personality
March 13 - Chris Ashworth, actor
March 15
* Cornell Brown, football player
* Eva Longoria, actress
* will.i.am, rapper and singer, member of the Black Eyed Peas
March 16 - Tara Buck, actress
March 17
* Jorge Boehringer, composer
* Leonard Byrd, sprinter
* Ebro Darden, DJ
* Natalie Zea, actress
* Test, Canadian-American pro wrestler
March 18
* Sutton Foster, actress
* Brian Griese, football player
* Matthew Tuerk, politician, mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 19
* Michael Alsbury, test pilot
* Brann Dailor, drummer for Mastodon
* Lea Gabrielle, journalist, diplomat, naval aviator, and war correspondent
March 20
* Jennifer Arroyo, American-born Canadian bassist for Kittie
* Ramin Bahrani, director and screenwriter
* Eric Brown, football player
* Andy Schor, politician, mayor of Lansing, Michigan
March 21 - Justin Pierce, British-American actor/skater
March 22
* Chris Bayne, football player
* Jeremy Brigham, football player and coach
* Guillermo Díaz, actor
* Anne Dudek, actress
* Cole Hauser, actor
March 23
* Shenna Bellows, politician
* Matthew Bradford, politician
* Heather Bowie Young, golfer
March 25 - Damon Bruce, sports radio host
March 26 - Juvenile, rapper
March 27
* Anthony Bass, football player
* Fergie, singer and actress, member of the Black Eyed Peas
March 28
* James Allen, football player
* Omar Brown, football player
* Will Cain, columnist, political analyst, and sports commentator
* Richard Kelly, director
* Ashley Moody, politician
March 29 - Kusanti Abdul-Salaam, football player
March 30
* Ben Barnes, politician
* Bahar Soomekh, actress

April

April 1
* John Butler, American-born Australian singer/songwriter and music producer
* Geoff Duncan, politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
April 2
* Nate Huffman, basketball player
* Pedro Pascal, Chilean-born actor
* Adam Rodriguez, actor
* Deedee Magno Hall, actress and singer
April 3
* Shawn Bates, ice hockey player
* Aries Spears, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
April 4 - Scott Rolen, baseball player
April 5
* Mike Bloom, musician, singer, composer, producer, and mixer
* Juicy J, rapper, songwriter, and record producer for Three 6 Mafia
April 6
* Leigh Bardugo, Israeli-born author
* Zach Braff, actor
April 7
* Ronde Barber, football player
* Tiki Barber, football player
* Ronnie Belliard, baseball player
* Mike Bundlie, artist, producer, entrepreneur, author, and publisher
* Heather Burns, actress
* John Cooper, guitarist, singer, and frontman for Skillet
April 8
* Jeff Banks, football player and coach
* Carlton Bost, guitarist
* Nick Browder, football player
April 9
* Sunny Anderson, television personality
* David Gordon Green, filmmaker
April 10
* Marc Breuers, race car driver
* Chris Carrabba, singer and guitarist
* David Harbour, actor
April 11 - Scott O. Brown, writer, letterer, publisher, editor, and production manager
April 12
* Marcie Alberts, basketball player and coach
* Matt Bettencourt, golfer
April 13 - Jeff Balis, filmmaker
April 14
* Mandi Ballinger, politician
* Amy Birnbaum, voice actress
* Lita, wrestler
April 15
* A-Plus, rapper and producer
* Chester Burnett, football player
* Paul Dana, racing driver
* Philip Labonte, singer and frontman for All That Remains and Shadows Fall
April 16
* Keon Clark, basketball player
* Sean Maher, actor
* Kron Moore, actress and singer
* Karl Yune, actor
April 18
* JD Albert, engineer, inventor, and educator
* Dre Allen, actor, singer/songwriter, music video director, and producer
April 19
* Radley Balko, journalist
* Townsend Bell, motorcycle racer
* Brent Billingsley, baseball player
April 20 - Killer Mike, rapper, actor, and activist
April 21
* Lemon Andersen, actor and poet
* Benjamin Butler, painter
* Jodi Kantor, journalist
* Killer Mike, rapper, songwriter, actor and activist
* Brian J. White, actor
April 22 - Ginny Owens, singer/songwriter, author, and blogger
April 23 - Stacey Borgman, Olympic rower
April 24 - Thad Luckinbill, actor and producer
April 25
* Erin Alexander, basketball player
* Laura Bennett, Olympic triathlete
* Emily Burt, soccer player
April 26
* Joey Jordison, drummer for Slipknot
* India Summer, actress
April 27
* Rabih Abdullah, football player
* Michael Booker, football player
* Andrew Ginther, politician, mayor of Columbus, Ohio
* Koopsta Knicca, rapper for Three 6 Mafia
April 29
* Josh Booty, baseball player
* Eric Koston, Thai-born skateboarder
April 30
* Mike Chat, actor
* Johnny Galecki, Belgian-born actor

May

May 1
* Jason Barickman, politician
* Bob Boldon, basketball player and coach
May 2 - Kate Baldwin, singer and actress
May 3
* Christina Hendricks, actress
* Dulé Hill, actor and tap dancer
* Kimora Lee Simmons, fashion designer
May 4 - Andy Khachaturian, drummer for System of a Down
May 6
* Jesse Bering, psychologist, writer, and academic
* Eric Boguniecki, ice hockey player
May 7 - Big Noyd, rapper
May 8
* Dan Andelman, radio host
* Nathan Buttke, stock car racing driver
* Truth Martini, wrestler
May 9 - Lane Kiffin, football player and coach
May 10
* Andrea Anders, actress
* Julie Nathanson, actress and voice actress
May 11 - Coby Bell, actor
May 12
* Romina Arena, Italian-born popera singer/songwriter
* Lawrence Phillips, American-born Canadian football player
* Jared Polis, politician, 43rd Governor of Colorado
May 13
* Brad Bohannon, basketball player and coach
* Mickey Callaway, baseball player and coach
* Michael Cloud, politician
* Brian Geraghty, actor
May 14
* Rashid Atkins, basketball player
* Sean Bielat, businessman and political candidate
May 15 - Ray Lewis, football player
May 17
* Richard H. Blake, actor and singer
* James Brown, football player
May 18
* Flozell Adams, football player
* Joe Bunn, basketball player
* Jack Johnson, singer/songwriter
May 19 - London Fletcher, football player
May 20
* Andrew Sega, musician
* Marc Thompson, voice actor
May 21 - John David Anderson, writer
May 22
* Jedediah Aaker, musician
* AverySunshine, singer/songwriter and pianist
May 23 - LaMonica Garrett, actor and slamball player
May 24
* Jamie Baldridge, photographer and educator
* Alex Lacamoire, musical arranger
May 26
* Nicki Aycox, actress and musician
* Lauryn Hill, actress, singer/songwriter, rapper and producer
May 27
* André 3000, musician, record producer, actor, and member of Outkast
* Jenny Oaks Baker, violinist
* David James Boyd, writer, composer, and lyricist
* DJ Colette, disc jockey and singer
May 28 - DJ EFN, record label executive and DJ
May 29
* Matt Bryant, football player
* David Burtka, actor and professional chef
* Daniel Tosh, comedian
May 30
* Brian Fair, singer and frontman for Shadows Fall
* CeeLo Green, singer/songwriter, television personality, and frontman for Gnarls Barkley

June

June 1
* John Barresi, sport kite flier
* Bryan Konietzko, animator
June 2 - Zia McCabe, keyboardist for The Dandy Warhols
June 3
* Erick Erickson, radio host
* Amy McGrath, Marine fighter pilot and political candidate
June 4
* Nikki Araguz, same-sex marriage activist, author, and public speaker
* Henry Burris, football player and coach
* Angelina Jolie, actress and director
* Theo Rossi, actor and producer
June 5 - Scott Holroyd, actor
June 6 - Eugene Vindman, Ukrainian-born politician and Army Lt. Colonel
June 7
* Brian Alford, football player
* Jason Brodeur, politician
* Allen Iverson, basketball player
June 8 - Michael Buckley, YouTube personality
June 10 - Nicole Bilderback, South Korean-born actress
June 12 - Bryan Alvarez, wrestler, martial artist, satellite radio host, podcaster, and journalist
June 14 - Rob Bohlinger, football player
June 15
* Jim Bridenstine, politician
* C. J. Brown, soccer player and coach
June 16 - Frederick Koehler, actor
June 17 - Mark Brownson, baseball player
June 19
* Anthony Parker, basketball player
* Geoff Ramsey, voice actor and producer, co-founder of Rooster Teeth
June 20
* Nate Bjorkgren, basketball coach
* Eric Schmitt, politician
June 21
* Greg Bellisari, football player
* Oscar Wood, wrestler
June 22
* Leraldo Anzaldua, voice actor, director, scriptwriter, and stunt coordinator
* Jeff Hephner, actor
June 23 - Alisa Burras, basketball player
June 24
* Vanessa Atterbeary, politician
* Shontel Brown, politician
* Dan Browne, Olympic sprinter
* Carla Gallo, actress
* Christie Pearce, soccer player
June 25 - Linda Cardellini, actress
June 27
* Bill Beckwith, carpenter and television personality
* Tobey Maguire, actor and producer
June 28 - Cyron Brown, football player

July

July 1
* Koichi Fukuda, Japanese-born guitarist for Static-X
* Tobias Read, politician
* Sufjan Stevens, musician
July 2
* Sheri Bueter Hauser, soccer player
* Elizabeth Reaser, actress
July 3 - Ryan McPartlin, actor
July 4
* Keith R. Blackwell, judge
* John Lloyd Young, actor and singer
July 5
* Sope Aluko, Nigerian-born British-American actress
* Mike Richards, television producer, game show host, and television personality
July 6
* 50 Cent, rapper, actor, and businessman
* Nate Barlow, director, actor, screenwriter, and producer
July 7
* Tony Benshoof, Olympic luger
* Jason Brilz, mixed martial artist
* DJ Green Lantern, DJ and producer
July 8 - Jamal Woolard, actor and rapper
July 9
* Shelton Benjamin, wrestler
* Will Blackwell, football player
* Isaac Brock, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and frontman for Modest Mouse
* Robert Koenig, director and producer
* Jack White, singer and guitarist, frontman for The White Stripes
July 11
* Bridgette Andersen, actress
* Willie Anderson, football player
* Spencer Cox, politician, 18th Governor of Utah
* Jon Wellner, actor
July 12
* Rich Barcelo, golfer
* Jason Bellini, journalist
* Cheyenne Jackson, actor and singer
July 13 - Danni Boatwright, actress, host, sports journalist, model, and beauty queen
July 14
* Amy Acuff, Olympic high jumper
* Taboo, musician
July 17
* Daffney, wrestler, manager, and actress
* Carey Hart, off-road truck racer and motorcycle racer
* Terence Tao, Australian-born mathematician
July 18
* Bleu, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
* Torii Hunter, baseball player
* Daron Malakian, guitarist and vocalist for System of a Down
July 19
* Heather Armstrong, blogger
* Patricia Ja Lee, actress and model
* John Valdivia, politician, mayor of San Bernardino, California
July 20
* Ray Allen, basketball player
* Judy Greer, actress and author
* Jason Raize, actor and activist
July 21
* Larry Atkins, football player
* Christopher Barzak, author
* Diego Buñuel, French-born filmmaker
* David Dastmalchian, actor
July 22
* Justi Baumgardt, soccer player
* Nikki Boyer, actress and singer/songwriter
July 24
* Jamie Langenbrunner, ice hockey player
* Eric Szmanda, actor
* Torrie Wilson, wrestler and model
July 25
* Dallas Jenkins, director, writer, and producer
* Sara Rodriguez, politician, 46th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
July 26 - Kevin Barker, baseball player and analyst
July 27
* Brad Barr, guitarist and singer/songwriter
* Shea Hillenbrand, baseball player
* Alex Rodriguez, baseball player
July 28
* Huma Abedin, political staffer
* Corey Albano, American-born Italian basketball player
* Gerald Brown, basketball player
July 29 - Terrence Wilkins, football player
July 31
* Uriah Duffy, bassist
* Annie Parisse, actress

August

August 2
* Fabulous Blitzkrieg, wrestler
* Nick Loeb, businessman and actor
August 3
* Rosalynn Bliss, politician, mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan
* Roosevelt Brown, baseball player
August 4 - Andy Hallett, singer and actor
August 6
* Franklin DeWayne Alix, convicted rapist, robber, kidnapper, and killer
* Ryan Martinie, bassist for Mudvayne
August 7 - Charlize Theron, South African-born actress
August 8
* Leon Bender, football player
* Ben Weinman, guitarist for The Dillinger Escape Plan
August 11
* Alex Bernstein, football player
* Roger Craig Smith, voice actor
August 12
* Casey Affleck, actor and film director
* Carter Bays, author, composer, and showrunner
August 13
* James Carpinello, actor
* Andrea Gibson, poet and activist
August 14
* Jill Bennett, actress
* Mike Vrabel, football player and coach
August 15
* Wes Allen, politician
* William Antonio, basketball player
* Bertrand Berry, football player
* Elaine Luria, politician
* Kara Wolters, basketball player
August 16
* Shawn Clark, football player and coach
* Magic, rapper
* George Stults, model and actor
August 18
* Craig Brown, Olympic curler
* Kaitlin Olson, actress
August 19
* Stuart Bishop, politician
* Chynna Clugston, illustrator
August 20
* Michael Africk, singer/songwriter
* Rob Beckley, Christian singer and frontman for Pillar
August 21
* Mike Altman, Olympic rower
* Alicia Witt, actress and musician
August 23 - Joe Andruzzi, football player
August 27
* Blake Adams, golfer
* Johnny Moseley, Olympic freestyle skier and television host
August 28
* Ryan Bailey, Olympic water polo player
* Eugene Byrd, actor
August 29 - Dante Basco, actor
August 30 - Francesco Bilotto, television design and entertaining expert
August 31 - Sara Ramirez, actress

September

September 1
* Hassan Booker, basketball player
* Chad Brown, soccer player
* Ammon Bundy, activist involved in the 2014 Staffoff at Bundy Ranch, leader behind the 2016 Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and political candidate
* Omar Rodríguez-López, Puerto Rican-born guitarist and songwriter
September 2
* Calvin Ball III, politician
* Cory Barlog, video game designer, director, and writer
* Carla Berube, basketball player and coach
September 3 - Redfoo, disc jockey
September 4 - Boondox, rapper
September 5
* Rod Barajas, baseball player
* J. P. Calderon, volleyball player, model and reality show personality
September 6 - Derrek Lee, baseball player
September 8
* Mike Brown, mixed martial artist
* Larenz Tate, actor
September 10
* Kyle Bornheimer, actor and comedian
* Jeff Bowler, producer
* R. Luke DuBois, composer and artist
September 11 - Brad Fischetti, singer and member of LFO
September 12 - Casey Alexander, cartoonist, animator, storyboard artist, writer, director, and producer
September 13
* Peter Ho, American-born Taiwanese singer and actor
* Joe Don Rooney, singer and guitarist for Rascal Flatts
September 14 - John Haughm, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Agalloch and Pillorian
September 15 - Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Olympic volleyball player and coach
September 16 - Jesse Aron, Elvis tribute artist
September 17
* Jimmie Johnson, race car driver
* Constantine Maroulis, singer
September 18
* Chris Achuff, football coach
* Charlie Finn, actor
* Dade Phelan, politician
* Jason Sudeikis, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
September 19
* Marty Belafsky, actor and comedian
* Oscar Bettison, British-born composer
September 20
* Jim Ananich, politician
* Moon Bloodgood, actress
September 21
* Elan Atias, reggae singer/songwriter
* Chris Avery, football player
* James Lesure, actor
* Lil Rob, rapper, producer and actor
September 22 - Mireille Enos, actress
September 23
* Jaime Bergman, model and actress
* Lorenzo Bromell, football player
* Dave Elder, baseball player
* Kip Pardue, actor and model
September 24
* Peter Abbarno, politician
* Nick Hague, astronaut
September 25
* David Blair, Paralympic discus thrower
* Matt Hasselbeck, football player
September 27 - Jason Annicchero, soccer player
September 28 - Mandy Barnett, country singer
September 29 - Waraire Boswell, fashion designer and entrepreneur
September 30
* Javier Arau, composer, saxophonist, conductor, theorist, author, and entrepreneur
* Jay Asher, writer and novelist
* Ta-Nehisi Coates, author and journalist
* Christopher Jackson, actor, musician, and composer

October

October 1 - Grace Meng, politician
October 3
* India Arie, singer/songwriter
* Jake Braun, politician
* Jon Buscemi, fashion designer
* Talib Kweli, rapper
* Alanna Ubach, actress and singer
October 4
* Ken Anderson, football player
* Reggie Lee, Philippine-born actor
October 5
* Erick Allen, politician
* Nadine Burke Harris, Canadian-born pediatrician
* Monica Rial, voice actress
* Scott Weinger, actor, voice actor, writer and producer
October 6 - Lisa Ann Coleman, child murderer
October 7
* Justin Brunette, baseball player
* Jamie Hector, actor
* Damian Kulash, singer and guitarist, frontman for OK Go
* Rhyno, wrestler
October 8
* Jon Blackman, football player
* Marc Molinaro, politician
October 9
* Sean Lennon, British-born musician, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist
* Nate Newton, bassist and guitarist
October 10
* Richard Beaudoin, composer
* Eric Johnson, politician, mayor of Dallas, Texas
October 11
* Klee Benally, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Blackfire
* Nat Faxon, actor and comedian
* Louis Ozawa Changchien, actor
October 12 - Ahmad, rapper, songwriter, motivational speaker, and author
October 14
* Jason Boyce, soccer player
* Floyd Landis, cyclist
October 15
* Chris Baldwin, cyclist
* Joy Bisco, actress
* Joe Golding, basketball player and coach.
October 16 - Alexandra Barreto, actress
October 17
* Ibiyinka Alao, Nigerian-born artist, architect, writer, director, and composer
* Francis Bouillon, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
October 18 - Brandon Wolff, mixed martial artist and Navy SEAL
October 19
* Benjamin Heckendorn, electronics modifier and independent filmmaker
* James L. Venable, composer
October 20 - Natalie Gregory, actress
October 21 - Frank Burns, politician
October 22
* Tom Basile, politician
* Jesse Tyler Ferguson, actor
* Patrick McHenry, politician
* Mike Riley, cartoonist
October 23
* Keith Van Horn, basketball player
* Michelle Beadle, sports reporter and host
* Todd Belitz, baseball player
* Boti Bliss, actress
October 24
* Amy Bailey, actress
* Melissa Hutchison, voice actress
October 26
* Ryan Bradley, baseball player
* Paula Faris, journalist
October 27 - Aron Ralston, outdoorsman, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker
October 29
* Taberon Honie, murderer and rapist
* Joy Osmanski, South Korean-born actress
* Michael Schur, producer, writer, director, and actor
October 30 - Keith Brooking, football player

November

November 1 - Bo Bice, singer and American Idol contestant
November 2
* Camille Bloom, singer/songwriter
* Vis Brown, actor
* Danny Cooksey, actor and comedian
* David Sirota, journalist
November 3
* Demetrius Alexander, basketball player
* Toryn Green, singer and frontman for Fuel and Emphatic
November 4 - Lorenzen Wright, basketball player
November 5
* Jamie Madrox, rapper
* Keala Settle, actress and singer
November 7
* Stephen Alexander, football player
* Marcus Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL
* Morgan Luttrell, U.S. Navy SEAL and politician
November 8
* Brevin Knight, basketball player
* Steve J. Palmer, actor and producer
* Tara Reid, actress
November 9 - Sean Bennett, American-born Canadian football player
November 10
* Jim Adkins, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Jimmy Eat World
* Derrick Baskin, actor
* David Bellavia, United States Army staff sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
* Todd Bratrud, skateboard artist and designer
November 11 - Angélica Vale, Mexican-born actress, singer, and comedian
November 12
* Brian Ah Yat, football player
* Des Bishop, British-born American-Irish comedian
* Guy Branum, comedian, writer, and actor
* Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer
November 14
* Jason Bare, Christian singer/songwriter
* Travis Barker, musician and drummer for blink-182, +44, and Box Car Racer
* Stephen Guarino, actor
* Gary Vaynerchuk, Belarusian-born entrepreneur and internet personality
November 15 - J. C. Brandy, British-born actress
November 17
* Abstract Rude, rapper
* Leon Dorsey, convicted murderer
November 18
* Neal E. Boyd, singer and reality show winner for America's Got Talent
* David Ortiz, Dominican-born baseball player
November 19
* Matthew Akers, director, producer, cinematographer, and photographer
* Toby Bailey, basketball player and sports agent
* Mike Burgess, politician
November 20
* Julien Aklei, singer/songwriter, guitarist, and artist
* Dierks Bentley, country singer
* Francis Bouillon, basketball player
* Joshua Gomez, actor
* Davey Havok, alternative rock singer and frontman for AFI
* Ptolemy Slocum, actor
November 21
* Cherie Johnson, actress
* Chris Moneymaker, poker player
November 22
* Daniel R. Benson, politician
* James Madio, actor
November 23 - Wiley Nickel, politician
November 24 - Thomas Kohnstamm, writer
November 26
* Frankie Archuleta, boxer
* Christopher Bollen, novelist and magazine writer
* DJ Khaled, DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, and media personality
November 27
* Bad Azz, rapper
* Corporal Robinson, wrestler
November 28
* Jonathan Brown, American-born Canadian football player
* Sunny Mabrey, actress
November 30
* Mark Blount, basketball player
* Mindy McCready, country singer
* IronE Singleton, actor

December

December 1 - David Hornsby, actor, screenwriter, and producer
December 3 - Mickey Avalon, rapper
December 4 - D'Wayne Bates, football player
December 5
* Paula Patton, actress
* Nick Stahl, actor and producer
December 6 - Mia Love, politician
December 7
* Raj Bhakta, entrepreneur, spirits industry executive, and real estate investor
* Pat Bianchi, jazz organist
* Seth Meisterman, artist
December 8
* Brian Barkley, baseball player
* Corey Bradford, football player
* Kevin Harvick, race car driver
December 9 - Travis Atkins, U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
December 10
* Steve Bradley, wrestler
* Emmanuelle Chriqui, Canadian-born actress
* Joe Mays, baseball pitcher
December 12
* Mayim Bialik, actress and neuroscientist
* Bobbi Billard, wrestler, actress, model, and author
December 13
* Andy Bachetti, race car driver
* Brian Baenig, government official
* Bates Battaglia, ice hockey player
* Michael Baumgartner, politician
* C. J. Bruton, American-born Australian basketball player
* Tom DeLonge, musician, author, UFOlogist, guitarist and singer for blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Angels & Airwaves
December 14
* Justin Furstenfeld, actor, singer, guitarist, and frontman for Blue October
* KaDee Strickland, actress
December 17
* Nick Dinsmore, wrestler
* Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-born actress and model
* Steve Zissis, actor
December 18
* Caesar Bacarella, stock car racing driver
* Jay Bakker, pastor, author, and speaker
* Randy Houser, country music singer
December 19
* Russell Branyan, baseball player
* Breez Evahflowin', rapper
December 22 - Omar Dorsey, actor
December 23
* Brian Babylon, comedian and radio host
* Ilan Berman, lawyer and educator
* Cindy Blodgett, basketball player
December 24
* Stephanie Ruhle, journalist and news anchor
* Daniel Mustard, singer/songwriter
December 26 - Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, business woman and editor
December 27 - Heather O'Rourke, actress
December 28
* Daniel Beaty, actor, singer, writer, composer, and poet
* Mark Boidman, Canadian-born investment banker and attorney
December 29 - Shawn Hatosy, actor
December 30 - Tiger Woods, golfer

Full date unknown

David Adams, video game designer
Pearl Aday, singer
Deborah Adler, designer
Shiva Ahmadi, Iranian-born artist
Cardenas J. Alban, United States Army staff sergeant and convicted murderer
Ahmed Alsoudani, Iraqi-born artist
Casey Anderson, filmmaker, wildlife naturalist, and television presenter
John C. Anderson, lawyer and Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Bryan Andrews, filmmaker
Josephine Angelini, author
Scott D. Anthony, author and senior partner for Innosight
Sam Apple, writer
Vicente Archer, jazz musician
Shea Backus, politician
Gaiutra Bahadur, Guyanese-born writer
Kristin Baker, painter
Dean Bakopoulos, writer
Mandi Ballinger, politician
Scott Banister, entrepreneur, angel investor, and founder of IronPort
Rachel Barenblat, poet, rabbi, chaplain, and blogger
Ty Barnett, actor and stand-up comic
Kevin Baron, journalist
Holly Bass, artist, poet, dancer, educator, and activist
Mohamad Bazzi, Lebanese-born journalist
Glenn Belverio, journalist
Joshua Benton, journalist and writer
Sigmar Berg, Austrian-born entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and fashion designer
Cassie Berman, musician
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, basketball player and coach
Katherine Bernhardt, artist
Sherwin Bitsui, writer and poet
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, bassist and oud player
Benjamin Bolger, perpetual student and University professor
Shawnna Bolick, politician
Ruschell Boone, Jamaican-born newscaster
Christian Bowman, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Anu Bradford, Finnish-born author, law professor, and international trade law expert
Joe Bradley, artist and singer
Slater Bradley, artist
Catherine P. Bradshaw, psychologist
Tarren Bragdon, politician
Adam L. Braverman, attorney
Brian Bress, artist
David Brooks, artist
Jeffrey Brown, cartoonist
Lars Brownworth, podcaster and educator
Catherine Brunell, actress
Thi Bui, Vietnam-born novelist and illustrator
Abraham Burickson, poet and artist
A.K. Burns, artist
Casey Burns, illustrator, screen printer, rock poster artist, musician, and advertising art director
Rachel Kramer Bussel, author, columnist, and editor
Mark Bussler, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and comic creator
Taylor Ho Bynum, musician, composer, educator, and writer
Jason Farnham, composer, performer, and record producer
Brian 'Brizz' Gillis, singer and member of LFO
Teresa Alonso Leon, politician
John Sandweg, attorney and Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Deaths

January 4 – Bob Montana, comic strip artist
January 7 – Harry Gunnison Brown, economist
January 8 – Louis P. Lochner, political activist, journalist and author
January 18 – Evelyn Greeley, silent film actress
January 19 – Thomas Hart Benton, painter
January 24 – Larry Fine, comedian and actor
January 27
* Julia Sanderson, actress
* Bill Walsh, film producer and writer
February 4 – Louis Jordan, African American swing band leader
February 5 – George Rowe, silent film character actor
February 10 – Dave Alexander, musician
February 14 – P. G. Wodehouse, comic writer
February 16 – Morgan Taylor, Olympic hurdler
February 20 – Robert Strauss, actor
February 23 – Frank Smith, animator and film director
February 25 – Elijah Muhammad, Nation of Islam leader
February 27 – Muriel Hazel Wright, Oklahoma author and historian
March 7 – Ben Blue, Canadian-American actor and comedian
March 8 – George Stevens, film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer
March 14 – Susan Hayward, film actress
March 16 – T-Bone Walker, blues musician, composer, songwriter, and bandleader
March 30 – Pancho Barnes, pioneer aviator
April 7 – Maxwell Maltz, cosmetic surgeon, author of Psycho-Cybernetics
April 10 – Marjorie Main, actress
April 14 – Fredric March, actor
April 15 – Richard Conte, actor
April 16 – Joe Kirk, actor
April 19 – Percy Lavon Julian, African American research chemist
April 20 – John Vachon, photographer
May 4
* Moe Howard, comedian and actor
* Two Ton Baker, entertainer
May 13
* Richard Hollingshead, inventor of the drive-in theater
* Bob Wills, musician, songwriter, and bandleader
May 18 – Leroy Anderson, composer
May 22 – Lefty Grove, baseball player
May 23 – Moms Mabley, comedian and actress
May 28
* Ezzard Charles, professional boxer
* Roy Roberts, actor
June 3 – Ozzie Nelson, actor, musician, and filmmaker
June 6
* Larry Blyden, actor and game show host
* Ethel Weed, promoter of Japanese women's rights
June 15 – William Austin, film character actor
June 28 – Rod Serling, writer, producer, narrator, and host
July 24 – Barbara Colby, actress
July 16 – Lester Dragstedt, surgeon
August 8 – Cannonball Adderley, jazz alto saxophonist
August 23 – Hank Patterson, actor and musician
September 6 – Shelton Brooks, African American song composer
September 9 – John McGiver, actor
September 28 – Sidney Fields, actor
September 29 – Casey Stengel, baseball player and manager
October 1
* Al Jackson Jr., drummer, songwriter, and producer
* Larry MacPhail, lawyer and baseball executive
October 4 – May Sutton, tennis player
October 16 – Benjamin McCandlish, Governor of Guam
October 18 – Al Lettieri, actor
November 5
* Julian C. Smith, general
* Lionel Trilling, literary critic
November 14 – Harry J. Anslinger, 1st Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics
November 16 – Frederick Lawton, 9th Director of the Office of Management and Budget
December 7 – Thornton Wilder, playwright and novelist
December 13 – Cyril Delevanti, English actor
December 14 – Arthur Treacher, English actor
December 24 – Bernard Herrmann, composer and husband of Lucille Fletcher
December 29 – Euell Gibbons, outdoorsman, writer, and health food advocate