Born in 1975
Turns 51 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 1975
1975 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from $50.50Add their name
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The Years We Were BornThe whole family, together in years.Unframed from $50.50
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BACK TO 1975 · Australia
A little history to go with their gift.
American and Soviet crews docked Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft for shared experiments, turning détente into practical cooperation in orbit. Bill Gates and Paul Allen began Microsoft after writing BASIC for the Altair 8800, while Steven Spielberg’s Jaws made summer leisure the setting for a new kind of cinema event.
What happened in 1975?
Governor-General dismisses Whitlam government
The dramatic dismissal ended Whitlam's government and triggered a federal election later that year.
ABC becomes Australia’s first station to broadcast in colour
The ABC broadcast colour shortly before midnight on 28 February 1975, three minutes ahead of the official 1 March start date.
Australian Screen, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Helsinki set shared security principles
The agreement set common principles for European security at the height of Cold War détente, linking borders and cooperation with human rights.
Firsts and new ideas
Apollo met Soyuz in orbit
The project made compatible spacecraft and shared experiments a working symbol of superpower détente between the United States and Soviet Union.
NASA · National Archives and Records Administration, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Aryabhata entered orbit for India
The spacecraft combined Indian design with Soviet launch assistance and demonstrated national ambition in India’s space programme and scientific future.
Number ones and music in 1975
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
Daryl Braithwaite reached No. 1
Daryl Braithwaite's You're My World reached No. 1 on the Australian singles chart on 6 January 1975.
Born to Run reaches record stores
Bruce Springsteen released Born to Run in the United States on August 25, 1975.
Prices and everyday money in 1975
Australia figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, delivered (about 2 lb loaf) | about 52 cents | per about 2 lb loaf Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Tea (½ lb equivalent) | about 45 cents | per ½ lb equivalent Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Sugar (2 lb equivalent) | about 24 cents | per 2 lb equivalent Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Potatoes (per lb equivalent) | about 8.9 cents | per lb equivalent Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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