1975
News
- Britain’s coal miners accept a 35% pay rise offer from the government.
- The Moorgate tube crash; 43 people are killed.
- Actor Charlie Chaplin, 85, is knighted by the Queen.
- Vauxhall launches the Chevette, Britain’s first production small hatchback, which is similar in concept to the Italian Fiat 127 and French Renault 5.
- Snow showers occur across as the country even as far south as London which last happened in 1761.
Entertainment
- The first episode of the popular sitcom Fawlty Towers is broadcast on BBC Two.
- The Shadows represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. They come second.
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono become parents of Sean Ono Lennon at 2:00 AM. The birth heralds the beginning of John’s temporary retirement from the music business as he vows to devote himself to family for the next five years.
Music
- Led Zeppelin return to the UK to play five sold-out shows at Earls Court in London.
- Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is released.
- The first public performance by punk rock band the Sex Pistols, takes place.
- Peter Gabriel leaves progressive rock group Genesis.
Number #1 Hits of 1975
| Artist | Title |
| Status Quo | Down Down |
| The Tymes | Ms Grace |
| Pilot | January |
| Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) |
| Telly Savalas | If |
| The Bay City Rollers | Bye Bye Baby |
| Mud | Oh Boy |
| Tammy Wynette | Stand By Your Man |
| Windsor Davies & Don Estelle | Whispering Grass |
| 10cc | I’m Not In Love |
| Johnny Nash | Tears On My Pillow |
| The Bay City Rollers | Give A Little Love |
| Typically Tropical | Barbados |
| The Stylistics | Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love) |
| Rod Stewart | Sailing |
| David Essex | Hold Me Close |
| Art Garfunkel | I Only Have Eyes For You |
| David Bowie | Space Oddity |
| Billy Connolly | D.I.V.O.R.C.E. |
| Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody |
Sport
- Brian Clough, the former manager of Derby County and more recently Leeds United, is appointed manager of Football League Second Division strugglers Nottingham Forest.
- Manchester United clinches promotion back to the First Division one season after relegation.
- Derby County win the Football League First Division title for the second time in four seasons.
- Former racing driver Graham Hill, 46, dies in an air crash in Hertfordshire.
