March 1975

Saturday 01:

Colour television transmissions begin in Australia.

Tuesday 04:

Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of England.

Thursday 06:

Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement over their border dispute.

Sunday 09:

Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.

Monday 10:

Vietnam War: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Me Thout, South Vietnam, on their way to capturing Saigon.

Saturday 22:

In Stockholm, Sweden, Teach-In wins the twentieth Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands singing "Ding-a-dong."

Tuesday 25:

Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mentally ill nephew.

Wednesday 26:

The Biological Weapons Convention enters into force.