| Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League. |
| In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president. |
| The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. |
| The Indo-Pakistani War of between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire. |
| Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia. |
| Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S.
President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service. |
| A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined. |
| Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran-Iraq War. |
| The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time. |
| A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama,
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