Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1976.   

Feb 24   In the year 1976 cuba adopts its constitution   

Feb 24   On this day in history jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY   

Feb 24   On this day in history leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

Feb 25   On this day in history india announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children   

Feb 26   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon in the year 1976.   

Feb 28   18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)   

Mar 01   Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history the Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties   

Mar 02   In the year 1976 walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me   

Mar 03   On this day in history alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92   

Mar 03   Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia in the year 1976.   

Mar 05   British £ falls below $2 for first time on this day in history.   

Mar 06   "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, leight heavy weight boxing champ (1930-34), dies at 71 in the year 1976.   

Mar 06   World Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1976 world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina &Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR)   

Mar 06   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history world Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain)   

Mar 07   In the year 1976 erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90   

Mar 07   In the year 1976 morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria   

Mar 08   1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China in the year 1976.   

Mar 09   The first female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy in the year 1976.   

Mar 12   South African troops leave Angola on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77 in the year 1976.   

Mar 14   Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 in the year 1976.   

Mar 14   In the year 1976 jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race   

Mar 14   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1976.   

Mar 15   On this day in history failed coup in Nigeria   

Mar 16   In the year 1976 british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

Mar 17   On this day in history luchino Visconti di Modrone, It director (Terra Diaeresis), dies at 69   

Mar 17   In the year 1976 rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried   

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Jan 02   In the year 1976 birth of hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper   

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of emma Barton, English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1976 jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84   

Jan 05   On this day in history georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84   

Jan 08   In the year 1976 chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78   

Jan 10   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies   

Jan 12   In the year 1976 agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85   

Jan 13   Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 on this day in history.