Historical Events In 1976

Jun 09   James A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome in the year 1976.   

Jun 10   Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103 in the year 1976.   

Jun 12   The Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft on this day in history.   

Jun 13   Don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 14   "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication) in the year 1976.   

Jun 16   On this day in history francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed   

Jun 16   Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa on this day in history.   

Jun 19   US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth on this day in history.   

Jun 23   CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens in the year 1976.   

Jun 25   On this day in history johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66   

Jun 28   Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49 in the year 1976.   

Jun 29   On this day in history leonora Summers, entertainer, dies   

Jun 29   Seychelles gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1976 a Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers.   

Jul 01   On this day in history kenneth Gibson, is first black president of US Conference of Mayors   

Jul 02   In the year 1976 formal reunification of North & South Vietnam   

Jul 02   On this day in history frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

Jul 02   Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual in the year 1976.   

Jul 03   103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid in the year 1976.   

Jul 03   Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers in the year 1976.   

Jul 06   In the year 1976 first women enter Naval Academy.   

Jul 06   On this day in history soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station   

Jul 07   Gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars   

Jul 09   In the year 1976 uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe   

Jul 11   On this day in history in the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area   

Jul 12   Ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72 in the year 1976.   

Jul 12   Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin in the year 1976.   

Jul 13   In the year 1976 max Butting, composer, dies at 87   

Jul 14   Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY in the year 1976.   

Jul 15   On this day in history 36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born in the year 1976.   

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)   

Jan 18   Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born in the year 1976.   

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma Barton, English actress was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of terrence Long, American baseball player   

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

Jan 04   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 in the year 1976.   

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

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 in the year 1976.   

Jan 13   On this day in history margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53