Page 10: Historical Events In 1976

Jul 19   Rock group Deep Purple disbands.   

Jul 20   On the seventh anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Viking 1 lander, an unmanned U.S. planetary probe   

Jul 20   Tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies   

Jul 20   US Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, inaugural Martian landing.   

Jul 21   Christopher Ewart-Biggs Brit ambassador to Ireland is assassinated   

Jul 21   Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British ambassador to Ireland, assassinated.   

Jul 21   The inaugural outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" results in the deaths of 29 in Phila.   

Jul 22   "Let My People Come" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 106 performances   

Jul 23   Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter (Oly-gold-32), dies at 64   

Jul 23   Wings release "Let 'em In"   

Jul 27   8.2 Tangshan earthquake results in the deaths of estimated 240000 Chinese.   

Jul 27   Ray Brennan is recorded as becoming inaugural to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease"   

Jul 27   Ray Brennan, is recorded as becoming 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease".   

Jul 28   242000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake.   

Jul 28   Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3530 kph.   

Jul 28   Jacob Soetendorp, rabbi, dies at 62.   

Jul 28   Tangshan earthquake in China killing 242769-655000 people   

Jul 28   Tangshan earthquake in China killing 655000 people.   

Jul 30   Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball.   

Aug 01   Trinidad and Tobago independence   

Aug 02   Fritz Lang, director (Cloak and Dagger, Metropolis), dies at 85   

Aug 04   Enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop   

Aug 05   Adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88.   

Aug 06   Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist, dies at 73   

Aug 07   Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

Aug 07   Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I are discovered strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars.   

Aug 07   US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth   

Aug 08   John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, are discovered murdered.   

Aug 09   Clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 mins, WI v Glamorgan.   

Aug 09   Jose Lezama Lima, Cuban poet/novelist, dies at 65.   

Aug 09   USSR launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth   

Aug 10   Bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies   

Aug 11   Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami.   

Aug 12   inaugural approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi devetzi: Greek triple jumper   

Jan 18   Laurence courtois: Kortrijk belg, tennis star (1995 finalist jakarta)   

Jan 18   Vincent polvliet: Soccer player (fc utrecht)   

Jan 18   Damien leith: Australian idol 2006   

Feb 29   Bryan gillooly: Auburn ny, diver (olympics-96)   

Feb 29   Ja rule: American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma barton: English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence long: American baseball player   

Jan 03   Mal evans: Beatles' roadie,    

Jan 04   Jan b cammans: Flemish actor (brothers karamazov),    

Jan 05   Georges e migot: French composer,   

Jan 08   Chou en-lai: China's pm (1949-76),    

Jan 10   Chester arthur burnett: Us blues pianist/harmonica player,   

Jan 11   Mervyn grell: Cricketer (test wi v england 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17),    

Jan 12   Agatha christie: Mystery writer (10 little indians),    

Jan 13   Margaret leighton: Brit actress (much ado about nothing),