Page 12: Historical Events In 1976

Sep 13   2nd Enterprise, approach and lands test (ALT) flight (5m28s)   

Sep 15   Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days   

Sep 16   Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests and bishop   

Sep 20   In this year, Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's interview that he lusts for women   

Sep 20   Johan Boskamp, opera singer/actor, dies at 83.   

Sep 20   Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion   

Sep 21   Orlando Letelier, minister Chile, dies.   

Sep 23   Ford-Carter TV debate   

Sep 23   Soyuz 22 returns to Earth.   

Sep 24   Bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54   

Sep 24   Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by Pres Carter   

Sep 24   Rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule   

Sep 25   Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park   

Sep 28   Muhammad Ali retains heavyweight boxing championship in a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium   

Sep 30   Louis Fourestier, composer, dies at 84.   

Oct 04   Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz steps down due to telling a racial joke.   

Oct 04   Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74.   

Oct 04   TV audiences watched as Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the ABC Evening News for the inaugural time.   

Oct 05   Barbara Nichols, actress (Pajama Game, Loved One), dies at 46.   

Oct 06   John Hathaway completes a bicycle tour of every continent in the world and cycling 50600 miles   

Oct 06   Pres Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe"   

Oct 07   Nikolai Lopatnikoff, composer, dies at 73.   

Oct 10   Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68.   

Oct 10   Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7 33.   

Oct 10   Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33.   

Oct 10   NJ Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens.   

Oct 11   Connie Boswell, actress (Artists and Models), dies at 68.   

Oct 12   4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight   

Oct 12   Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party.   

Oct 14   Edith Evans, actress (Tom Jones, Scrooge, Chalk Garden), dies at 88.   

Oct 14   Soyuz 23 carries 2 to Salyut 6, but returns without docking   

Oct 15   Carlo Gambino, US gangster, dies at 74.   

Oct 15   In this year, Ringo releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll"   

Oct 15   The inaugural debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R)   

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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),