Historical Events In 1976

Jan 17   Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency in the year 1976.  

Jan 18   Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17] in the year 1976.  

Jan 19   Kevin Coughlin, actor (T R Ryan-Mama), killed in hit-&-run at 30 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history 29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia  

Jan 21   England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service in the year 1976.  

Jan 21   On this day in history the supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service  

Jan 21   The supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44  

Jan 23   Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide in the year 1976.  

Jan 23   On this day in history washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5  

Jan 24   In the year 1976 george Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest  

Jan 25   Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut India vs New Zealand Auckland on this day in history.  

Jan 26   In the year 1976 belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals  

Jan 26   Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon in the year 1976.  

Jan 27   "Laverne &Shirley" spin-off from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV in the year 1976.  

Jan 27   Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara in the year 1976.  

Jan 27   In the year 1976 viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia  

Jan 28   Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies in the year 1976.  

Jan 29   Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 in the year 1976.  

Jan 29   Zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire on this day in history.  

Jan 30   George Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977) in the year 1976.  

Jan 30   On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80  

Jan 30   William E Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA in the year 1976.  

Jan 31   "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 in the year 1976.  

Jan 31   On this day in history lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308  

Feb 01   "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66  

Feb 01   Sonny & Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce in the year 1976.  

Feb 02   "Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" airs on TV on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history "Rich Little Show," debuts on NBC-TV  

Feb 02   Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies in the year 1976.  

Feb 04   12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1976 birth of emma Barton, English actress  

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of terrence Long, American baseball player  

Jan 03   In the year 1976 mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies  

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

Jan 05   Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1976 chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65  

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

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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