Historical Events In 1976

Jan 17   On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident  

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   In the year 1976 kevin Coughlin, actor (T R Ryan-Mama), killed in hit-&-run at 30  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1976 england and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service.  

Jan 21   The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service on this day in history.  

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

Jan 23   In the year 1976 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   In the year 1976 washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5  

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

Jan 25   Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut India vs New Zealand Auckland in the year 1976.  

Jan 26   Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history "Laverne &Shirley" spin-off from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV  

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

Jan 27   Viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia in the year 1976.  

Jan 28   On this day in history chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies  

Jan 29   On this day in history michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59  

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) on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80 in the year 1976.  

Jan 30   On this day in history william E Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA  

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

Jan 31   In the year 1976 lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308  

Feb 01   "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV in the year 1976.  

Feb 01   In the year 1976 edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66  

Feb 01   In the year 1976 sonny & Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 04   12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria in the year 1976.  

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

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born in the year 1976.  

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   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   Emma Barton, English actress was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies in the year 1976.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1976 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 in the year 1976.  

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 in the year 1976.