Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   In the year 1976 charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82   

Feb 24   Cuba adopts its constitution on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU on this day in history.   

Feb 25   India announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children in the year 1976.   

Feb 26   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon in the year 1976.   

Feb 28   18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) in the year 1976.   

Mar 01   Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history the Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties   

Mar 02   Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1976 alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92   

Mar 03   In the year 1976 mozambique closes border with Rhodesia   

Mar 05   In the year 1976 british £ falls below $2 for first time   

Mar 06   In the year 1976 "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, leight heavy weight boxing champ (1930-34), dies at 71   

Mar 06   On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR)   

Mar 06   On this day in history world Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina &Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR)   

Mar 06   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain) in the year 1976.   

Mar 07   On this day in history erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90   

Mar 07   In the year 1976 morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria   

Mar 08   1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China in the year 1976.   

Mar 09   The first female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1976 south African troops leave Angola   

Mar 13   Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77 in the year 1976.   

Mar 14   Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   In the year 1976 jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race   

Mar 14   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Failed coup in Nigeria in the year 1976.   

Mar 16   In the year 1976 british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

Mar 17   Luchino Visconti di Modrone, It director (Terra Diaeresis), dies at 69 in the year 1976.   

Mar 17   Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht)   

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   On this day in history birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor   

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

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born in the year 1976.   

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

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

Jan 05   Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 in the year 1976.   

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

Jan 10   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.