Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82.   

Feb 24   In this year, Cuba formally adopts its constitution   

Feb 24   Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY   

Feb 24   Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU.   

Feb 25   India announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children   

Feb 26   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Feb 27   Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon   

Feb 28   18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win   

Feb 28   Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96).   

Mar 01   Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66   

Mar 01   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   

Mar 03   Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92.   

Mar 03   Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia   

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

Mar 06   World Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova and Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR).   

Mar 06   World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina and Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR).   

Mar 06   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)   

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

Mar 07   Erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90   

Mar 07   Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria   

Mar 08   1774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China.   

Mar 09   The inaugural female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy.   

Mar 12   South African troops leave Angola   

Mar 13   Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77   

Mar 14   Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79   

Mar 14   In this year, Jockey Bill Shoemaker claims his 7000th race.   

Mar 14   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 15   Failed coup in Nigeria.   

Mar 16   British premier Harold Wilson steps down   

Mar 17   Luchino Visconti di Modrone, It director (Terra Diaeresis), dies at 69   

Mar 17   Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried   

Mar 17   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper   

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 in the year 1976.   

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of emma Barton, English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1976 margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53