Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1976.   

Feb 24   Cuba adopts its constitution in the year 1976.   

Feb 24   In the year 1976 jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY   

Feb 24   Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU in the year 1976.   

Feb 25   In the year 1976 india announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children   

Feb 26   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1976.   

Feb 27   In the year 1976 final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1976 ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession   

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

Mar 01   On this day in history jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66   

Mar 01   The Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties on this day in history.   

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

Mar 03   Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 in the year 1976.   

Mar 03   On this day in history mozambique closes border with Rhodesia   

Mar 05   On this day in history british £ falls below $2 for first time   

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

Mar 06   In the year 1976 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) in the year 1976.   

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

Mar 07   Erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1976.   

Mar 07   Morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria in the year 1976.   

Mar 08   1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   South African troops leave Angola in the year 1976.   

Mar 13   On this day in history willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77   

Mar 14   In the year 1976 alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79   

Mar 14   Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race in the year 1976.   

Mar 14   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 15   Failed coup in Nigeria on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

Mar 17   In the year 1976 luchino Visconti di Modrone, It director (Terra Diaeresis), dies at 69   

Mar 17   In the year 1976 rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried   

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

Feb 29   Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 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   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 in the year 1976.   

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   On this day in history chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1976 agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85   

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