Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Cuba adopts its constitution in the year 1976.   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

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

Feb 26   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1976 18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win   

Feb 28   On this day in history ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession   

Feb 29   On this day in history bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)   

Mar 01   Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66 in the year 1976.   

Mar 01   In the year 1976 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   Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1976 world Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR)   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)   

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

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

Mar 07   On this day in history morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria   

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 in the year 1976.   

Mar 12   On this day in history 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   Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race in the year 1976.   

Mar 14   In the year 1976 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 15   In the year 1976 failed coup in Nigeria   

Mar 16   British premier Harold Wilson resigns on this day in history.   

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

Mar 17   Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried in the year 1976.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1976 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   On this day in history 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   Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born in the year 1976.   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1976 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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.