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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 25   On this day in history india announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children   

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   In the year 1976 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   Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina &Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR) in the year 1976.   

Mar 06   In the year 1976 world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)   

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   Morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria on this day in history.   

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

Mar 09   In the year 1976 the first female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 15   On this day in history failed coup in Nigeria   

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

Mar 17   Luchino Visconti di Modrone, It director (Terra Diaeresis), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)   

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht)   

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 in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born on this day in history.   

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