Historical Events In 1976

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

Feb 24   In the year 1976 cuba adopts its constitution  

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1976.  

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

Mar 03   Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia on this day in history.  

Mar 05   British £ falls below $2 for first time in the year 1976.  

Mar 06   On this day in history "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 &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR) on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history 1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China  

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   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   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   In the year 1976 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1976 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   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 on this day in history.