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

Feb 24   In the year 1976 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   In the year 1976 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 27   Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)   

Mar 01   In the year 1976 jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66   

Mar 01   The Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties in the year 1976.   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history world Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR)   

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

Mar 06   In the year 1976 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   Erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 15   Failed coup in Nigeria in the year 1976.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1976 birth of hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper   

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)   

Feb 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1976.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1976 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1976.   

Jan 13   Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 in the year 1976.