Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

Feb 27   Final meeting between Mao tse Tung and Richard Nixon   

Feb 28   18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win.   

Feb 28   Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96).   

Mar 01   Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66.   

Mar 01   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.   

Mar 03   Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92   

Mar 03   Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia.   

Mar 06   "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 and Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR).   

Mar 06   World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina and Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR)   

Mar 06   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)   

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

Mar 07   Erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90.   

Mar 07   Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria   

Mar 08   1774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China   

Mar 09   The inaugural female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy.   

Mar 12   South African troops leave Angola.   

Mar 13   Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77.   

Mar 14   Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79.   

Mar 14   In this year, Jockey Bill Shoemaker claims his 7000th race.   

Mar 15   Failed coup in Nigeria.   

Mar 16   British premier Harold Wilson steps down   

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

Mar 17   Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried   

Mar 18   James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73   

Mar 19   George Sklavos, composer, dies at 87.   

Mar 19   Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years   

Mar 20   In California, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is convicted of taking part in a 1974 armed robbery of a San Francisco bank   

Mar 20   Michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61.   

Mar 20   Patricia Hearst convicted of armed robbery   

Mar 23   International Bill of Rights comes into force (35 nations ratify).   

Mar 24   Argentine Pres Isabel Peron deposed by country's military   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi devetzi: Greek triple jumper   

Jan 18   Laurence courtois: Kortrijk belg, tennis star (1995 finalist jakarta)   

Jan 18   Vincent polvliet: Soccer player (fc utrecht)   

Jan 18   Damien leith: Australian idol 2006   

Feb 29   Bryan gillooly: Auburn ny, diver (olympics-96)   

Feb 29   Ja rule: American rapper and actor   

Feb 29   Emma barton: English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence long: American baseball player   

Jan 03   Mal evans: Beatles' roadie,    

Jan 04   Jan b cammans: Flemish actor (brothers karamazov),   

Jan 05   Georges e migot: French composer,    

Jan 08   Chou en-lai: China's pm (1949-76),    

Jan 10   Chester arthur burnett: Us blues pianist/harmonica player,   

Jan 11   Mervyn grell: Cricketer (test wi v england 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17),    

Jan 12   Agatha christie: Mystery writer (10 little indians),   

Jan 13   Margaret leighton: Brit actress (much ado about nothing),