Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

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

Feb 24   On this day in history cuba adopts its constitution   

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   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   Final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon in the year 1976.   

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) in the year 1976.   

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 in the year 1976.   

Mar 02   In the year 1976 walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me   

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   On this day in history 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   World Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR) on this day in history.   

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   World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain) in the year 1976.   

Mar 07   In the year 1976 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   In the year 1976 south African troops leave Angola   

Mar 13   In the year 1976 willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77   

Mar 14   In the year 1976 alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79   

Mar 14   Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race in the year 1976.   

Mar 14   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1976 failed coup in Nigeria   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history luchino Visconti di Modrone, It director (Terra Diaeresis), dies at 69   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1976 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   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   In the year 1976 birth of emma Barton, English actress   

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies   

Jan 04   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 in the year 1976.   

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   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 in the year 1976.   

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