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

Feb 25   India announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1976 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 27   On this day in history final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1976 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   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   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   "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, leight heavy weight boxing champ (1930-34), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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   World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1976 morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria  

Mar 08   In the year 1976 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 14   In the year 1976 jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race  

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

Mar 15   Failed coup in Nigeria on this day in history.  

Mar 16   British premier Harold Wilson resigns on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born in the year 1976.  

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

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born in the year 1976.  

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

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor  

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of emma Barton, English actress  

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   In the year 1976 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 in the year 1976.  

Jan 12   In the year 1976 agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85  

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