Historical Events In 1976

Jan 17   Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency   

Jan 18   Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17] on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Kevin Coughlin, actor (T R Ryan-Mama), killed in hit-&-run at 30 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1976 29th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia   

Jan 21   England and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service on this day in history.   

Jan 21   The supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service in the year 1976.   

Jan 21   In the year 1976 the supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France.   

Jan 23   Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 in the year 1976.   

Jan 23   On this day in history ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs West Indies Adelaide   

Jan 23   Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history george Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest   

Jan 25   Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut India vs New Zealand Auckland on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals in the year 1976.   

Jan 26   Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history "Laverne &Shirley" spin-off from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV   

Jan 27   Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara in the year 1976.   

Jan 27   On this day in history viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia   

Jan 28   In the year 1976 chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies   

Jan 29   Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 in the year 1976.   

Jan 29   In the year 1976 zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire   

Jan 30   In the year 1976 george Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977)   

Jan 30   On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80   

Jan 30   In the year 1976 william E Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA   

Jan 31   "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308 in the year 1976.   

Feb 01   "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66 in the year 1976.   

Feb 01   In the year 1976 sonny & Cher resume TV show, despite real-life divorce   

Feb 02   In the year 1976 "Honeymooners Second Honeymoon" airs on TV   

Feb 02   "Rich Little Show," debuts on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies in the year 1976.   

Feb 03   On this day in history neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies   

Feb 04   12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria 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   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 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   On this day in history birth of emma Barton, English actress   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1976 mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies   

Jan 04   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 in the year 1976.   

Jan 05   In the year 1976 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84   

Jan 08   Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1976 margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53