Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   In the year 1976 charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82   

Feb 24   Cuba adopts its constitution in the year 1976.   

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   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1976.   

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

Feb 28   18th Grammy Awards Love Will Keep Us Together, Natalie Cole win in the year 1976.   

Feb 28   Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession in the year 1976.   

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

Mar 01   Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1976.   

Mar 03   In the year 1976 mozambique closes border with Rhodesia   

Mar 05   British £ falls below $2 for first time in the year 1976.   

Mar 06   "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, leight heavy weight boxing champ (1930-34), dies at 71 in the year 1976.   

Mar 06   World Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR) in the year 1976.   

Mar 06   On this day in history 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) in the year 1976.   

Mar 06   World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain) in the year 1976.   

Mar 07   On this day in history erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90   

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 in the year 1976.   

Mar 09   On this day in history the first female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy   

Mar 12   On this day in history south African troops leave Angola   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1976 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   In the year 1976 rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried   

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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   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born in the year 1976.   

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 in the year 1976.   

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 in the year 1976.   

Jan 11   In the year 1976 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies   

Jan 12   On this day in history agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85   

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