Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   On this day in history charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82   

Feb 24   Cuba adopts its constitution in the year 1976.   

Feb 24   Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY in the year 1976.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   Ceuta & Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Jean Martinon, French conductor/composer, dies at 66 in the year 1976.   

Mar 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1976.   

Mar 03   Alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92 in the year 1976.   

Mar 03   Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia in the year 1976.   

Mar 05   British £ falls below $2 for first time on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1976 erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90   

Mar 07   On this day in history morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria   

Mar 08   1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China in the year 1976.   

Mar 09   The first female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy in the year 1976.   

Mar 12   In the year 1976 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   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 in the year 1976.   

Mar 16   British premier Harold Wilson resigns in the year 1976.   

Mar 17   In the year 1976 luchino Visconti di Modrone, It director (Terra Diaeresis), dies at 69   

Mar 17   On this day in history rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried   

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Jan 02   In the year 1976 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   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies in the year 1976.   

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   On this day in history chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53