Page 9: Historical Events In 1976

Jun 09   On this day in history james A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88   

Jun 10   In the year 1976 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome   

Jun 10   In the year 1976 adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103   

Jun 12   The Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1976 don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies   

Jun 14   On this day in history "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)   

Jun 16   On this day in history francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed   

Jun 16   In the year 1976 student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa   

Jun 19   US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth in the year 1976.   

Jun 23   CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens in the year 1976.   

Jun 25   On this day in history johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66   

Jun 28   On this day in history stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49   

Jun 29   Leonora Summers, entertainer, dies in the year 1976.   

Jun 29   On this day in history seychelles gains independence from Britain   

Jun 30   On this day in history a Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers.   

Jul 01   On this day in history kenneth Gibson, is first black president of US Conference of Mayors   

Jul 02   Formal reunification of North & South Vietnam in the year 1976.   

Jul 02   In the year 1976 frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73   

Jul 02   In the year 1976 supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual   

Jul 03   103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1976 hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58   

Jul 03   Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history first women enter Naval Academy.   

Jul 06   Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76   

Jul 07   On this day in history viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars   

Jul 09   Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history in the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area   

Jul 12   In the year 1976 ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 12   In the year 1976 ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72   

Jul 13   On this day in history courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin   

Jul 13   Max Butting, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1976.   

Jul 14   Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY on this day in history.   

Jul 15   36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   Emma Barton, English actress was born in the year 1976.   

Feb 29   In the year 1976 birth of terrence Long, American baseball player   

Jan 03   Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies on this day in history.   

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   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   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.