Page 2: Historical Events In 1976

Jan 17   On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident   

Jan 17   In the year 1976 hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency   

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

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1976 england and France place the supersonic jetliner Concorde into regular service.   

Jan 21   On this day in history the supersonic airliner 'Concorde' begins regular commercial service   

Jan 21   On this day in history the supersonic Concorde airplane was put into service by Britain and France.   

Jan 23   Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1976 washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5   

Jan 24   In the year 1976 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 in the year 1976.   

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   In the year 1976 "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   Viv Richards scores his first Test century against Australia on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire in the year 1976.   

Jan 30   On this day in history george Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977)   

Jan 30   In the year 1976 jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80   

Jan 30   William E Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1976 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1   

Jan 31   Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1976 harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies   

Feb 03   In the year 1976 neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies   

Feb 04   In the year 1976 12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria   

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

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

Jan 18   Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Emma Barton, English actress was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of terrence Long, American baseball player   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 in the year 1976.   

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

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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