Page 4: Historical Events In 1976

Feb 24   Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1976.   

Feb 24   In the year 1976 cuba adopts its constitution   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

Feb 25   In the year 1976 india announces plans to take action against parents who had more than two children   

Feb 26   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history final meeting between Mao tse Tung & Richard Nixon   

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 on this day in history.   

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   The Alberta Government founds Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with windfall oil royalties on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1976 alfred Sendrey, composer, dies at 92   

Mar 03   Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   World Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova &Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina &Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR) in the year 1976.   

Mar 06   In the year 1976 world Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA)   

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

Mar 07   Erwin Kroll, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Morocco &Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria on this day in history.   

Mar 08   1,774 kg (largest observed) stony meteorite falls in Jilin, China on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 13   In the year 1976 willy Alfredo, [Willem Jue], Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77   

Mar 14   In the year 1976 alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79   

Mar 14   In the year 1976 jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race   

Mar 14   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1976.   

Mar 15   Failed coup in Nigeria on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history british premier Harold Wilson resigns   

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

Mar 17   Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is retried on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)   

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   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   On this day in history jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84   

Jan 05   Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 in the year 1976.   

Jan 08   Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 in the year 1976.   

Jan 10   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1976.   

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