1976 Calendar
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1976 Historical Event(s)
- January 31, 1976 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
- April 11, 1976 – The Apple I is created.
- June 22, 1976 – The Canadian House of Commons abolishes capital punishment.
- June 29, 1976 – The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
- July 17, 1976 – The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.
- October 4, 1976 – Official launch of the Intercity 125 High Speed Train (HST).
- October 6, 1976 – Massacre of students gathering at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand to protest the return of ex-dictator Thanom, by a coalition of right-wing paramilitary and government forces, triggering the return of the military to government.
- October 11, 1976 – George Washington’s appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford.
- October 20, 1976 – The ferry George Prince‘’is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River between Destrehan and Luling, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
- December 2, 1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
Who Were Born On 1976?
- January 18, 1976 – Subhrajit Mitra, Indian filmmaker
- March 26, 1976 – Amy Smart, American actress
- April 18, 1976 – Fayray, Japanese singer
- April 22, 1976 – Michał Żewłakow, Polish footballer
- June 22, 1976 – Gordon Moakes, English musician (Bloc Party)
- August 6, 1976 – Soleil Moon Frye, American actress
- August 7, 1976 – Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer
- October 25, 1976 – Brett Kirk, Australian Rules footballer
- October 30, 1976 – Ümit Özat, Turkish footballer
- November 18, 1976 – Shagrath, Norwegian singer (Dimmu Borgir)