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1976 Calendar
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1976 Historical Event(s)
- January 12, 1976 – The UN Security Council votes 11-1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
- January 31, 1976 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
- February 2, 1976 – The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
- February 24, 1976 – Cuba: national Constitution is proclaimed.
- March 16, 1976 – British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigned, citing personal reasons.
- June 29, 1976 – The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
- July 10, 1976 – One American and three British mercenaries are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
- July 18, 1976 – Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- July 21, 1976 – Christopher Ewart-Biggs British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
- August 12, 1976 – Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War
Who Were Born On 1976?
- January 10, 1976 – Ian Poulter, English golfer
- March 12, 1976 – Panagiotis Bahramis, Greek footballer
- March 23, 1976 – Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle trials rider
- May 21, 1976 – Aditi Gowitrikar, Indian model, actress and physician
- May 24, 1976 – Catherine Cox, Australian netballer
- July 31, 1976 – Joshua Cain, American musician (Motion City Soundtrack)
- November 5, 1976 – Sebastian Arcelus, American voice actor
- November 20, 1976 – Dominique Dawes, American gymnast
- November 29, 1976 – Ehren McGhehey, American actor
- December 8, 1976 – Joshua Butler, Celebrity Chef