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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 24, 1976 – Cuba: national Constitution is proclaimed.
- May 24, 1976 – The London to Washington, D.C. Concorde service begins.
- July 28, 1976 – The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People’s Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
- 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
- August 21, 1976 – Operation Paul Bunyan at Panmunjeom, Korea.
- September 6, 1976 – Cold War: Soviet air force pilot Lt. Viktor Belenko lands a MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States.
- September 17, 1976 – The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA.
- 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.
Who Were Born On 1976?
- April 2, 1976 – Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
- April 18, 1976 – Sean Maguire, British actor
- May 26, 1976 – Kenny Florian, American Mixed Martial Artist
- June 23, 1976 – Brandon Stokley, American football player
- August 21, 1976 – Nikos Vertis, Greek singer
- September 5, 1976 – Tatyana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast
- September 9, 1976 – Emma de Caunes, French film actress
- September 29, 1976 – Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer
- November 12, 1976 – Mirosław Szymkowiak, Polish footballer
- November 27, 1976 – Chad Kilger, Canadian ice hockey player