Today in History for January 1976

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 59 of 59

1st - "Musical Jubilee" closes at St James Theater NYC after 92 performances
1st - Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall
1st - NBC replaces the peacock logo
1st - Venezuela nationalizes oil fields
3rd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
4th - "Candide" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 740 performances
4th - "Home Sweet Homer" opens & closes at Palace Theater NYC
5th - "MacNeil-Lehrer Report" premieres on PBS
5th - Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea"
5th - Greg Chappell scores 182* at SCG against West Indies
6th - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
6th - Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million
8th - Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles
9th - Bryan Trottier failed in 4th Islander penalty shot
9th - CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts
9th - Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK
11th - "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 193 perfs
11th - Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec natl figure skating champions
11th - Military coup in Ecuador, Pres Guillermo Lara leaves
11th - Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in NYC
11th - US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill
11th - US male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka
12th - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org
13th - Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at NY's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata"
14th - "Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC)
14th - Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
15th - Sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot Pres Ford
15th - US-German Helios B solar probe launched into solar orbit
15th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
16th - "Donny & Marie" [Osmond] musical variety show premieres on ABC TV
16th - Peter Frampton released platinum live album "Frampton Comes Alive"
Musician Barry Manilow 17th - "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1
17th - Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency
18th - Superbowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 21-17 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh, WR
20th - 29th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Phila
21st - Supersonic Concorde, 1st commercial flights, by Britain & France
22nd - Bank robbery in Beirut nets $20-50 million (record)
23rd - Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide
23rd - Wash Caps end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat NY Rangers 7-5
24th - Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
24th - George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest
25th - Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut Ind v NZ Auckland
26th - 6th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 23-20
26th - Belgium catholic elite start amnesty campaign for war criminals
26th - David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in NYC
26th - Israel opens "Good Fence" to Lebanon
Boxing Champ George Foreman 26th - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20
27th - "Laverne & Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV
27th - 9th ABA All-Star Game: Denver 144 beats ABA 138 at Denver
27th - Morocco-Algeria battles in Westerly Sahara
27th - Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia
28th - Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through NZ at Eden Park
28th - NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak
29th - Zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire
30th - 1st-class debut of Dav Whatmore, in Johannesburg
30th - George Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977)
30th - William E Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA
31st - "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1
31st - Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 80 of 80

1st - Caleb Wyatt, American motocross rider
1st - Georgina Chapman, British fashion designer and actress
2nd - Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper
2nd - Danilo Di Luca, Italian cyclist
2nd - Cletidus Hunt, American football player
2nd - Mahée Paiement, Canadian actress
2nd - Paz Vega, Spanish actress
3rd - Mendel Witzenhauser, soccer player (Ajax, VVV)
3rd - Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer
3rd - Alisen Down, Canadian actress
3rd - Dinara Drukarova, Russian actress
3rd - Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor
4th - Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist
4th - Ted Lilly, American baseball player
5th - Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer
5th - Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars)
6th - Agnieszka Zielinska, Miss Poland Universe (1997)
6th - Danny Pintauro, Milltown NJ, actor (Jonathan-Who's the Boss)
6th - Jeremy Linn, US, 100m breaststroke (Olympics-silver/gold-96)
6th - Richard Zednik, Bystrica CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Wash)
7th - Éric Gagné, Canadian baseball player
7th - Alfonso Soriano, Dominican baseball player
8th - Jenny Lewis, Las Vegas Nevada, actress (Becky-Life With Lucy)
8th - Brad Snyder, Ontario, shot putter (Olympics-96)
8th - Carl Pavano, American baseball player
9th - Amy Safe, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
9th - Radek Bonk, Koprivnice Cze, NHL center (Ottawa Senators, Team Czech)
9th - Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer
10th - Adam Kennedy, American baseball player
11th - Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
12th - Miki Nakatani, Japanese actress and singer
13th - Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996)
13th - Vaclav Batlik, Costa Mesa California, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
13th - Michael Peña, American actor
15th - Corey Chavous, American football player
15th - Dorian Missick, American actor
16th - Trisha Stillwell, Miss USA-Oklahoma (1997, top 10)
16th - Viktor Maslov, Russian racing driver
18th - Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)
18th - Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
18th - Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006
19th - Claire Grech, Miss Malta Universe (1997)
19th - Sky Christopherson, Tucson Ariz, cyclist (Olympics-96)
19th - Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver
21st - Amanda Little, Miss USA-Texas (1997, top 6)
Pop star Emma Lee Bunton (21st) 21st - Emma Lee Bunton, "Baby Spice", Finchley London, vocalist (Spice Girls)
21st - Lynn Thomas, Newport News VA, playmate (May 1997)
22nd - Balthazar Getty, actor (Young Guns 2, Lord of the Flies)
22nd - James Dearth, American football player
23rd - Byron Hanspard, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
23rd - Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96)
23rd - Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player
23rd - Angelica Lee, Taiwanese actress and singer
23rd - Nigel McGuinness, English professional wrestler
24th - Laure Belleville, Miss Universe-France (1996)
24th - Shae-Lyn Bourne, Chatham Ontario, ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th)
24th - Shae-Lynn Bourne, Ontario, pairs skater (Bourne & Kraatz)
24th - Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist
25th - Tara Fleming, N York Ontario, LPGA golfer (1992 LPGA Corning-10th)
25th - Mario Haberfeld, Brazilian racing car driver
26th - Paul Byrne, Australian 800m ruuner (Olympics-96)
26th - Frankie Rayder, American model
26th - Willie Adler, American guitar player
27th - Haimish Karrasch, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
27th - Mike Ferrier, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam, Salernitana)
27th - Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
27th - Clint Ford, American voice actor
27th - Ahn Jung-Hwan, Korean football player
27th - Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
28th - Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
28th - Mark Madsen, American basketball player
28th - Jarrod Montague, American drummer (Taproot)
28th - Lee Ingleby, British actor
28th - Emiko Kado, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
29th - Ilmira Shamsutdinova, Miss Universe-Russia/best costume (1996)
29th - Charles Divins, American model and actor
30th - Florian Keller, Munchen GER, hockey player (Team Germany, Rosenheim)
30th - Andy Milonakis, American comedian
31st - Traianos Dellas, Greek footballer
31st - Buddy Rice, American race car driver

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 31 of 31

3rd - Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies
3rd - Mateusz Glinski, composer, dies at 83
3rd - Michael V Love, US test pilot (X-24), dies in F-4 crash at 37
4th - Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84
5th - Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84
5th - John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1891)
8th - Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78
8th - Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
8th - Robert Forgan, British fascist (b. 1891)
10th - Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65
10th - Howlin' Wolf, singer/guitarist, dies following brain surgery at 65
11th - Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies
12th - Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85
13th - Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53
14th - Margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53
14th - Abdul Razak bin Hussain, premier of Malaysia (1970-77), dies at 53
17th - Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident
18th - Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17]
18th - Sonia Dresdel, actor (Fallen Idol, Secret Tent), dies at 67
Mystery Writer Agatha Christie (12th) 19th - Kevin Coughlin, actor (T R Ryan-Mama), killed in hit-&-run at 30
19th - Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese electrical engineer (b. 1886)
23rd - Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44
23rd - Paul Robeson, athlete/lawyer/singer, dies in Philadelphia at 77
23rd - Paul Dupuis, French Canadian film and television actor (b. 1913)
26th - João Branco Núncio, Portuguese Bullfighter (b. 1901)
28th - Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
29th - Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59
30th - Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80
30th - Mance Lipscomb, rocker, dies at 80
30th - Percy Tyson "Plum" Lewis, cricketer (pair in only Test for S Af), dies
31st - Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (b. 1941)