Today in History for November 1976

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 53 of 53

1st - "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse NYC for 16 perfs
1st - Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule
1st - W German Gens Krupinski/Franke admit to being Nazis
2nd - Jimmy Carter (D) defeats Gerald Ford (R) for president
2nd - NJ voters approve gambling for Atlantic City
2nd - SD Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young
3rd - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA/Japan Mizuno Golf
4th - 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich & McCovey, available
5th - Balt Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award
5th - New AL franchises in Seattle & Toronto fill up their rosters
5th - Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen & $100,000 to A's for mgr Chuck Tanner
5th - USSR performs nuclear test
6th - Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP
6th - Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
7th - "Gone With the Wind" televised
8th - A series of earthquakes spreads panic in the city of Thessaloniki, which is evacuated.
9th - Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career
9th - UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa
10th - Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore
14th - "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse NYC after 16 perfs
14th - Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks
14th - War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing
15th - Syrian army conquerors Beirut
16th - René Levesque's "Parti Québécois" wins elections in Quebec
16th - Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
17th - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
18th - Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 yrs of dictatorship
18th - Yanks sign free agent Don Gullett
19th - George Harrison releases "This Song"
19th - Patty Hearst is freed on $15 million bail
19th - Jaime Ornelas Camacho takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal.
20th - George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live
20th - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-Hong Kong Golf Open
22nd - Algeria Constitution goes into effect
22nd - Comic strip "Cathy," by Cathy Guisewhite, debuts
23rd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
23rd - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
23rd - Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment.
24th - NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak
24th - Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award
NFL Running Back and Convicted Criminal OJ Simpson 25th - OJ Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit
25th - The Band's farewell concert at SF's Winterland Ballroom
25th - Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove genl theory of relativity
26th - German DR deprives singer/poet Wolf Biermann citizenship
26th - Ringo releases "Hey Baby" single
26th - Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK"
26th - Willy Brandt elected chairman of Social International
27th - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship
27th - Miss Teenage America Pageant
28th - 64th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 23-20
29th - Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with NY Yankees
29th - NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract
30th - 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB)

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 75 of 75

1st - Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
1st - Logan Marshall-Green, American actor
2nd - Sidney Ponson, Aruban baseball player
3rd - Guillermo Franco, Argentine-Mexican footballer
4th - Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian racing driver
4th - Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer
6th - Laurie Baker, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-gold-98)
6th - Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx)
6th - Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter
6th - Pat Tillman, American football player (d. 2004)
6th - Catherine Clark, Canadian journalist; daughter of Joe Clark
7th - Mark Philippoussis, Australia, tennis star (140 MPH serve)
7th - Zahir Raheem, Phila, bantamweight boxer (Olympics-96)
7th - One Be Lo, hip-hop artist
8th - Brett Lee, cricketer (brother of Shane, AIS representative)
8th - Colin Strause, American director
9th - Laura Csortan, Miss Universe-Congeniality (Australia, 1997)
10th - Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer
10th - Shefki Kuqi, Finnish footballer
11th - Lisa Gleave, American actress and model
11th - Jason Grilli, American baseball player
11th - Jesse Keeler, Canadian musician
12th - Scott Mark Cameron, Dunedin NZ, 4x200m relay swimmer (Olympics-96)
12th - Mirosław Szymkowiak, Polish footballer
12th - Judith Holofernes, German singer (Wir sind Helden)
13th - Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese professional wrestler
13th - Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
14th - Chris Demetral, Royal Oaks MI, actor (Dolly Dearest)
15th - Jessica Amey, Montreal Quebec, 100m butterfly/4 x 100 (Olympics-96)
15th - Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian
15th - Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
16th - Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer
16th - Danny Wallace, British author
17th - Dafne Zeledon, Miss Universe-Costa Rica (1996)
17th - Diane Neal, American actress
17th - Brandon Call, American actor
18th - Sandy Zubrin, Tamuning Guam, US diver (Olympics-96)
18th - Shagrath, Norwegian singer (Dimmu Borgir)
18th - Mona Zaki, Egyptian Actress
19th - Petr Sykora, Pizen CZE, NHL forward (Team Czech Rep, NJ Devils)
19th - Jun Shibata, Japanese singer and songwriter
19th - Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete (d. 2007)
19th - Stylianos Venetidis, Greek soccer player
20th - Dominique Dawes, Silver Spring Md, gymnast (Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96)
20th - Elisa Blair, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
20th - Jason Thompson, Canadian actor
20th - Theodoros Velkos, badminton player
21st - Saleem Elahi, cricketer (bro of Manzoor Pak, Test opener v Aust 1995)
21st - Dasha, Czech adult actress
21st - Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
21st - Daniel Whiston, British ice skater
22nd - Taryn Mansell, Aruba, Miss Universe-2nd place (1996)
22nd - Torsten Frings, German footballer
22nd - Adrian Bakalli, Belgian footballer
22nd - Regina Halmich, German female boxer
22nd - Ville Valo, Finnish singer (HIM)
23rd - Adriana Cano Garcia, Miss Uruguay Universe (1997)
23rd - Page Kennedy, American actor
24th - Chen Lu, China, figure skater (Olympics-Bronze-94)
24th - Dave Aizer, American television host
25th - Donovan McNabb, American football player
25th - Clint Mathis, American soccer player
26th - Maven Huffman, American professional wrestler
26th - Brian Schneider, American baseball player
27th - Chad Kilger, Cornwall, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
27th - Jaleel White, LA California, actor (Steve Urkel-Family Matters)
27th - Saqlain Mushtaq, cricketer (Pakistan Test off-spinner 1995)
27th - Tyrone Sutton
27th - Jean Grae, South African-born rapper
29th - Anna Faris, American actress
29th - Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player
29th - Ehren McGhehey, American actor
30th - Shaneika Lightbourne, Miss Universe-Turks & Caicos (1996)
30th - Josh Lewsey, English rugby union footballer
30th - Cypher Zero, American circus innovator (New York Circus Arts)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 19 of 19

1st - Oscar Beregi Jr, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies at 58
9th - Billy Halop, actor (Bert Munson-All in the Family), dies at 56
11th - Alexander Calder, US sculptor, dies at 78
11th - E Q Davies, cricketer (9 runs & 7 wickets in 5 Tests for S Afr), dies
12th - Walter Hamor Piston, US composer, dies at 82
12th - Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1893)
15th - Jean Gabin, French actor (Quai des Brumes), dies at 72
17th - Victor Alessandro, composer, dies at 60
18th - Man Ray, US artist (Dada), dies at 86
19th - Sir Basil Spence, British architect (b. 1907)
20th - Trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (b. 1898)
21st - Niles Welch, actor (Cornered), dies at 88
22nd - Rupert Davies, actor (Zeppelin, Oblong Box), dies at 59
23rd - Andre Malraux, [Berger], author (Conquerors)/min of Culture, dies
28th - Robert Fleming, composer, dies at 55
28th - Rosalind Russell, actress (Mame), dies of cancer at 68
29th - Godfrey Cambridge, actor (Watermelon Man), dies at 43
29th - Judith Lowry, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays ...), dies at 86
30th - Fritz Rasp, actor (Diary of a Lost Girl), dies at 85