Seychelles Independence from United Kingdom June 29, 1976
Date: June 29, 1976
Date: June 29, 1976
The LulingβDestrehan Ferry MV George Prince is struck by the Norwegian freighter SS Frosta while crossing the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive. Date: October 20, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 20 π Events on…
A bomb explodes on board Middle East Airlines Flight 438 over Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 81 people on board. Date: January 1, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Viking 2 Lands at Utopia…
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. Date: July 28, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 28 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Middle East…
Burundian president Michel Micombero is deposed in a bloodless military coup d'Γ©tat by deputy Jean-Baptiste Bagaza. Date: November 1, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 1 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976April Fifth Movement Leads to Tiananmen Incident, April 5,…
The former Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Date: February 27, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Concorde Commercial Service…
Forty workers die in the Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion, the deadliest industrial accident in modern Finnish history. Date: April 13, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 13 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Hua Guofeng Arrests Gang of Four, Ends Cultural…