Japan Completes Final WWII Reparation to Philippines, July 22, 1976
Date: July 22, 1976
Date: July 22, 1976
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless. Date: August 17, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. Date: June 16, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Sabah…
Forty-two people die in the Cavalese cable car disaster, the deadliest cable car accident in history. Date: March 9, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Missouri Governor Kit Bond Rescinds Extermination Order, Apologizes to…
In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. Date: February 4, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Thammasat University Massacre and Thai Coup, October 6, 1976Ulster Volunteer Force Kills Six Irish Catholics…
Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew. Date: September 19, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Lockheed Bribery Scandal Exposed in Senate Testimony,…
Night of the Pencils: In the city of La Plata, Argentina, a group of high-school students were kidnapped and later tortured, raped and murdered during the Argentinian military dictatorship Date: September 16, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day…