Indian Airlines Flight 171 Crashes at Santacruz Airport, 95 Killed, October 12, 1976

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 → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Mindanao Earthquake and…

The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding. Date: June 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976René Lévesque and Parti Québécois Take Power for…

The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights). Date: January 12, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Lebanese Christian…

Viking program: Viking 2 enters orbit around Mars. Date: August 7, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Seychelles Independence from United Kingdom June 29, 1976Western Sahara Declares Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Independence February 27,…

Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PFLP and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. Date: June 27, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Conference of Communist and Workers…