Date: November 15, 1976
The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen would shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation. Date: January 4, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This…
Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes near Viktorivka, Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, killing 52. Date: May 15, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Sara Jane Moore Sentenced to Life in Prison, January 15, 1976Niki Lauda Severe…
Chief Minister of Sabah Faud Stephens, Peter Joinud Mojuntin, and several other politicians are killed in a plane crash near Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia. Date: June 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies. Date: October 11, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Night of the Pencils: La Plata Student Kidnappings, September 16, 1976Uttawar Forced…
The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affects Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured. Date: May 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Niki Lauda Severe…
The first section of the Washington Metro opens to the public. Date: March 27, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976British Ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs Assassinated by Provisional IRA July 21, 1976Angola Executes Four Mercenaries…