Date: February 6, 1976
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland, resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the British parliament. Date: March 4, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Friuli…
The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid. Date: July 17, 1976 Read more…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976NASA Unveils Space Shuttle Enterprise, September 17, 1976New…
Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C., at the order of Augusto Pinochet. Date: September 21, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Sara Jane Moore Sentenced to Life in Prison, January 15, 1976Kingsmill Massacre:…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976George Washington Posthumously Promoted to General of the…
EgyptAir Flight 864, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, killing 71 people. Date: December 25, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Grand Central Terminal Bombing Kills NYPD Officer, September…