Date: March 4, 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 1976First Electron Micrograph…
Aeroflot Flight 3739, a Tupolev Tu-104, crashes during takeoff from Irkutsk Airport, killing 24. Date: February 9, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Guatemala and Honduras Earthquake Kills 22,000+ – February 4, 1976Soweto Uprising:…
SAETA Flight 011 crashes into the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, killing all 59 people on board; the wreckage is not discovered until 2002. Date: August 15, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Khmer Rouge…
The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before. Date: January 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
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 1976Korean…
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 → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Argentina Military…