Date: January 5, 1976
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 1976First Electron…
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…
Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. Date: September 3, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976U.S. Treasury Reintroduces Two-Dollar Bill for Bicentennial April 13, 1976Northern Ireland Constitutional…
Thirty-seven people are killed when American Airlines Flight 625 crashes at Cyril E. King Airport in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Date: April 27, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Cuba Constitution Formally Proclaimed,…
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…
Carrie, an American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma, is premiered in 17 theaters in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area. Date: November 3, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Lapua Cartridge Factory Explosion…