Date: January 12, 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…
The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage. Date: January 2, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 2 📅 Events on this day in 1976…
Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group. Date: October 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976F5 Tornado Strikes Brownwood, Texas, Injures 11…
In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident. Date: April 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Washington Metro First Section Opens to Public, March 27, 1976Lebanese Christian Militias Kill 1,000…
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. Date: June 16, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Western…
Indian Airlines Flight 171 crashes at Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, killing 95. Date: October 12, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1976Apple I Created April 11, 1976Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of…