What Happened In December 1976 In History

Historical Events for December, 1976

• 1st » Angola joins the United Nations.
• 2nd » Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
• 3rd » An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley. He is shot twice, but will play a Smile Jamaica Concert called concert only two days later.
• 10th » The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Environmental Modification Convention named Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques.
• 15th » Samoa known as Western Samoa becomes a member of the United Nations.
• 15th » The oil tanker MV known as Argo Merchant runs aground near Nantucket, Massachusetts, causing one of the worst marine oil spills in history.
• 26th » The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) is founded.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1976

• 1st » Tomasz Adamek, Polish boxer
• 1st » Laura Ling, American journalist
• 1st » Evangelos Sklavos, Greek basketball player
• 1st » Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (d. 1998)
• 2nd » Erik Everhard, Canadian pornographic actor
• 2nd » Eddy Garabito, Dominican baseball player
• 2nd » Masafumi Gotoh, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
• 3rd » Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
• 3rd » Silvia Fontana, American-Italian figure skater
• 3rd » Gary Glover, American baseball player
• 3rd » Cornelius Griffin, American football player
• 3rd » Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player
• 3rd » Todd Smith (musician) e.g Todd Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dog Fashion Disco, Polkadot Cadaver, The Alter Boys, and Knives Out!)
• 4th » Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
• 4th » Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
• 5th » Amy Acker, American actress
• 5th » Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby player
• 5th » Rachel Komisarz, American swimmer
• 6th » Colleen Haskell, American actress and producer
• 6th » Alicia Machado, Venezuelan actress and singer, Miss Universe 1996
• 6th » Lindsay Price, American actress and singer
• 7th » Alan Faneca, American football player
• 7th » Ivan Franceschini, Italian footballer
• 7th » Brent Johnson (Canadian football) called Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
• 7th » Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
• 7th » Vanessa Lorenzo, Spanish model
• 7th » Sunny Sweeney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 7th » Benoît Tréluyer, French race car driver
• 8th » Brettina, Bahamian-American singer-songwriter and actress
• 8th » Reed Johnson, American baseball player
• 8th » Dominic Monaghan, German-English actor and producer
• 9th » Chris Booker (baseball) called Chris Booker, American baseball player
• 9th » Bae Soo-bin, South Korean actor
• 10th » Shane Byrne (motorcycle racer) e.g Shane Byrne, English motorcycle racer
• 11th » Shareef Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player, coach, and manager
• 12th » Dan Hawkins (musician) known as Dan Hawkins, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Darkness (band) called The Darkness and Stone Gods)
• 12th » Jaak Juske, Estonian politician
• 12th » Lloyd Owusu, Ghanaian footballer
• 13th » Josh Fogg, American baseball player
• 13th » Søren Friis, Danish footballer
• 13th » Radosław Sobolewski, Polish footballer
• 13th » Rama Yade, French politician
• 14th » Tammy Blanchard, American actress
• 14th » Leland Chapman, American bounty hunter
• 14th » Sebastien Chaule, French-German rugby player
• 14th » André Couto, Portuguese race car driver
• 14th » Santiago Ezquerro, Spanish footballer
• 15th » Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer and manager
• 15th » Maria Kekkonen, Finnish porn actress
• 15th » Aaron Miles, American baseball player
• 15th » Todd Tichenor, American baseball player and umpire
• 17th » Éric Bédard, Canadian speed skater
• 17th » Nir Davidovich, Israeli footballer and manager
• 17th » Patrick Müller, Swiss footballer
• 17th » Andrew Simpson (sailor) e.g Andrew Simpson, English sailor (d. 2013)
• 17th » Takeo Spikes, American football player
• 18th » Koyuki, Japanese actress and model
• 20th » Aubrey Huff, American baseball player
• 20th » Jang Hyuk, South Korean actor
• 20th » Adam Powell (game designer) known as Adam Powell, Welsh game designer and businessman, co-founded Meteor Games
• 20th » Ramon Stoppelenburg, Dutch businessman and author
• 20th » Nenad Vučković (footballer) named Nenad Vučković, Croatian footballer
• 21st » Mirela Maniani, Albanian-Greek javelin thrower
• 21st » Lukas Rossi, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rock Star Supernova and Daylight Division)
• 22nd » Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter
• 22nd » Jason Lane, American baseball player
• 23rd » Brad Lidge, American baseball player
• 23rd » Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Uzbek-Greek footballer
• 23rd » Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer
• 24th » Yuri (Korean singer) known as Yuri, South Korean singer (Girl Friends (band) called Girl Friends)
• 25th » Tuomas Holopainen, Finnish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Nightwish and For My Pain...)
• 25th » Tim James (basketball) named Tim James, American basketball player and coach
• 25th » Atko Väikmeri, Estonian footballer
• 25th » Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and producer
• 26th » Lea De Mae, Czech porn actress and model (d. 2004)
• 26th » Simon Goodwin, Australian footballer and coach
• 26th » Nadia Litz, Canadian actress and director
• 27th » Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
• 27th » Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (d. 2009)
• 27th » Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
• 27th » Aaron Stanford, American actor
• 28th » Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer
• 28th » Joe Manganiello, American actor, stuntman, and producer
• 29th » Filip Kuba, Czech ice hockey player
• 29th » Danny McBride, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 30th » Kastro (Outlawz) e.g Kastro, American rapper (Outlawz)
• 30th » Ashley Callie, South African actress (d. 2008)
• 30th » Patrick Kerney, American football player
• 30th » A. J. Pierzynski, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 31st » Luis Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (d. 2012)
• 31st » Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer
• 31st » Craig Reucassel, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Famous Deaths for December 1976

• 2nd » Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
• 4th » Tommy Bolin, American guitarist and songwriter (Zephyr (band) named Zephyr, James Gang, and Deep Purple) (b. 1951)
• 4th » Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1913)
• 4th » W. F. McCoy, Irish soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1886)
• 6th » João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
• 12th » Jack Cassidy, American actor (b. 1927)
• 12th » Vinko Žganec, Croatian musicologist (b. 1890)
• 16th » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
• 20th » Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1902)
• 24th » Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (b. 1907)
• 26th » Yashpal, Indian author (b. 1903)
• 28th » Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)
• 28th » Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
• 29th » Ivo Van Damme, Belgian runner (b. 1954)

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