Month May 1976 Calendar

About Month of May Calendar

• May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer in Europe). Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
  
  May symbols: The birthstone of May is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success. The May birth flower is the Lily of the Valley and the Crataegus monogyna. The mayflower Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May, and the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, west to Kentucky in the southern range, and to Northwest Territories in the north. The zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards).

Historical Events for May, 1976

• Day of Week 6th » An 1976 Friuli earthquake called earthquake strikes the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages.
• Day of Week 8th » The rollercoaster Revolution (roller coaster) known as Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
• Day of Week 21st » The Yuba City bus disaster occurs in Martinez, California. Twenty-nine are killed making it the deadliest road accident in U.S. history.
• Day of Week 24th » The London to Washington, D.C., Concorde service begins.
• 24th » The Judgement of Paris (wine) named Judgement of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1976

• 1st » Darius McCrary, American actor and singer
• 1st » Violante Placido, Italian actress and singer
• 1st » Patricia Stokkers, Dutch swimmer
• 2nd » Jeff Gutt, American singer-songwriter (Dry Cell (band) or Dry Cell)
• 3rd » Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player
• 3rd » Brad Scott (Australian footballer) called Brad Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 3rd » Chris Scott (Australian footballer) e.g Chris Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 4th » Ben Grieve, American baseball player
• 4th » Jason Michaels, American baseball player
• 4th » Indrek Visnapuu, Estonian basketball player and coach
• 5th » Dieter Brummer, Australian actor
• 5th » Jean-François Dumoulin, Canadian race car driver
• 5th » Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
• 5th » Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer
• 5th » Sage Stallone, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
• 5th » Jeremy Michael Ward, American singer and guitarist (The Mars Volta and De Facto (band) or De Facto) (d. 2003)
• 7th » Calvin Booth, American basketball player
• 7th » Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
• 7th » Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient
• 8th » Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 8th » Ian "H" Watkins, Welsh singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Steps (group) known as Steps and H & Claire)
• 9th » Ott Kadarik, Estonian architect
• 10th » Stuart Braithwaite, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mogwai)
• 10th » Rachel Gordon, Australian actress
• 10th » Steve Howard, Scottish footballer
• 10th » Rob Malda, American journalist and blogger, founded the 'Slashdot'
• 10th » Udo Mechels, Belgian singer
• 10th » Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower
• 11th » Sahlene, Swedish singer
• 12th » Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper and producer
• 13th » Mark Delaney (footballer) or Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer and manager
• 13th » Trajan Langdon, American basketball player
• 13th » Ana Popović, Serbian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 13th » Magdalena Walach, Polish actress
• 14th » Hunter Burgan, American bass player (AFI (band) called AFI, The Force (band) called The Force, and The Frisk)
• 14th » Brian Lawrence, American baseball player and coach
• 14th » Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer
• 15th » Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
• 15th » David Copeland, English terrorist
• 15th » Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
• 15th » Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach
• 15th » Tyler Walker, American baseball player
• 16th » Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer
• 17th » Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Xscape (group) or Xscape)
• 17th » José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player
• 17th » Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner
• 17th » Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
• 17th » Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner
• 18th » Ron Mercer, American basketball player
• 18th » Marko Tomasović (composer) known as Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer
• 18th » Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian ice hockey player
• 19th » Ed Cota, American basketball player
• 19th » Kevin Garnett, American basketball player
• 20th » Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
• 20th » Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
• 21st » Abderrahim Goumri, Moroccan runner (d. 2013)
• 21st » Aditi Gowitrikar, Indian model, actress, and physician, Mrs. World called Mrs. World 2001
• 21st » Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (CKY (band) called CKY, World Under Blood, and Foreign Objects (band) or Foreign Objects)
• 22nd » Daniel Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Arch Enemy, Eucharist (band) Eucharist, Armageddon (band) Armageddon, and Carcass (band) Carcass)
• 22nd » Christian Vande Velde, American road racing cyclist
• 23rd » Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 23rd » Kelly Monaco, American model and actress
• 23rd » Antônio Naelson, Brazilian-Mexican footballer
• 24th » Alessandro Cortini, Italian-American singer and keyboard player (Modwheelmood, SONOIO, Blindoldfreak, and Nine Inch Nails)
• 24th » Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
• 24th » Bob Maesen, Belgian canoe racer
• 25th » Tarik Glenn, American football player
• 25th » Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper
• 25th » Cillian Murphy, Irish-English actor
• 25th » Sandra Nasić, German singer (Guano Apes)
• 25th » Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist
• 25th » Marcelo José da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 25th » Ethan Suplee, American actor
• 25th » Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer
• 26th » Paul Collingwood, English cricketer
• 26th » Kenny Florian, American mixed martial artist and sportscaster
• 26th » Justin Pierre, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Motion City Soundtrack)
• 27th » RJD2, American DJ and producer (Soul Position)
• 27th » Marcel Fässler (racing driver) or Marcel Fässler, Swiss race car driver
• 28th » Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
• 28th » Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby player
• 28th » Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
• 29th » Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 29th » Jerry Hairston, Jr., American baseball player
• 29th » Yūsuke Iseya, Japanese actor
• 29th » Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
• 29th » Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
• 30th » Leonel Grave de Peralta, Cuban-American activist
• 30th » Radoslav Nesterović, Slovenian-Greek basketball player
• 30th » Magnus Norman, Swedish-Monacan tennis player
• 30th » Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
• 31st » Colin Farrell, Irish actor
• 31st » Matt Harpring, American basketball player
• 31st » Tonka Tomicic, Chilean model and television host, Miss World Chile known as Miss World Chile 1995
• 31st » Mashona Washington, American tennis player

Famous Deaths for May 1976

• 1st » T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (b. 1908)
• 1st » Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek politician and poet (b. 1939)
• 9th » Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (b. 1920)
• 9th » Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (b. 1934)
• 10th » Elias Aslaksen, Norwegian religious leader (b. 1888)
• 11th » Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed Finlandia Hall and Paimio Sanatorium (b. 1898)
• 14th » Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (The Yardbirds and Armageddon (A&M band) called Armageddon) (b. 1943)
• 20th » Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1911)
• 20th » Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (b. 1924)
• 20th » Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan politician (b. 1934)
• 24th » Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (b. 1923)
• 26th » Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (b. 1889)
• 28th » Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter (b. 1914)
• 28th » Steffan Danielsen, Faroese painter (b. 1922)
• 30th » Max Carey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
• 30th » Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain (b. 1902)
• 31st » Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

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