September 1976 calendar

September 1976
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 1976.
The US president was Gerald Ford (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was James Callaghan (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on September 1976: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1976?

Events

01 Sep 1976 Wayne L Hays, Democrat party Representative for Ohio, resigns (scandal with Elizabeth Ray).
03 Sep 1976 American Viking 2 soft lands on Mars (Utopia), returns photos.
04 Sep 1976 Palestinians hijack KLM DC-9 to Cyprus
05 Sep 1976 Rex closes at Lunt-Fontaine Theater NYC after 48 performances
06 Sep 1976 Russian pilot Belenko defects to Japan in a Mig 25 jet
09 Sep 1976 Chairman Mao Zedong, of the People's Republic of China, dies.
10 Sep 1976 5 Croatian terrorists capture TWA-plane at La Guardia Airport, New York
11 Sep 1976 90th US Womens Tennis: C E L Mills beats E Goolagong Cawley (63 60) Evonne Goolagong loses her 4th straight US Open Final
12 Sep 1976 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
16 Sep 1976 Egypt President Sadat re-elected
17 Sep 1976 Amnesty International receives Erasmus-prize
18 Sep 1976 Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player
19 Sep 1976 Going Up opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 49 performances
20 Sep 1976 Metroliner official opens in Brussels
21 Sep 1976 Wings performs in Zagreb Yugoslavia
23 Sep 1976 Ford-Carter TV debate
24 Sep 1976 Oh! Calcutta! opens at Edison Theater NYC for 5959 performances
25 Sep 1976 Porgy & Bess opens at Uris Theater NYC for 122 performances
26 Sep 1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Carlton Golf
28 Sep 1976 A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion
29 Sep 1976 Alice, debuts on CBS-TV
06 Sep 1976 Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted.