What happened on Monday March 01, 1976?

About March 1st, 1976, in brief:

  • Historical events: U.K. Home Secretary Merlyn Rees terminates the Special Category Status for individuals sentenced for terrorist crimes related to the civil violence in Northern Ireland. This policy change significantly impacted the legal treatment of paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles.
  • Day of the week: March 1st, 1976 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Dragon (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Love Machine (Part 1) by The Miracles
  • #1 UK song: I Love To Love by Tina Charles
  • Popular movie: Sparkle directed by Salim Akil

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March 01, 1976: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 01, 1976:

  • End of Special Category Status in Northern Ireland U.K. Home Secretary Merlyn Rees terminates the Special Category Status for individuals sentenced for terrorist crimes related to the civil violence in Northern Ireland. This policy change significantly impacted the legal treatment of paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles.
  • Bradford Bishop Family Murder Bradford Bishop allegedly murders five of his family members in Bethesda, Maryland. The horrific crime remained undiscovered for 10 days, and the suspect was never apprehended, becoming a notorious cold case in American criminal history.
  • Jack Nicklaus Wins PGA Tournament Players Championship Golf legend Jack Nicklaus secures his second TPC title at the PGA Tournament Players Championship, demonstrating his exceptional skill by finishing 3 strokes ahead of runner-up J. C. Snead.

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March 01, 1976: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 01, 1976?


March 01, 1976 was a Monday and it was the 61st day of the year 1976 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 01, 1976 can also be written as 3/1/1976 in the US and as 1/3/1976 in UK and Europe.

March 01, 1976 in March 1976 calendar

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Who was born on March 01, 1976?


Famous people born on March 01, 1976:

  • Valerio Vermiglio

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March 01, 1976: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 01, 1976:

  • Jean Martinon

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  • Nicola Fiore

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March 01, 1976: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 01, 1976 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 1st and March 7th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 01, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 01, 1976 was Love Machine (Part 1) by The Miracles, according to the music chart for the week March 1st and March 7th.

  1. - Love Machine (Part 1) youtube
  2. - All By Myself youtube
  3. - December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) youtube
  4. - Theme From S.W.A.T. youtube
  5. - Take It To The Limit youtube

March 01, 1976: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 01, 1976 was I Love To Love by Tina Charles, according to the music chart for the week March 1st and March 7th.

  1. - I Love To Love youtube
  2. - December '63 youtube
  3. - Convoy youtube
  4. - Love Really Hurts Without You youtube
  5. - Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez youtube

March 01, 1976: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 01, 1976 was Boogie Fever by The Sylvers, according to the music chart for the week March 1st and March 7th.

  1. - Boogie Fever youtube
  2. - Disco Lady youtube
  3. - Sweet Thing
  4. - Sweet Love youtube
  5. - Let The Music Play
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March 01, 1976: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 1st is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 01, 1976: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 01, 1976 is Dragon and the associated element is Fire.

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March 01, 1976: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 01, 1976 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 01, 1976 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 01, 1976 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 3% full, rising at 06:26 am and setting at 07:42 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 15, 1976 while the next full moon would come on Mar 16, 1976.

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How old is someone born on March 01, 1976?


Someone born on March 01, 1976 is:

49 years 2 months old,

or 590 months and 13 days old,

or 2567 weeks and 2 days old,

or 17971 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 01, 1976?

There are 291 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday March 1st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 01, 1976?

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