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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 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 December 1976: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1976?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1976 Angola admitted to United Nations.
  • 02 Dec 1976 Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticos Torrado.
  • 03 Dec 1976 Dr Patrick J Hillery elected President of Iraq.
  • 05 Dec 1976 Buffalo Bill's OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards.
  • 06 Dec 1976 War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich, Switzerland.
  • 08 Dec 1976 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • 10 Dec 1976 Wings release triple album Wings Over America
  • 12 Dec 1976 QB Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet
  • 13 Dec 1976 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur, California.
  • 15 Dec 1976 Jamaica premier Manley wins elections.
  • 16 Dec 1976 Liberian tanker stranded at Nantucket, 180,000 barrels oil in sea
  • 17 Dec 1976 Superstation WTBS in Atlanta goes national.
  • 18 Dec 1976 A Star is Born, with Barbra Striesand, premieres
  • 19 Dec 1976 President Brezhnev receives his 5th Lenin order
  • 20 Dec 1976 Music Is opens at St. James Theater NYC for 8 performances
  • 21 Dec 1976 Patricia R Harris is named Secretary of HUD.
  • 22 Dec 1976 35 Unification church couples wed in New York City
  • 23 Dec 1976 A new volcano, Murara, erupts in eastern Zaire.
  • 25 Dec 1976 Egyptian SS Patria sinks in Red Sea, about 100 killed
  • 26 Dec 1976 Music Is closes at St. James Theater NYC after 8 performances
  • 27 Dec 1976 Albania constitution goes into effect.
  • 28 Dec 1976 Fiddler on the Roof opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 167 performances
  • 31 Dec 1976 The Cars played their 1st gig

Famous Birthday

Famous Deaths

  • British foremost composer who helped revive interest in opera through his "Peter Grimes," 1945 and other works, including compositions for...

  • American politician (Born 1902).

  • American blues guitarist and singer, nicknamed "The Texas Cannonball".

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Deep Purple Zephyr and James Gang) (d. 1976).

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1976?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
  2. - The Rubberband Man
  3. - You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)
  4. - Love So Right
  5. - Muskrat Love

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Under The Moon Of Love
  2. - Don't Give Up On Us
  3. - Mississippi
  4. - If You Leave Me Now
  5. - When A Child Is Born

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Pat & Mat

Pat & Mat

Release year: 1976

Directed by: Marek Benes

Zur See

Zur See

Release year: 1976

Directed by: Wolfgang Luderer

Starring: Horst Drinda, Jürgen Zartmann, Günter Naumann, Wilfried Pucher

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Release year: 1976

Directed by: Blake Edwards

Starring: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk

Country: United States of America

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Release year: 1976

Directed by: Vladimir Bychkov

Starring: Viktoriya Novikova, Valentin Nikulin, Galina Artyomova, Yuri Senkevich

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

Release year: 1976

Directed by: John Sturges

Starring: Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1976?
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Dolores by Jacqueline Susann

Dolores

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This is Dolores Ryan's tragic, intense story. She was the young, fashionable widow of an assassinated American president. Dolores is too poor to support her extravagant lifestyle and too lonely for fulfillment as a woman after his death.

Roots by Alex Haley

Roots

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Roots, one of the most influential books and TV series, galvanized America and created a remarkable political, racial and cultural dialogue that had not been seen since the 1960s.

The Crash Of '79 by Paul E. Erdman

The Crash Of '79

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Paperback.

The Users by Joyce Haber

The Users

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This novel is a shocking look behind the scenes at New Hollywood, the world of politics, big business and the syndicate.

To Jerusalem And Back by Saul Bellow

To Jerusalem And Back

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Nobel laureate Saul Bellow's candid interviews and meditations on Israel's unique spirit and challenges are a powerful and stimulating testament to the country's past and future.