June 1976 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 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 June 1976: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of June 1976?
Events
- 01 Jun 1976 Great-Britain and Iceland terminate codfish war
- 02 Jun 1976 A car bomb fatally injures Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles.
- 03 Jun 1976 US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta.
- 04 Jun 1976 The Boston Celtics defeat the Phoenix Suns 128-126 in triple overtime in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at the Boston Garden. In 1997, the game is selected by a panel of experts as the greatest of the NBA's first 50 years.
- 05 Jun 1976 Bigfoot by Bro Smith hits #57
- 06 Jun 1976 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
- 07 Jun 1976 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, premieres
- 08 Jun 1976 Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1
- 10 Jun 1976 49th National Spelling Bee: Tim Kneale wins spelling narcolepsy
- 11 Jun 1976 Magnificent Marble Machine, last airs on NBC-TV
- 12 Jun 1976 Yes, Yes, Yes by Bill Cosby hits #46
- 13 Jun 1976 4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi
- 14 Jun 1976 Gong Show premieres on TV
- 15 Jun 1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium
- 16 Jun 1976 The Soweto riots in South Africa begin.
- 17 Jun 1976 ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets & Spurs) merges into NBA
- 18 Jun 1976 St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park HRs
- 19 Jun 1976 King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Dutchess Silvia Sommerlath
- 20 Jun 1976 76th US Golf Open: Jerry Pate shoots a 277 at Atlanta AC in Duluth, Georgia
- 21 Jun 1976 Berlinguers PCI wins election in Italy
- 22 Jun 1976 Godspell opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 527 performances
- 23 Jun 1976 CCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens
- 24 Jun 1976 1975 movie Rocky Horror Picture Show released in Germany
- 25 Jun 1976 Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader
- 26 Jun 1976 WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball
- 27 Jun 1976 Pacific Overtures closes at Winter Garden NYC after 193 performances
- 28 Jun 1976 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 30 Jun 1976 John Walker of New Zealand sets record for 2000 metre, 4:51.4.
- 05 Jun 1976 The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in June 1976?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Diana Ross - Love Hangover
- Wings - Silly Love Songs
- Silver Convention - Get Up And Boogie (That's Right)
- Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight
- Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Abba - Fernando
- The Wurzels - Combine Harvester
- Brotherhood Of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me
- The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything
- JJ Barrie - No Charge
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in June 1976?
Trinity
By: Leon Uris
Leon Uris's favorite Irish novel, now available in the Avon mass market. The acclaimed author of Exodus, Battle Cry and QB VII, Topaz and other classics of twentieth century fiction, comes this epic, sweeping adventure that captures Ireland's "terrible beauty" …
The Rockefellers
By: Peter Collier and David Horowitz
The story of this American family is told against a rich backdrop of American history. It all begins with John D. Rockefeller Sr.
Agent In Place
By: Helen MacInnes
Chuck Kelso is an idealist. He only intended to leak a top-secret NATO memo to the media, but he soon finds it in the hands a Russian.
A Man Called Intrepid
By: William Stevenson
New York Times Bestseller! The classic story of the superspy who built a vast intelligence network that helped defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. A Man Called Intrepid tells the story of William Stephenson, the mastermind of this first …
The Final Days
By: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
The Final Days is a classic behind-the scenes account of Richard Nixon’s final months as President. Bernstein and Woodward play the taut post-Watergate White House of Nixon in a series of moments.