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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

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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.
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Music charts

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

  1. - You Should Be Dancing
  2. - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
  3. - Play That Funky Music
  4. - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
  5. - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
  2. - Dancing Queen
  3. - A Little Bit More
  4. - Can't Get By Without You
  5. - Jeans On

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1976?

Lyndon Johnson And The American Dream by Doris Kearns

Lyndon Johnson And The American Dream

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The classic Lyndon Johnson life by Doris Kearns Goodwin, who presided over the Great Society and the Vietnam War, is a landmark in political biography.

A Stranger In The Mirror by Sidney Sheldon

A Stranger In The Mirror

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LONELY MAN. Toby Temple is both a super star, and a super bastard. He is loved by his fans but plagued with suspicion and distrust.

Scoundrel Time by Lillian Hellman

Scoundrel Time

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Hellman was one of the intellectuals and artists who were called before Congress in 1952 to testify against political subversion. Despite being terrified, Hellman refused incrimination of herself or anyone else and was eventually able to.

Ordinary People by Judith Guest

Ordinary People

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Robert Redford's Oscar Winning Film starring Donald Sutherland & Mary Tyler MooreIn Ordinary People is Judith Guest's first novel. The Jarrets are a typical example of a typical American family.

A Man Called Intrepid by William Stevenson

A Man Called Intrepid

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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 …