Historical figures in 1976
The atlas holds 76 people and 117 moments here, in 1976. The most recorded lives are Gerald Ford, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and Bob Marley. Among them Musicians and Composers, Political Leaders and Writers.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
in 1976
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Agostinho Neto
in 1976
1 moment here
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan physician, poet, anti-colonial leader, president of the MPLA, and the first president of independent Angola.…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
in 1976
2 moments here
Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…
Alexei Navalny
in 1976
1 moment here
Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist, politician, and political prisoner. This chronology records supported locations of his birth,…
Ali Khamenei
in 1976
1 moment here
Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
Andy Warhol
in 1976
2 moments here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Anwar Sadat
in 1976
2 moments here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Audrey Hepburn
in 1976
1 moment here
British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…
Bob Hawke
in 1976
1 moment here
Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…
Bob Marley
in 1976
3 moments here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
Chester Bennington
in 1976
1 moment here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Chinua Achebe
in 1976
1 moment here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Claudia Cardinale
in 1976
1 moment here
Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
Dalida
in 1976
1 moment here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1976
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Dolores del Río
in 1976
1 moment here
Mexican actress Dolores del Río (María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete) was a major star of silent-era Hollywood and the Golden Age of…
Douglas Adams
in 1976
2 moments here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Elizabeth II
in 1976
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Elvis Presley
in 1976
1 moment here
American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…
Eusébio
in 1976
1 moment here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
F. W. de Klerk
in 1976
1 moment here
South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…
George H. W. Bush
in 1976
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Gerald Ford
in 1976
6 moments here
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…
Gough Whitlam
in 1976
2 moments here
Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…
Moments
- 1976 Death at Winterbrook House Agatha Christie
- 1976 Internal exile in Iranshahr Ali Khamenei
- 1976 Italy trip inspiring Hammer and Sickle Andy Warhol
- 1976 Portrait trip to Iran Andy Warhol
- 1976 Return to film in Zamora Audrey Hepburn
- 1976 Visit to Israel Bob Hawke
- 1976 Recovery and writing sojourn Bob Marley
- 1976 Return to University of Nigeria Chinua Achebe
- 1976 Nile cruise in Cairo Dalida
- 1976 San Sebastián Film Festival jury presidency Dolores del Río
- 1976 Lived with family in Stalbridge Douglas Adams
- 1976 Opened the Montreal Olympics Elizabeth II
- 1976 Parliamentary visit to the United States F. W. de Klerk
- 1976 Return to Washington as DCI George H. W. Bush
- 1976 Meeting Mao Zedong Hosni Mubarak
- 1976 Tolbert inauguration appearance Idi Amin
- 1976 Return to Chad after pilot training Idriss Déby
- 1976 Arrest during rehearsal Ingmar Bergman
- 1976 Exile residence in Munich Ingmar Bergman
- 1976 Six-week stay at his Fårö house Ingmar Bergman
- 1976 Mexico visit Italo Calvino
- 1976 Cyprus special-representative work in Nicosia Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1976 Attempt to rally the 38th Army Jiang Qing
- 1976 Imprisonment at Qincheng Prison Jiang Qing
- 1976 Tagore School graduation Kalpana Chawla
- 1976 A Matter of Gravity tour stop in Los Angeles Katharine Hepburn
- 1976 Visiting professor in Mexico City Kenzaburō Ōe
- 1976 Radiation-chemistry conference in Canada Lars Onsager
- 1976 Finance Ministry secretaryship Manmohan Singh
- 1976 Filmed interview at Hôtel des Roches Noires Marguerite Duras
- 1976 Retirement to Avenue Montaigne Marlene Dietrich
- 1976 Visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1976 Returns to Río Gallegos after graduation Néstor Kirchner
- 1976 House arrest at the Royal Palace Norodom Sihanouk
- 1976 Trapped during Lagos coup attempt Pelé
- 1976 Demo recording with Chris Moon Prince
- 1976 Binomio de Oro formed Rafael Orozco Maestre
- 1976 Visits France with Mikhail Gorbachev Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1976 First stand-up performance Robin Williams
- 1976 Visit to Mashhad Saddam Hussein
- 1976 Visit to New York City with Sylvie Le Bon Simone de Beauvoir
- 1976 Host of fifth Non-Aligned summit Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1976 Meeting with Suharto Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1976 Herbert Spencer Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 1976 Lectures at UC Berkeley Sydney Brenner
- 1976 Steenbock Lectures Sydney Brenner
- 1976 First Hong Kong concert Teresa Teng
- 1976 Command at Pô Thomas Sankara
- 1976 Waldorf Astoria headlining engagement Tina Turner
- 1976 Lecturer at Katsina College of Arts, Science, and Technology Umaru Musa Yar'Adua