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
Grace Kelly
in 1976
1 moment here
American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…
Hosni Mubarak
in 1976
1 moment here
Egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of Egypt from 1981 until his resignation in 2011.…
Idi Amin
in 1976
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Ugandan army officer and dictator who was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. This chronology records documented physical presences from his birth…
Idriss Déby
in 1976
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Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…
Indira Gandhi
in 1976
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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Ingmar Bergman
in 1976
3 moments here
Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Italo Calvino
in 1976
3 moments here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1976
4 moments here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1976
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Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jiang Qing
in 1976
3 moments here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Jimmy Carter
in 1976
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James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John McCain
in 1976
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John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Jorge Rafael Videla
in 1976
3 moments here
Argentine Army officer and de facto president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship, the National Reorganization Process, conducted…
Kalpana Chawla
in 1976
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Indian-born American aerospace engineer, pilot, and NASA astronaut. Chawla studied in Karnal, Chandigarh, Arlington, and Boulder; worked at NASA Ames…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1976
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American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Kenzaburō Ōe
in 1976
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…
Lars Onsager
in 1976
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Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Lee Kuan Yew
in 1976
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Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Li Keqiang
in 1976
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Manmohan Singh
in 1976
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Mao Zedong
in 1976
1 moment here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Marguerite Duras
in 1976
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…
Mario Vargas Llosa
in 1976
1 moment here
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1976
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Moments
- 1976 Death in Beijing Zhou Enlai
- 1976 Visit to Sultan Qaboos Anwar Sadat
- 1976 Amherst lecture Italo Calvino
- 1976 Bellas Artes encounter Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1976 Final Jackson 5 tour in Manila Michael Jackson
- 1976 Birth in Phoenix Chester Bennington
- 1976 Presidential oath Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1976 Marriage in Palmira Pablo Escobar
- 1976 Marriage at Santa Bernardita Rafael Orozco Maestre
- 1976 Meeting with Ceausescu in Moscow Siad Barre
- 1976 State visit to Yugoslavia Siad Barre
- 1976 First Vatican visit Anwar Sadat
- 1976 La Storta Medal visit Mother Teresa
- 1976 Apple founded at Crist Drive Steve Jobs
- 1976 Regional Cooperation for Development summit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1976 Luncheon with Argentine intellectuals Jorge Rafael Videla
- 1976 Tour of the Great Wall Lee Kuan Yew
- 1976 Return from Ecuador trafficking trip Pablo Escobar
- 1976 Official visit to Peking Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1976 Settlement in Cavendish Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 1976 Birth in Butyn Alexei Navalny
- 1976 Visits to Entebbe hostages Idi Amin
- 1976 Visit to Moscow during Emergency Indira Gandhi
- 1976 Antonio Inoki exhibition Muhammad Ali
- 1976 Philadelphia Arena appearance Muhammad Ali
- 1976 Habitat I conference Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1976 State visit to Kabul Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1976 Palm Springs stay Elvis Presley
- 1976 Stayed in Tianjin during Tangshan earthquake Gough Whitlam
- 1976 Tokyo after China visit Gough Whitlam
- 1976 Cyprus mediation in Ankara Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1976 Cyprus mediation in Athens Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1976 Report to the Secretary-General in Geneva Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1976 Democratic National Convention Jimmy Carter
- 1976 VA-174 command at Cecil Field John McCain
- 1976 Arrival for Apocalypse Now production Marlon Brando
- 1976 Official visit to Romania Mathieu Kérékou
- 1976 Flight from Ike Turner Tina Turner
- 1976 First Cairo International Film Festival Claudia Cardinale
- 1976 Enthronement as Bishop of Lesotho Desmond Tutu
- 1976 Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Douglas Adams
- 1976 Soccer Bowl championship Eusébio
- 1976 Republican nomination Gerald Ford
- 1976 Non-Aligned summit in Colombo Muammar Gaddafi
- 1976 First Carter–Ford debate Gerald Ford
- 1976 General-election campaign launch Gerald Ford
- 1976 Return to Zhongnanhai during Mao's final illness Jiang Qing
- 1976 Ford debate at Walnut Street Theatre Jimmy Carter
- 1976 Death in Beijing Mao Zedong
- 1976 Official visit to Moscow Agostinho Neto