2nd » The Groundhog Day gale of 1976 named Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
4th » In Guatemala and Honduras an 1976 Guatemala earthquake e.g earthquake kills more than 22,000.
5th » The 1976 swine flu outbreak begins at Fort Dix, NJ.
6th » In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately Lockheed bribery scandals known as $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakue
15th » The 1976 Constitution of Cuba is adopted by national referendum.
24th » Cuba: Constitution of Cuba 1976 Constitution named national Constitution is proclaimed.
27th » The formerly Spain named Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.