2nd » Fall of the South Vietnam e.g Republic of Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam declares their union to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
4th » Israel Defense Forces called Israeli commandos Operation Entebbe or raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
10th » One American and three British mercenaries are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
14th » Capital punishment in Canada called Capital punishment is abolished in Canada.
17th » East Timor is annexation called annexed, and becomes the 27th Provinces of Indonesia named province of Indonesia.
17th » The opening of the 1976 Summer Olympics or Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African people or African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.
18th » Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
19th » Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
20th » The American Viking 1 lander successfully lands on Mars.
21st » Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the United Kingdom known as British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
25th » Viking program: 'Viking 1' takes the famous Cydonia (region of Mars) or Face on Mars photo.
27th » Former Prime Minister of Japan known as Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in connection with the Lockheed bribery scandals.
29th » In New York City, David Berkowitz (aka the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
8th » David Kennedy (musician) known as David Kennedy, American guitarist and songwriter (Angels & Airwaves, Box Car Racer, Hazen Street, and Over My Dead Body (band) e.g Over My Dead Body)