What Happened In May 1976 In History

Historical Events for May, 1976

• 6th » An 1976 Friuli earthquake called earthquake strikes the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages.
• 8th » The rollercoaster Revolution (roller coaster) known as Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
• 21st » The Yuba City bus disaster occurs in Martinez, California. Twenty-nine are killed making it the deadliest road accident in U.S. history.
• 24th » The London to Washington, D.C., Concorde service begins.
• 24th » The Judgement of Paris (wine) named Judgement of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1976

• 1st » Darius McCrary, American actor and singer
• 1st » Violante Placido, Italian actress and singer
• 1st » Patricia Stokkers, Dutch swimmer
• 2nd » Jeff Gutt, American singer-songwriter (Dry Cell (band) or Dry Cell)
• 3rd » Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player
• 3rd » Brad Scott (Australian footballer) called Brad Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 3rd » Chris Scott (Australian footballer) e.g Chris Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 4th » Ben Grieve, American baseball player
• 4th » Jason Michaels, American baseball player
• 4th » Indrek Visnapuu, Estonian basketball player and coach
• 5th » Dieter Brummer, Australian actor
• 5th » Jean-François Dumoulin, Canadian race car driver
• 5th » Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
• 5th » Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentinian footballer
• 5th » Sage Stallone, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)
• 5th » Jeremy Michael Ward, American singer and guitarist (The Mars Volta and De Facto (band) or De Facto) (d. 2003)
• 7th » Calvin Booth, American basketball player
• 7th » Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
• 7th » Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient
• 8th » Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 8th » Ian "H" Watkins, Welsh singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Steps (group) known as Steps and H & Claire)
• 9th » Ott Kadarik, Estonian architect
• 10th » Stuart Braithwaite, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mogwai)
• 10th » Rachel Gordon, Australian actress
• 10th » Steve Howard, Scottish footballer
• 10th » Rob Malda, American journalist and blogger, founded the 'Slashdot'
• 10th » Udo Mechels, Belgian singer
• 10th » Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Greek javelin thrower
• 11th » Sahlene, Swedish singer
• 12th » Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper and producer
• 13th » Mark Delaney (footballer) or Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer and manager
• 13th » Trajan Langdon, American basketball player
• 13th » Ana Popović, Serbian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 13th » Magdalena Walach, Polish actress
• 14th » Hunter Burgan, American bass player (AFI (band) called AFI, The Force (band) called The Force, and The Frisk)
• 14th » Brian Lawrence, American baseball player and coach
• 14th » Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer
• 15th » Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
• 15th » David Copeland, English terrorist
• 15th » Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
• 15th » Ryan Leaf, American football player and coach
• 15th » Tyler Walker, American baseball player
• 16th » Dirk Nannes, Australian-Dutch cricketer
• 17th » Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Xscape (group) or Xscape)
• 17th » José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player
• 17th » Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner
• 17th » Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
• 17th » Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner
• 18th » Ron Mercer, American basketball player
• 18th » Marko Tomasović (composer) known as Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer
• 18th » Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian ice hockey player
• 19th » Ed Cota, American basketball player
• 19th » Kevin Garnett, American basketball player
• 20th » Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
• 20th » Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
• 21st » Abderrahim Goumri, Moroccan runner (d. 2013)
• 21st » Aditi Gowitrikar, Indian model, actress, and physician, Mrs. World called Mrs. World 2001
• 21st » Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (CKY (band) called CKY, World Under Blood, and Foreign Objects (band) or Foreign Objects)
• 22nd » Daniel Erlandsson, Swedish drummer (Arch Enemy, Eucharist (band) Eucharist, Armageddon (band) Armageddon, and Carcass (band) Carcass)
• 22nd » Christian Vande Velde, American road racing cyclist
• 23rd » Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 23rd » Kelly Monaco, American model and actress
• 23rd » Antônio Naelson, Brazilian-Mexican footballer
• 24th » Alessandro Cortini, Italian-American singer and keyboard player (Modwheelmood, SONOIO, Blindoldfreak, and Nine Inch Nails)
• 24th » Catherine Cox, New Zealand-Australian netball player
• 24th » Bob Maesen, Belgian canoe racer
• 25th » Tarik Glenn, American football player
• 25th » Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper
• 25th » Cillian Murphy, Irish-English actor
• 25th » Sandra Nasić, German singer (Guano Apes)
• 25th » Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist
• 25th » Marcelo José da Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 25th » Ethan Suplee, American actor
• 25th » Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer
• 26th » Paul Collingwood, English cricketer
• 26th » Kenny Florian, American mixed martial artist and sportscaster
• 26th » Justin Pierre, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Motion City Soundtrack)
• 27th » RJD2, American DJ and producer (Soul Position)
• 27th » Marcel Fässler (racing driver) or Marcel Fässler, Swiss race car driver
• 28th » Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
• 28th » Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby player
• 28th » Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
• 29th » Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 29th » Jerry Hairston, Jr., American baseball player
• 29th » Yūsuke Iseya, Japanese actor
• 29th » Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
• 29th » Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
• 30th » Leonel Grave de Peralta, Cuban-American activist
• 30th » Radoslav Nesterović, Slovenian-Greek basketball player
• 30th » Magnus Norman, Swedish-Monacan tennis player
• 30th » Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
• 31st » Colin Farrell, Irish actor
• 31st » Matt Harpring, American basketball player
• 31st » Tonka Tomicic, Chilean model and television host, Miss World Chile known as Miss World Chile 1995
• 31st » Mashona Washington, American tennis player

Famous Deaths for May 1976

• 1st » T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (b. 1908)
• 1st » Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek politician and poet (b. 1939)
• 9th » Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (b. 1920)
• 9th » Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (b. 1934)
• 10th » Elias Aslaksen, Norwegian religious leader (b. 1888)
• 11th » Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed Finlandia Hall and Paimio Sanatorium (b. 1898)
• 14th » Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (The Yardbirds and Armageddon (A&M band) called Armageddon) (b. 1943)
• 20th » Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1911)
• 20th » Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (b. 1924)
• 20th » Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan politician (b. 1934)
• 24th » Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (b. 1923)
• 26th » Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (b. 1889)
• 28th » Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter (b. 1914)
• 28th » Steffan Danielsen, Faroese painter (b. 1922)
• 30th » Max Carey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
• 30th » Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain (b. 1902)
• 31st » Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)

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