# 1976

1976 in other calendars| Gregorian calendar | 1976 *MCMLXXVI* |
| Ab urbe condita | 2729 |
| Armenian calendar | 1425 ԹՎ ՌՆԻԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6726 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 132–133 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1897–1898 |
| Bengali calendar | 1383 |
| Berber calendar | 2926 |
| British Regnal year | 24 Eliz. 2 – 25 Eliz. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2520 |
| Burmese calendar | 1338 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7484–7485 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 4672 or 4612     *— to —* 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 4673 or 4613 |
| Coptic calendar | 1692–1693 |
| Discordian calendar | 3142 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1968–1969 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5736–5737 |
| Hindu calendars |  |
|  - *Vikram Samvat* | 2032–2033 |
|  - *Shaka Samvat* | 1897–1898 |
|  - *Kali Yuga* | 5076–5077 |
| Holocene calendar | 11976 |
| Igbo calendar | 976–977 |
| Iranian calendar | 1354–1355 |
| Islamic calendar | 1395–1397 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 51 (昭和５１年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1907–1908 |
| Juche calendar | 65 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4309 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 65 民國65年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 508 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2519 |
| Tibetan calendar | ཤིང་མོ་ཡོས་ལོ་ (female Wood-Hare) 2102 or 1721 or 949     *— to —* མེ་ཕོ་འབྲུག་ལོ་ (male Fire-Dragon) 2103 or 1722 or 950 |
| Unix time | 189302400 – 220924799 |

**1976** (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar.

## Events

* January 18 – Bangladesh and Pakistan fully have foreign bilateral relations between Islamabad and Dacca Officials.
* July 2 – Vietnam is united.
* July 4 – The United States celebrates its 200th birthday (bicentennial)
* July 23 – Adolfo Suárez is elected Prime Minister of Spain.
* July 28 – Tangshan earthquake in China.
* October 18 – Bangladesh is recognized by China and established diplomatic ties with Dacca.
* November 2 – Jimmy Carter elected the 39th President of the United States. Carter defeated the incumbent Ford.
* November 26 – The Last Waltz
* The Clash forms in London.
* A Soviet pilot defects and flies to Japan in a MiG-25 Foxbat.
* Marc Brown's *Arthur's Nose* is published.

## Births

* January 13 – Bic Runga, New Zealand singer
* March 8 – Freddie Prinze Jr.
* March 10 – Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese singer
* March 21 – Sara Morganti, Italian para-equestrian
* April 18 – Melissa Joan Hart, American actress
* August 8 – JC Chasez, American singer
* June 2 – Tim Rice-Oxley, English musician
* June 14 – Alan Carr, English television presenter
* July 1 – Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch footballer
* July 9 – Fred Savage, American actor
* July 16 – Bobby Lashley, American wrestler
* September 6 – Robin Atkin Downes, English voice actor
* September 24 – Stephanie McMahon, American business person and writer (WWE)
* September 26 – Michael Ballack, German footballer
* October 7 – Taylor Hicks, American singer
* October 19 – Paul Hartley, Scottish footballer
* November 3 – Tom Brosseau, American singer-songwriter
* November 8 – Brett Lee, Australian cricket player
* November 22 – Torsten Frings, German footballer
* November 22 – Ville Valo, Finnish singer
* November 24 – Lu Chen, Chinese figure skater
* November 27 – Jaleel White, American actor
* November 29 – Chadwick Boseman, American actor
* December 8 – Dominic Monaghan, English actor
* December 14 – Arthur Tulus, Romanian singer (Dr. Feelgood Band), university teacher

## Deaths

### January

Zhou Enlai
Paul Robeson
* January 5 – Mal Evans, English band manager (Beatles) (b. 1935)
* January 8 – Zhou Enlai, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1898)
* January 12 – Agatha Christie, English writer (b. 1890)
* January 23 – Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and political activist (b. 1898)

### February

Werner Heisenberg
Sal Mineo
* February 1 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist (b. 1901)
* February 12 – Sal Mineo, American actor (b. 1939)

### March

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
Bernard Montgomery
* March 11 – Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto, Finnish architect (b. 1898)
* March 24 – Bernard Montgomery, British field marshal (b. 1887)

### April

### May

### June

### July

Anneliese Michel

Zhu De
Gustav Heinemann
* July 6 – Zhu De, 2nd Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (b. 1886)
* July 7 – Gustav Heinemann, 3rd President of Germany (b. 1899)

### August

Fritz Lang
Kazi Nazrul Islam
* August 2 – Fritz Lang, Austrian movie director (b. 1890)
* August 29 – Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi poet (b. 1899)

### September

* September 9 – Mao Zedong, 1st President of China (b. 1893)

### October

### November

Rosalind Russell
* November 28 – Rosalind Russell, American actress (b. 1907)

### December

Benjamin Britten
João Goulart
* December 4 – Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913)
* December 6 – João Goulart, 24th President of Brazil (b. 1918)

## Movies released

* *A Star is Born*
* *All the President's Men (movie)*
* *Marathon Man*
* *Rocky*
* *Silver Streak*
* *The Omen*
* *To Fly!*
* *Taxi Driver*

## Hit Songs

* "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" – Blue Öyster Cult
* "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" – KC & the Sunshine Band
* "(What A) Wonderful World" – Johnny Nash
* "Anarchy In The UK" – Sex Pistols
* "Dancing Queen" – ABBA (6)
* "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" – Paul Simon
* "A Fifth of Beethoven" – Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band
* "A Little Bit More" – Dr. Hook
* "Afternoon Delight" – Starland Vocal Band
* "All By Myself" – Eric Carmen
* "Arms Of Mary" – Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
* "Back In The USSR" – The Beatles
* "Beautiful Noise" – Neil Diamond
* "Bennie And The Jets" – Elton John
* "Besame Mucho" – Dalida
* "Better Use Your Head" – Little Anthony and the Imperials
* "Blinded By The Light" – Manfred Mann's Earth Band
* "Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen
* "Boogie Fever" Sylvers
* "Born To Be With You" – Dion
* "Both Ends Burning" – Roxy Music
* "Candy Store Rock" – Led Zeppelin
* "Cherry Bomb" – The Runaways
* "Convoy" – C.W. McCall
* "Couldn't Get It Right" – Climax Blues Band
* "Dancing Queen" – ABBA
* "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" – The Four Seasons
* "Devil Woman"- Cliff Richard
* "Disco Duck (Part 1)" – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
* "Disco Lady" – Johnnie Taylor (4)
* "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" – Julie Covington
* "Don't Give Up On Us" – David Soul
* "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Elton John & Kiki Dee
* "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" – Barry White
* "Don't Stop It Now" – Hot Chocolate
* "Don't Take Away The Music" – Tavares
* "Dream Weaver" – Gary Wright
* "Extended Play(EP)" – Bryan Ferry
* "Fernando" – ABBA
* "Fly Like An Eagle" – Steve Miller Band
* "Foggy Notion-Inside Your Heart" – Velvet Underground
* "Fool to Cry" – The Rolling Stones
* "Forever And Ever" – Demis Roussos
* "Forever And Ever" – Slik
* "Freebird(EP)" – Lynyrd Skynyrd
* "Get Up and Boogie" – Silver Convention
* "Girls Girls Girls" – Sailor
* "Harvest For The World" – The Isley Brothers
* "Hasten Down The Wind" – Warren Zevon
* "Heart On My Sleeve" – Gallagher and Lyle
* "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" – Tavares
* "Hello Old Friend" – Eric Clapton
* "Here Comes The Sun" – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
* "Here Comes The Weekend" – Dave Edmunds
* "Hey Baby" – J.J. Cale
* "Honey I" – George McCrae
* "Hot Stuff" – The Rolling Stones
* "Hot Valves(EP)" – Be Bop Deluxe
* "Howzat" – Sherbet
* "Hurricane" – Bob Dylan
* "Hurt" – The Manhattans
* "I Love Music" – The O'Jays
* "I Love To Boogie " – T. Rex
* "I Love to Love (But My Baby Just Loves to Dance)" – Tina Charles
* "I Want You" – Marvin Gaye
* "I Wish" – Stevie Wonder
* "I Write the Songs" – Barry Manilow
* "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" – England Dan and John Ford Coley
* "If Not You" – Dr. Hook
* "If You Leave Me Now" – Chicago
* "If You Leave Me Now" – Chicago
* "I'm Mandy Fly Me" – 10cc
* "I'm Your Puppet" – James and Bobby Purify
* "In Dulce Jubilo/On Horseback" – Mike Oldfield
* "It Keeps You Running" – Carly Simon
* "It's Over" – Boz Scaggs
* "Jailbreak" – Thin Lizzy
* "J'Attendrai" – Dalida
* "Jump In My Car" – TMG
* "Kiss and Say Goodbye" – The Manhattans
* "Landslide" – Fleetwood Mac
* "Last Child" – Aerosmith
* "Le petit bonheur" – Dalida
* "Let 'Em In" – Paul McCartney & Wings
* "Let Your Love Flow" – Bellamy Brothers
* "Let's Stick Together" – Bryan Ferry
* "Livin' Thing" – Electric Light Orchestra
* "Lost in France" – Bonnie Tyler
* "Love And Affection" – Joan Armatrading
* "Love Hangover" – Diana Ross
* "Love Is Alive" – Gary Wright
* "Love Machine" – The Miracles
* "Love Really Hurts Without You" – Billy Ocean
* "Love Rollercoaster" – Ohio Players
* "Love So Right" – Bee Gees
* "Love To Love You Baby – Donna Summer
* "Love's A Prima Donna" – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
* "Low Rider" – War
* "Mamma Mia" – ABBA
* "Man to Man" – Hot Chocolate
* "Midnight Train To Georgia" – Gladys Knight and the Pips
* "Mississippi" – Pussycat (4)
* "Misty Blue" – Dorothy Moore
* "Mohammed's Radio" – Warren Zevon
* "Money, Money, Money" – ABBA
* "Moonlight Feels Right" – Starbuck
* "More Than a Feeling" – Boston
* "Movin'" – Brass Construction
* "Mozambique" – Bob Dylan
* "Music" – John Miles
* "My First Night Alone Without You" – Bonnie Raitt
* "Nadia's Theme (The Young & The Restless)" – Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr.
* "New Rose" – The Damned (debut)
* "No Charge" – J.J. Barrie
* "Pinball Wizard" – Elton John
* "Play That Funky Music" – Wild Cherry
* "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" – Fleetwood Mac
* "Right Back Where We Started From" – Maxine Nightingale
* "Ring Out Solstice Bells(EP)" – Jethro Tull
* "Rock Me Gently" – Sherbet
* "Rock'n Me" – Steve Miller Band
* "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto(Concerto De Aranjuez))" – Manuel and the Music of the Mountains
* "Sara Smile" – Daryl Hall & John Oates
* **"Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (6), best seller of the year "Say You Love Me" – Fleetwood Mac
* "She's Gone" – Daryl Hall & John Oates
* "Ships In The Night" – Be Bop Deluxe
* "Show Me The Way" – Peter Frampton
* "Silly Love Songs" – Paul McCartney & Wings (5)
* "Sing Me An Old Fashioned Song" – Billie Jo Spears
* "So It Goes" – Nick Lowe
* "Somebody To Love" – Queen
* "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"- Elton John
* "Still The One" – Orleans
* "Stop Me(If You've Heard It All Before)" – Billy Ocean
* "Suffragette City" – David Bowie
* "Sugar Mama" – Bonnie Raitt
* "Sunshine Day" – Osibisa
* "Take It To The Limit" – The Eagles
* "Take The Money And Run" – Steve Miller Band
* "Taking It To The Streets" – The Doobie Brothers
* "That'll Be The Day" – Linda Ronstadt
* "The Boston Tea Party" – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
* "The Boys Are Back In Town" – Thin Lizzy
* "The Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)" – Wurzels
* "The Killing of Georgie, Pt. 1-2" – Rod Stewart
* "The Perfect Drug" – Roxy Music
* "The Rubberband Man" – The Detroit Spinners
* "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" – Diana Ross
* "Theme from S.W.A.T." – Rhythm Heritage
* "Things We Do For Love" – 10cc
* "This Is It" – Melba Moore
* "This Old Heart Of Mine" – Rod Stewart
* "TVC 15" – David Bowie
* "Under the Moon of Love" – Showaddywaddy
* "Uptown Uptempo Woman" – Randy Edelman
* "Welcome Back" – John Sebastian
* "What I've Got In Mind" – Billie Jo Spears
* "When A Child Is Born (Soleado)" – Johnny Mathis
* "Why Can't We Be Friends" – War
* "World Turning" – Fleetwood Mac
* "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" – Gordon Lightfoot
* "Yesterday" – The Beatles
* "You Don't Have To Go" – The Chi-Lites
* "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" – Leo Sayer
* "You See The Trouble With Me" – Barry White
* "You Sexy Thing" – Hot Chocolate
* "You Should Be Dancing" – Bee Gees
* "You to Me Are Everything" – Real Thing
* "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" – Lou Rawls
* "Young Hearts Run Free" – Candi Staton
* "You're My Best Friend" – Queen
* ”Saturday Night" – Bay City Rollers
* ”Tonight's the Night" – Rod Stewart