1976 in the United States

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1976
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Events from the year 1976 in the United States. Major events include Jimmy Carter defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in the presidential election of that year, the incorporation of Apple Computer Company and Microsoft, and the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator.

Contents

Incumbents

Federal government

Events

January

February

March

April

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April 1: Conrail

May

June

July

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July 4: United States Bicentennial

August

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August 18: Axe murder incident

September

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September 3: Viking 2 lands on Mars

October

November

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November 2: Jimmy Carter elected President

December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

January

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Johnny Yong Bosch
Jenny Lewis Jenny Lewis.JPG
Jenny Lewis
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Michael Peña
Carrie Keranen Carrie Keranen by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Carrie Keranen
Andy Milonakis Andy Milonakis by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Andy Milonakis

February

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Cam'ron
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Charlie Day
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Janet Varney
Zach Johnson Zach Johnson.jpg
Zach Johnson
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Rashida Jones
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Ali Larter
Ja Rule Ja Rule in 2016.jpg
Ja Rule

March

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Freddie Prinze Jr.
Danny Masterson Danny Masterson (cropped).jpg
Danny Masterson
Corey Stoll Corey Stoll by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Corey Stoll
Chester Bennington Linkin Park-Rock im Park 2014- by 2eight 3SC0327.jpg
Chester Bennington
Rachael MacFarlane Rachael MacFarlane by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Rachael MacFarlane
Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon at TIFF 2014.jpg
Reese Witherspoon
Keri Russell Keri Russell (13948636905) (cropped).jpg
Keri Russell
Peyton Manning Peyton Manning by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Peyton Manning

April

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Troy Baker
David Oyelowo David Oyelowo Golden Globes.jpg
David Oyelowo
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Candace Cameron Bure
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Lukas Haas
Melissa Joan Hart Melissa Joan Hart (36726572364) (cropped and rotated).jpg
Melissa Joan Hart
Wyatt Cenac Wyatt Cenac Earth launch Shankbone.jpg
Wyatt Cenac
Joey Lawrence Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence March of Dimes 414 (5673496652) (cropped).jpg
Joey Lawrence

May

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Jeff Halpern
Michael P. Murphy Michael P. Murphy.jpg
Michael P. Murphy
Ryan Leaf RyanLeafImage.jpg
Ryan Leaf
Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee cropped.jpg
Ethan Suplee
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Vincent Piazza
Liam O'Brien Liam O'Brien (cropped2).jpg
Liam O'Brien

June

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Jamie McMurray
Aesop Rock Ian bavitz.jpg
Aesop Rock
Lindsay Davenport Davenport 2013 (cropped).jpg
Lindsay Davenport
Tom Lenk Tom Lenk13.jpg
Tom Lenk
Blake Shelton Blake Shelton July 2017 (cropped).jpg
Blake Shelton
Ryan Hurst Ryan Hurst in 2017.jpg
Ryan Hurst
Seth Wescott Seth Wescott.jpg
Seth Wescott

July

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Fred Savage
Adrian Grenier Adrian Grenier June 2014.jpg
Adrian Grenier
Kyrsten Sinema Kyrsten Sinema (cropped).jpg
Kyrsten Sinema
Gabriel Iglesias Gabriel Iglesias, 2018 (URcS11Jws-Q).jpg
Gabriel Iglesias
Bobby Lashley Bobby Lashley at Slammiversary XV.jpg
Bobby Lashley
Luke Bryan LukeBryanApr10.jpg
Luke Bryan
Jacoby Shaddix Papa Roach - Rock am Ring 2015-9782 (cropped).jpg
Jacoby Shaddix

August

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Travis Kalanick
JC Chasez JC Chasez (cropped).jpg
JC Chasez
Will Friedle Will Friedle Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019.jpg
Will Friedle
Scott Caan Scott Caan by David Shankbone.jpg
Scott Caan
Mike Colter Mike Colter by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Mike Colter

September

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Ro Khanna
Nanette Barragan Nanette Barragan official portrait.jpg
Nanette Barragán
Alison Sweeney Alison Sweeney 2009.jpg
Alison Sweeney
Jon Bernthal Crop of Jon Bernthal by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
Jon Bernthal
Ian Bohen Ian Bohen 2018 (41112128064) (cropped).jpg
Ian Bohen
Stephanie McMahon Stephanie McMahon November 2018 (cropped).jpg
Stephanie McMahon
Dusty Johnson Dusty Johnson - 117th Congress.jpg
Dusty Johnson

October

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Seann William Scott
Alicia Silverstone Alica Silverstone 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg
Alicia Silverstone
Nick Swardson NickSwardsonCCJul2011.jpg
Nick Swardson
Emily Deschanel Emily Deschanel by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Emily Deschanel
Dan Fogler Dan Fogler (43001993914).jpg
Dan Fogler
Jon Foreman Jon Foreman 2015.jpg
Jon Foreman
Ryan Reynolds Deadpool 2 Japan Premiere Red Carpet Ryan Reynolds (cropped).jpg
Ryan Reynolds
Piper Perabo Piper Perabo Comic-Con 2, 2011.jpg
Piper Perabo

November

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Chad Lindberg
Sebastian Arcelus Sebastian Arcelus 2014.jpg
Sebastian Arcelus
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Rob Caggiano
Diane Neal Diane Neal - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.JPG
Diane Neal
Jack Dorsey Jack Dorsey 2014 (cropped).jpg
Jack Dorsey
Jaleel White Jaleel White at the 2010 Streamy Awards (cropped).jpg
Jaleel White
Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman by Gage Skidmore July 2017 (cropped).jpg
Chadwick Boseman
Anna Faris Anna Faris (26829164219) (cropped).jpg
Anna Faris

December

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Amy Acker
Mark Duplass MarkDuplassOct2011.jpg
Mark Duplass
Tracey Mann Tracey Mann, official portrait, 117th Congress.jpg
Tracey Mann
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Takeo Spikes
Joe Manganiello Joe Manganiello July 2015.jpg
Joe Manganiello
Danny McBride Danny McBride WonderCon 2013.jpg
Danny McBride

Full date unknown

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Ana Lily Amirpour
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Matt Bauder
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Jamila Bey
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Jesse Brand
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Sara Bronfman
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Brandon DiCamillo

Deaths

See also

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References

  1. AP (1976-09-20). "100 Million Computations Each Second". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 17.
  2. "Partridge, KY Double Mine Disaster, Mar 1976". GenDisasters. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. Mitchell K. Hall (2008). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6410-8.
  4. "35 years later: Houston's deadly ammonia truck disaster". Houston Chronicle. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  5. "1976 ammonia truck disaster". Houston Chronicle. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  6. Magill, Frank N. (23 April 2014). Chronology of Twentieth-Century History: Business and Commerce: Volume II. Routledge. p. 1135. ISBN   978-1-134-26462-9.
  7. Giardina, Tony (2012-08-07). "Olympic Track & Field: Decathlete Ashton Eaton Is Next American Star". Bleacher Report . Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2016-06-06. Olympic decathlons first rose to prominence in America when Bruce Jenner competed in the 1976 games in Montreal. He became an American hero by setting the decathlon world record and taking gold back from the Soviets.
  8. "Holiday Inn Sniper Up for Parole". May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024.