The almanac
The 1976 Edition
Limited to about 121 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1976. About 93 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1976
- Laverne & Shirley premieres on ABCThe Happy Days spinoff about two roommates began a 112-episode run.January · Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews
- John Curry skates to Olympic goldHe won Britain's first Olympic figure skating gold at the Innsbruck Winter Games.February 11 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Lester Piggott wins a seventh DerbyThe jockey set a record for wins in England's Epsom Derby.June 2 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Viking 1 lands on MarsThe NASA lander touched down and sent back the first photos from the Martian surface.July 20 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Charlie's Angels premieres on ABCThe detective series ranked fifth in the ratings in its first season.September · Source: Television Academy Foundation, The Interviews
- Britain's 125 mph trains enter serviceThe InterCity 125 began London to Bristol runs as the fastest diesel train in the world.October 4 · Source: BBC On This Day
Famous people born in 1976
- Reese WitherspoonAmerican actress · born March 22
- Chester BenningtonAmerican singer, songwriter and musician · born March 20
- Ryan ReynoldsCanadian-American actor · born October 23
- Benedict CumberbatchEnglish actor · born July 19
- Cillian MurphyIrish actor · born May 25
- Yuval Noah HarariIsraeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers · born February 24
- Andriy ShevchenkoUkrainian association football player · born September 29
- Michael BallackGerman association football player · born September 26
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1976
- Saturday NightBay City Rollers · first week at No. 1: January 3, 1976
- ConvoyC.W. McCall · first week at No. 1: January 10, 1976
- I Write The SongsBarry Manilow · first week at No. 1: January 17, 1976
- Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)Diana Ross · first week at No. 1: January 24, 1976
- Love RollercoasterOhio Players · first week at No. 1: January 31, 1976
- 50 Ways To Leave Your LoverPaul Simon · first week at No. 1: February 7, 1976
- Theme From S.W.A.T.Rhythm Heritage · first week at No. 1: February 28, 1976
- Love Machine (Part 1)The Miracles · first week at No. 1: March 6, 1976
- December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)The 4 Seasons · first week at No. 1: March 13, 1976
- Disco LadyJohnnie Taylor · first week at No. 1: April 3, 1976
- Let Your Love FlowBellamy Brothers · first week at No. 1: May 1, 1976
- Welcome BackJohn Sebastian · first week at No. 1: May 8, 1976
- Boogie FeverThe Sylvers · first week at No. 1: May 15, 1976
- Silly Love SongsWings · first week at No. 1: May 22, 1976
- Love HangoverDiana Ross · first week at No. 1: May 29, 1976
- Afternoon DelightStarland Vocal Band · first week at No. 1: July 10, 1976
- Kiss And Say GoodbyeThe Manhattans · first week at No. 1: July 24, 1976
- Don't Go Breaking My HeartElton John & Kiki Dee · first week at No. 1: August 7, 1976
- You Should Be DancingBee Gees · first week at No. 1: September 4, 1976
- (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your BootyKC And The Sunshine Band · first week at No. 1: September 11, 1976
- Play That Funky MusicWild Cherry · first week at No. 1: September 18, 1976
- A Fifth Of BeethovenWalter Murphy & The Big Apple Band · first week at No. 1: October 9, 1976
- Disco Duck (Part I)Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots · first week at No. 1: October 16, 1976
- If You Leave Me NowChicago · first week at No. 1: October 23, 1976
- Rock'n MeSteve Miller · first week at No. 1: November 6, 1976
- Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)Rod Stewart · first week at No. 1: November 13, 1976
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1976. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1976
- Older than Star WarsStar Wars opened in US movie theaters on May 25, 1977.
- Older than Voyager 1NASA launched the Voyager 1 space probe on September 5, 1977.
- Older than the first IVF babyLouise Brown, the first baby conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF), was born on July 25, 1978.
- Older than ESPNESPN went on the air, opening with SportsCenter on September 7, 1979.
- Younger than Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live premiered on NBC (then titled NBC's Saturday Night) on October 11, 1975.
- Younger than MicrosoftBill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 4, 1975.
- Younger than the barcode scanA barcode (UPC) was scanned at a store checkout for the first time, in Troy, Ohio on June 26, 1974.