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Years:	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Dogsled racing 8 Field Hockey 9 Figure skating 10 Football (American) 11 Football (Australian rules football) 12 Football (Canadian) 13 Football (Soccer) 14 Golf 15 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 16 Harness Racing 17 Ice Hockey 18 Skiing 19 Snooker 20 Swimming 20.1 Events 20.2 Records 21 Tennis 22 Water polo 22.1 Men's Competition 23 General sporting events 24 Awards 25 Births 25.1 January 25.2 February 25.3 March 25.4 April 25.5 May 25.6 June 25.7 July 25.8 August 25.9 September 25.10 October 25.11 November 25.12 December 26 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1976 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

• May — Boston Marathon, Boston, United States
  • Men's Winner: Jack Fultz (USA) 2:20:19

• July 31 — Olympic Marathon, Montreal, Canada
  • Men's Winner: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) 2:09:55

• December 5 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Jerome Drayton (CAN) 2:12:35

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • February 15 David Pearson won the Daytona 500 in a memorable last-lap duel with Richard Petty
  • NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough
• Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford in a rain-shortened 255-mile event. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1973 in athletics (track and field Marathon September Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Shigeru Kasamatsu, Japan Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1977 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Nikolai Andrianov, USSR Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Alexander Dityatin, USSR The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jack Fultz was the winner of the 1976 Boston Marathon. Also known as "The Run for the Hoses" spectators used garden hoses to spray water on the course and allow the Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Canada, held on Saturday July 31 1976 Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Waldemar Cierpinski (born August 3, 1950) is a former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion in the marathon. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Jerome Drayton (born January 10, 1945 in Kolbermoor) is a former Long-distance runner from Canada, who was born as Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934 in Spartanburg, South Carolina) is a former American NASCAR Racecar The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series William Caleb (Cale Yarborough (born March 27, 1940 in Timmonsville South Carolina, near the famous Darlington Raceway) is a businessman and The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Results of the 1976 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 30, 1976.
• USAC Racing - Gordon Johncock won the season championship
• Formula One Championship:
  • James Hunt of Britain
  • Niki Lauda's famous accident occurred during the German Grand Prix at Nürburgring. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Gordon Johncock (born 5 August 1937, Coldwater Michigan) is a former racing driver best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 James Simon Wallis Hunt ( 29 August 1947 &ndash 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian Aviator, Entrepreneur The German Grand Prix ( Großer Preis von Deutschland) is an annual automobile race The Nürburgring, known as simply " The Ring " by enthusiasts is a Motorsport Race track in Nürburg, Germany.
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Jacky Ickx / Gijs van Lennep won, driving a Porsche 936
• Rally racing - the team of Sandro Munari / Mario Manucci won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Stratos HF
• Drag racing: Shirley Muldowney won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals
• Touring car racing: Bob Morris and John Fitzpatrick won the Bathurst 1000, driving a Holden Torana

Baseball

• April 25 - Chicago Cubs outfielder Rick Monday rescues an American flag just as two protestors are about to burn it in the outfield during a game at Dodger Stadium. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered Jonkheer Gijsbert Van Lennep (born March 16, 1942, Aerdenhout) is a Dutch Esquire and former Racing driver who Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Sandro Munari (born 27 March 1940) is a former Motor racing and rally driver from Italy. The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize The Lancia Stratos HF, widely known as Lancia Stratos is an Automobile made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Shirley Muldowney (born June 19 1940, maiden name "Roque" Schenectady New York) the "First Lady of Drag Racing " was the Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct Auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit The Holden Torana was a car produced by General Motors - Holden (GM-H the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Rick Monday (born Robert James Monday Jr on November 20, 1945 in Batesville Arkansas) is a former Center fielder in Major Flags of the United States The Flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of Red (top and bottom alternating Flag desecration is a term applied to various acts that intentionally deface a Flag, most often a National flag (though other flags can be defaced as well Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor ballpark in Los Angeles California at Chávez Ravine.
• Sparky Lyle breaks Hoyt Wilhelm's American League record of 154 career saves. Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle (born July 22, 1944) is an American former left-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball James Hoyt Wilhelm ( July 26, 1922 in Huntersville North Carolina - August 23, 2002 in Sarasota Florida) was an American
• World Series: The Cincinnati Reds (aka the "Big Red Machine") sweep the New York Yankees, 4 games to 0, to win their second straight championship. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
  • Indiana wins 86-68 over Michigan

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns

• 1976 ABA Playoffs:
  • New York Nets defeat Denver Nuggets 4 games to 2

• American Basketball Association merges with the National Basketball Association; Virginia Squires fold and Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis are bought out

• October 26-Outdoor Basketball Association debuts

Boxing

• September 28 in Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York Muhammad Ali won a controversial 15-round decision over Ken Norton to keep his World Heavyweight title. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. The 1976 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association 's 1975-1976 season. The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The American Basketball Association ( ABA) was a professional Basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged in part with the National The Virginia Squires was a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from 1967 through 1976 The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's 9 years The Spirits of St Louis were one of two teams still in existence at the end of the American Basketball Association that did not survive the merger with the NBA Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Kenneth Howard Norton Sr (born August 9 1943, Jacksonville Illinois) is a former world champion heavyweight boxer
• October 8 in São Paulo, Brazil, former world featherweight champion Eder Jofre fought his last fight, outpointing Mexico's Octavio (Famoso) Gomez in ten rounds. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Éder Jofre (born March 26, 1936) is a Brazilian former boxer, whom many consider to be the greatest Bantamweight fighter of all The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
• Tour de France - Lucien Van Impe of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Freddy Maertens of Belgium

Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Gerald Riley won with lead dogs: Puppy & Sugar

Field Hockey

• Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Montreal, Canada
  • Gold Medal: New Zealand
  • Silver Medal: Australia
  • Bronze Medal: Pakistan

• Women's World Cup in Berlin, West Germany
  • Gold Medal: West Germany
  • Silver Medal: Argentina
  • Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

• March 13 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional Racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Lucien van Impe (born 20 October 1946 in Mere, Belgium) was a Belgian cyclist from 1969 to 1987 The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Freddy Maertens (born 13 February 1952 in Nieuwpoort) was a Belgian professional Racing cyclist and twice world road cycling The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Dogsled racing, more accurately referred to as Sleddog Racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of Sleddogs that pull a sled The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick The Field Hockey Competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which was held in the Molson Stadium at the McGill University, made history Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. England beat Scotland 3-0.

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: John Curry, Britain
  • Ladies' champion: Dorothy Hamill, United States
  • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union

Football (American)

• Super Bowl X:January 18 Pittsburgh Steelers won 21-17 over the Dallas Cowboys
• Pittsburgh Panthers are voted NCAA Football National Champions. Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which John Curry (born 9 September 1949 died 15 April 1994 was a British figure skater. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956 in Chicago Illinois) is an American figure skater. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Ирина Константиновна Роднина born September 12, 1949, Moscow, Russian SFSR) is one Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev (Александр Геннадиевич Зайцев born June 16, 1952) is a World and Olympic Figure The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Lyudmila Alekseyevna Pakhomova ( Russian: Людмила Алексеевна Пахомова December 31, 1946 in Moscow – May 17 Aleksandr Georgievich Gorshkov (Александр Георгиевич Горшков (born October 8 1946 in Moscow) is a Figure skating The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Super Bowl X was an American football game played on January 18, 1976 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh.
• Seattle Seahawks founded. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA

Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Hawthorn wins the 80th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 13. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902 22 (100) d North Melbourne 10. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. 10 (70))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Graham Moss (Essendon)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders won 23-20 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 29-13 over the Acadia Axmen

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1976 in football (soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Southampton won 1-0 over Manchester United
• Italy - Torino win Serie A for the first time since the Superga air disaster wiped out the team 27 years before. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Graham Moss (born 14 May 1950 is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who was highly successful in both the West Australian Football League (WAFL and the Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario, founded in 1876 The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Western Ontario Mustangs (or more often the Western Mustangs) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London Ontario Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1976 throughout the world The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located The Superga air disaster took place on Wednesday May 4, 1949, when a plane carrying almost the entire Torino A
• 1976 European Championship - Czechoslovakia beat West Germany 5-3 on penalties to win , after the game had ended 2-2 after extra time. The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April 8-11 - The Masters - Ray Floyd
  2. June 17-20 - US Open - Jerry Pate
  3. July 7-10 - British Open - Johnny Miller
  4. August 13-16 - PGA Championship - Dave Stockton

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $266,439

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - JoAnne Carner
• LPGA Championship - Betty Burfeindt
• Judy Rankin is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour. The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's PGA Tour wins (22 1963 (1 St Petersburg Open Invitational 1965 (1 St The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur wins (1 1974 US Amateur Professional wins (14 PGA Tour wins (8 1976 (2 The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships PGA Tour Johnny Miller joined the PGA Tour in 1969 at age 22 and won his first tournament in 1971 The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America PGA Tour wins (10 1967 (1 Colonial National Invitation 1968 (2 Cleveland Open Invitational, Greater Milwaukee Open Founded in 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and is the largest working sports organization For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Amateur career The Great Gundy (as she was known before she married Don Carner remained an amateur until she was 30 The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Betty Burfeindt (born July 20, 1945 in New York City, US) is an American Golfer She attended Cortland State University Biography At 14-years-old Rankin won the Missouri Amateur At 15 she was a low amateur in the U The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are With total earnings of $150,734, she is the first to ever earn more than $100,000 in a season.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Van der Hum
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Norcliffe
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Ivanjica
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Malacate

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Wollow
  2. Epsom Derby - Empery
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Crow

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 1 - Kentucky Derby - Bold Forbes
  2. Preakness Stakes - Elocutionist
  3. Belmont Stakes - Bold Forbes

Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Keystone Ore
  2. Little Brown Jug - Keystone Ore
  3. Messenger Stakes - Windshield Wiper

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Steve Lobell
  2. Yonkers Trot - Steve Lobell
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Quick Pay

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Carclew
  • Trotters: Bay Johnny

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Clarke - Philadelphia Flyers

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Philadelphia Flyers

• World Hockey Championship:
  • Men's champion: Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Golden Gophers defeat Michigan Technological University Huskies 6-4 in Denver, CO

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden
  • The women's overall season champion: Rosi Mittermaier, W. Germany

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Ray Reardon beats Alex Higgins 27-16
• World rankings are introduced. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. Norcliffe (1973-1984 was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by U This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Ivanjica (Ивањица is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of Serbia. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Bold Forbes ( March 31, 1973 - August 9, 2000) was a Thoroughbred Racehorse. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Elocution is the study of formal speaking in Pronunciation, Grammar, style and tone. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Bold Forbes ( March 31, 1973 - August 9, 2000) was a Thoroughbred Racehorse. Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. The Messenger Stakes is an American Harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in Hambletonian (Hamletonian 10 Hall of Fame of the Trotter A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting Standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The Kentucky Futurity is a Stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky since 1893 The Inter Dominion is a Harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. Carclew House was a large Palladian county house near Mylor in Cornwall. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Guy Damien Lafleur, OC, CQ, (born September 20 1951 in Thurso, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player and is widely regarded The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Robert Earle Clarke, OC (born August 13, 1949 in Flin Flon, Manitoba) better known as Bobby Clarke, is a retired Canadian The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. 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Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Ray Reardon MBE ( 8 October 1932) is a retired Welsh Snooker player Alexander Gordon Higgins (born 18 March 1949 in Belfast) best known as Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, is a professional Snooker player from The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments Ray Reardon becomes the first world number one, for 1976/77. Ray Reardon MBE ( 8 October 1932) is a retired Welsh Snooker player

Swimming

Events

• XXI Olympic Games, held in Montreal, Canada (July 18 – July 25)

Records

• August 14 — USA's Jonty Skinner sets the first official world record in the 50m freestyle at a swimming meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, clocking 23. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Men's events Women's events Medal table Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The United States of America —commonly referred to as the John ("Jonty" Alexander Skinner (born in Cape Town, South Africa) is a former South African swimmer turned national American swim coach The first World Record in the Men's 50 metres Freestyle in long course (50 metres Swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə 86.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Mark Edmondson
  2. French Open - Adriano Panatta
  3. Wimbledon championships - Björn Borg
  4. US Open - Jimmy Connors

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Evonne Goolagong Cawley
  2. French Open - Sue Barker
  3. Wimbledon championships - Chris Evert
  4. US Open - Chris Evert

• Davis Cup: Italy wins 4-1 over Chile in world tennis. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Mark Edmondson (born June 24, 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) was a professional Australian male Tennis player. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Adriano Panatta (born July 9 1950) is a former professional Tennis player from Italy The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious (bjœɳ bɔrj born 6 June 1956) is a former World No 1 Tennis player from Sweden who is widely regarded by observers and tennis players The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2 1952 in East St The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE (born 31 July 1951 in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia is a former World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Susan Barker, MBE (born 19 April 1956 in Paignton, Devon, England is a Television presenter and former professional Tennis player The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Christine Marie "Chris" Evert (Evert-Lloyd 1979–1987 (born December 21, 1954) is a former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Christine Marie "Chris" Evert (Evert-Lloyd 1979–1987 (born December 21, 1954) is a former World No The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the

Water polo

Men's Competition

• Olympic Games in Montréal, Canada
  • Gold Medal:  Hungary
  • Silver Medal:  Italy
  • Bronze Medal:  Netherlands

General sporting events

• 1976 Summer Olympics takes place in Montreal, Canada
  • USSR wins the most medals (125), and the most gold medals (49). Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. The Water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from July 18 to July 27, 1976 in Montreal, Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international Water polo competitions and friendly matches The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

• 1976 Winter Olympics takes place in Innsbruck, Austria
  • USSR wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (13). The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated February Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

• Fifth Pan Arab Games held in Damascus, Syria

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Bruce Jenner, Track and field
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Nadia Comaneci, Gymnastics
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Nadia Comaneci, Gymnastics

Births

January

• January 1 — Ikumi Narita, Japanese volleyball player
• January 2 — Danilo Di Luca, Italian cyclist
• January 4 — Erika Olivera, Chilean marathon runner
• January 4 — Ezequiel Paulón, Argentine field hockey defender
• January 6 — Melanie Clewlow, British field hockey player
• January 6 — Amy Gillett, Australian rower and cyclist (d. The 5th Pan Arab Games were held in Damascus, Syria between October 6 and October 21, 1976. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949, in Mount Kisco New York) is a U The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Nadia Elena Comăneci (originally Comăneci /komə'neʧʲ/ born November 12 1961 is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ABC's Wide World of Sports was a long-running Sports Anthology show on American Television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC is a Japanese Volleyball player who plays for NEC Red Rockets. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Danilo Di Luca (born January 2, 1976) is an Italian professional Road racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team L Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente (born January 4, 1976 in Quinta Normal) is a female marathon runner from Chile Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Ezequiel Paulón (born January 4, 1976 in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz) is a Field hockey defender from Argentina, who Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Amy Gillett (9 January 1976 - 18 July 2005 was an Australian Track cyclist and rower who represented Australia in both sports before her death 2005)
• January 6 — Chun Lee-kyung, South Korean short track speed skater
• January 6 — Jeremy Linn, American swimmer
• January 7 — Éric Gagné, Canadian baseball player
• January 7 — Vic Darchinyan, Armenian-born Australian boxer
• January 10 — Remy Bonjasky, Surinam-born K1-fighter from The Netherlands
• January 11 — Bindi Kullar, Canadian field hockey player
• January 12 — Krešimir Čač, Croatian butterfly swimmer
• January 16 — Martina Moravcová, Slovak swimmer
• January 16 — Germán Orozco, Argentine field hockey defender
• January 18 — Lars Paaske, Danish badminton player
• January 20 — Fabio Bencivenga, Italian water polo player
• January 20 — Mónica Rueda, Spanish field hockey defender
• January 20 — Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater
• January 21 — Erik Seegerer, Brazilian water polo player
• January 22 — Stefan van Dijk, Dutch cyclist
• January 23 — Phillip Boudreault, Canadian boxer
• January 29 — Karsten Kroon, Dutch cyclist
• January 31 — Simone Rosalba, Italian volleyball player

February

• February 2 — Steven Dewick, Australian backstroke swimmer
• February 2 — James Hickman, English swimmer
• February 3 — Cătălin Hâldan, Romanian football (soccer) player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Chun Lee-Kyung (born January 6, 1976) is a Korean short track speed skater, who dominated women's short track for much of 1990s Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Jeremy Porter Linn (born January 6, 1975 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania) set an American record in the one hundred meter Breaststroke category Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Éric Serge Gagné ( IPA:) (born January 7 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan (Վախթանգ Դարչինյան born 7 January 1976 in Vanadzor, Armenia) is the former IBF Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Muay Thai fighter from the Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Bindi Singh Kullar (born January 11, 1976 in Richmond British Columbia) is a Canadian Field hockey player who played his first international Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Krešimir Čač (born January 12, 1976 in Zagreb) is a Butterfly and medley Swimmer from Croatia, who competed Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Martina Moravcová (born January 16 1976 in Piešťany) is a medley, butterfly and freestyle Swimmer from Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Germán Mariano Orozco (born January 16, 1976 in Buenos Aires) is a Field hockey defender from Argentina, who made his debut for the Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Lars Paaske (born January 18, 1976) is a male Badminton player from Denmark. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Fabio Bencivenga (born January 20, 1976 in Capua) is a retired Water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Mónica Rueda Guardeño (born January 20, 1976 in Jaén) is a Field hockey defender from Spain, who represented her native country Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Gretha Smit (born January 20, 1976 in Rouveen) is a Dutch speed skater. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Erik Michael Seegerer (born January 21, 1976 in São Paulo) is a Water polo player from Brazil. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Stefan van Dijk (born January 22, 1976 in Honselersdijk, Netherlands) is a professional Road racing cyclist currently riding Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Phillip ("Phil" Boudreault (born January 23, 1975 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired boxer from Canada. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Karsten Kroon (born January 29 1976 in Dalen) is a Dutch professional Road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team CSC Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Simone Rosalba (born January 31, 1976 in Paola) is a Volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the Men's Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Steven Dennis Dewick (born 2 February 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian Backstroke Swimmer Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor James Hickman (born February 2, 1976 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a former Swimmer from Great Britain, who became a Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Cătălin Hîldan ( 3 February 1976 - 5 October 2000) was a Romainian footballer 2000)
• February 5 — Sione Jongstra, Dutch triathlete
• February 5 — Attila Sávolt, Hungarian tennis player
• February 6 — Nelson Mora, Venezuelan swimmer
• February 8 — Sissy van Alebeek, Dutch female cyclist
• February 13 — Chantal de Bruijn, Dutch field hockey player
• February 15 — Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist
• February 16 — Xavier Ribas, Spanish field hockey defender
• February 16 — Tuomas Sammelvuo, Finnish volleyball player
• February 18 — Chanda Rubin, American tennis player
• February 26 — Anna Bennett, English field hockey player
• February 26 — Attila Vári, Hungarian water polo player
• February 27 — Ludovic Capelle, Belgian cyclist
• February 28 — Adam Pine, Australian freestyle and butterfly swimmer

March

• March 1 — Valerio Vermiglio, Italian volleyball player
• March 4 — Hiram Bocachica, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
• March 4 — Thierry Renaer, Belgian field hockey defender
• March 4 — Vic Wunderle, American archer
• March 5 — Wayne Denne, South African field hockey player
• March 5 — Sarunas Jasikevicius, Lithuanian basketball player
• March 5 — Sergey Mihaylov, Uzbek boxer
• March 6 — Antoine Dénériaz, French alpine skier
• March 7 — Agnaldo Nunes, Brazilian boxer
• March 9 — Anier García, Cuban athlete
• March 9 — Alexis Valido, Spanish volleyball player
• March 10 — Vanessa Atkinson, England-born Dutch squash player
• March 10 — Lieja Tunks, Dutch athlete
• March 14 — Brendon Dedekind, South African swimmer
• March 14 — Sarah Ulmer, New Zealand cyclist
• March 17 — Álvaro Recoba, Uruguay football (soccer) player
• March 19 — Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov, Kazakh boxer
• March 19 — Franziska Gude, German field hockey midfielder
• March 19 — Alessandro Nesta, Italian football (soccer) player
• March 20 — Julia Zwehl, German field hockey goalkeeper
• March 21 — Han Hyung-Bae, South Korean field hockey player
• March 22 — Teun de Nooijer, Dutch field hockey player
• March 24 — Peyton Manning, American NFL player
• March 24 — Aaron Brooks, American NFL player
• March 25 — Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian heavyweight boxer
• March 26 — Maddalena Musumeci, Italian water polo player
• March 29 — Igor Astarloa, Spanish cyclist
• March 29 — Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player
• March 31 — Graeme Smith, Scottish freestyle swimmer

April

• April 1 — Clarence Seedorf, Dutch football (soccer) player
• April 3 — Nicolas Escudé, French tennis player
• April 5 — Aleksei Budõlin, Estonian judoka
• April 5 — Kim Collins, Saint Kitts and Nevis athlete
• April 5 — David Staniforth, South African field hockey goalkeeper
• April 8 — Tieme Klompe, Dutch football (soccer) player
• April 10 — John van Lottum, Dutch tennis player
• April 13 — Nami Miyazaki, Japanese field hockey goalkeeper
• April 14 — Baeden Choppy, Australian field hockey striker
• April 18 — Andrew Ilie, Romanian-born tennis player from Australia
• April 20 — Big Ben, world champion show-jumping horse
• April 24 — Steve Finnan, Irish football (soccer) player
• April 25 — Tim Duncan, basketball player, two-time NBA MVP
• April 25 — Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player
• April 26 — Wijan Ponlid, Thai boxer
• April 26 — Peter Short, Canadian field hockey player
• April 23 — Dirk van 't Klooster, Dutch baseball player
• April 27 — Olaf Tufte, Norwegian rower
• April 27 — Walter Pandiani, Uruguay football (soccer) player
• April 28 — Sylwia Nowak, Polish figure skater

May

• May 1 — Patricia Stokkers, Dutch swimmer
• May 3 — Juan Pablo Hourquebie, Argentine field hockey defender
• May 5 — Maria Marques, Brazilian water polo player
• May 6 — Adam Commens, Australian field hockey midfielder and coach
• May 6 — Ivan de la Peña, Spanish football (soccer) player
• May 8 — Kim Christiansen, Norwegian snowboarder
• May 9 — Manuela Leggeri, Italian volleyball player
• May 9 — Mitesh Patel, New Zealand field hockey player
• May 10 — Romain Barnier, French freestyle swimmer
• May 13 — Hamid Ait Bighrade, Moroccan boxer
• May 13 — Bobbi Jo Steadward, Canadian field hockey defender
• May 15 — Tyler Walker, American baseball player
• May 17 — Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner
• May 17 — Kirsten Vlieghuis, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• May 20 — Naoko Imoto, Japanese freestyle swimmer
• May 21 — Graham Dunlop, Scottish field hockey player
• May 24 — Noémi Tóth, Hungarian-Italian water polo player
• May 25 — Stefan Holm, Swedish athlete
• May 27 — Bianca Netzler, Australian field hockey player
• May 29 — Sergei Liakhovich, Belarusian boxer
• May 31 — Mashona Washington, American tennis player

June

• June 1 — Niniwa Roberts, New Zealand field hockey striker
• June 1 — Lars Conrad, German freestyle swimmer
• June 3 — Jens Kruppa, German swimmer
• June 4 — Nenad Zimonjić, Serbian tennis player
• June 6 — Hamza Yerlikaya, Turkish Greco-Roman style wrestler
• June 8 — Lindsay Davenport, American tennis player
• June 8 — Jennifer Rodriguez, Cuban-American speed skater
• June 8 — Josep Sánchez, Spanish field hockey player
• June 9 — Laurence Godfrey, British archer
• June 13 — Mark Versfeld, Canadian backstroke swimmer
• June 17 — Carolina Pascual, Spanish rhythmic gymnast
• June 17 — Jenny Pavley, American beach volleyball player
• June 21 — Sander van der Weide, Dutch field hockey player
• June 22 — Bulcsú Székely, Hungarian water polo player
• June 23 — Edwin Kempes, Dutch tennis player
• June 23 — Paola Suarez, Argentine tennis player
• June 23 — Patrick Vieira, French football (soccer) player
• June 25 — Michelle Bowyer, Canadian field hockey forward
• June 25 — Neil Walker, American swimmer
• June 27 — Alvydas Duonėla, Lithuanian flatwater canoer
• June 28 — Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player
• June 28 — Fuad Aslanov, Azerbaijani boxer

July

• July 1 — Patrick Kluivert, Dutch football (soccer) player
• July 1 — Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch football (soccer) player
• July 2 — Derya Büyükunçu, Turkish backstroke and butterfly swimmer
• July 4 — Marcelo Romero, Uruguay football (soccer) player
• July 5 — Nuno Gomes, Portuguese football (soccer) player
• July 5 — Brent Livermore, Australian field hockey midfielder
• July 6 — Nikki Hudson, Australian field hockey striker
• July 7 — Luis Pedro Suela, Spanish volleyball player
• July 9 — Jochem Uytdehaage, Dutch speed skater
• July 15 — Roberto Seabra, Brazilian water polo player
• July 16 — Anna Smashnova, Belarusian-born tennis player from Israel
• July 17 — Dimitar Stilianov, Bulgarian boxer
• July 22 — Moira Senior, New Zealand field hockey striker
• July 23 — Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player
• July 25 — Carlos Barreto, Venezuelan boxer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Sione Jongstra (born 5 February 1976 is a Dutch triathlete. Jongstra born in Ruinen and currently residing in Leerdam performed in Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Attila Sávolt (born February 5, 1976 in Budapest) is a Tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Nelson Mora Molina (born February 6, 1976 in Valencia Carabobo) is a former butterfly Swimmer from Venezuela, who Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Sissy van Alebeek (born February 8 1976 in Schijndel, Noord-Brabant) is a professional female Cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the Dutch Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Chantal de Bruijn (born February 13, 1976 in Schoonhoven) is a Dutch Field hockey defender who plays for Dutch club Amsterdam Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Óscar Freire Gómez (born February 15, 1976 in Torrelavega, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer for Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Xavier Ribas Centelles (born February 16, 1976 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a Field hockey defender from Spain, who Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Tuomas Sammelvuo (born February 16, 1976 in Pudasjarvi) is a professional Volleyball player from Finland. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette Louisiana) is a professional Tennis player from the United States. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Attila Vári (born February 26, 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Ludovic Capelle (born February 27, 1976 in Namur) is a Belgian former professional Road racing cyclist. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Adam Pine (born April 28, 1976 in Lismore New South Wales) is an Australian freestyle and butterfly Swimmer Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Valerio Vermiglio (born March 1 1976 in Messina) is an Italian Volleyball player who was a member of the Italian men's national Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Hiram Colon Bocachica (born March 4, 1976 in Ponce Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball player currently playing outfield for the Seibu Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Thierry Renaer (born March 4, 1976) is a Field hockey defender from Belgium, who made his debut for the Men's National Team in Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Victor ("Vic" S Wunderle (born March 4, 1976 in Lincoln Illinois) is an archer from the United States. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Wayne Denne (born March 5, 1976 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a Field hockey player from South Africa, who was a member Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Šarūnas Jasikevičius ( born on March 5, 1976 in Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Lithuanian Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Sergey Mihaylov (born March 5, 1976) is an Uzbek boxer, who competed in the Light Heavyweight (81 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Antoine Dénériaz (born March 6, 1976 in Bonneville Haute-Savoie) is a French Alpine skier. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Agnaldo Nunes Magalhães (born March 7, 1976 in Piracicaba, São Paulo) is a Brazilian boxer who represented his native country twice Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Anier Octavio García Ortiz (born March 9, 1976) is a Cuban athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Alexis Valido Moreno (born March 9, 1976 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish Volleyball player who represented his native Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Vanessa Atkinson (born 10 March, 1976 in Newcastle, England) is a professional squash player from the Netherlands, who Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Liesbeth ("Lieja" Jantina Tunks, née Koeman (born 10 March 1976 in Purmerend, Noord-Holland) is a Shot putter Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Brendon Dedekind (born February 14, 1976 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal) is the first Swimmer from South Africa Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Sarah Ulmer (born March 14 1976 in Auckland) is a New Zealand Cyclist who won a Gold medal and set new world records at the 2004 Summer Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (born March 17, 1976) nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan football forward Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (born March 19, 1976) is a Kazakh boxer best known to win the silver medal in the Super Heavyweight division(+91 kg Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Franziska ("Franzi" Gude (born March 19, 1976 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony) is a Field hockey midfielder from Germany Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Alessandro Nesta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born March 19 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Julia Zwehl (born March 20, 1976 in Hannover) is a Field hockey international from Germany. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Han Hyung-Bae (born March 21, 1976) is a Field hockey player from South Korea, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Teun Floris de Nooijer (born March 22, 1976 in Egmond aan den Hoef, Noord-Holland) is a Field hockey player from The Netherlands Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24 1976 is an American football Quarterback who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Aaron Brooks may refer to Aaron Brooks (American football (born 1976 American football player Aaron Brooks (basketball (born 1985 Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Wladimir Vladimirovich Klitschko (Володимир Володимирович Кличко Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko; born March 25 1976 is a Ukrainian Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Maddalena Musumeci (born March 26, 1976 in Catania) is a female Water polo defender from Italy, who won the gold medal Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Igor Astarloa Askasibar (born March 29, 1976 in Ermua, Basque Country) is a Cyclist from Spain. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29 1976 in New York City is a former World No Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Graeme Smith (born March 31 1976 in Falkirk, Scotland) is a former British freestyle swimmer. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Clarence Seedorf (born April 1, 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch - Surinamese football Midfielder Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Nicolas Jean-Christophe Escudé (born April 3, 1976 in Chartres) is a former professional Tennis player from France, who turned Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Aleksei Budõlin (born April 5, 1976) is an Estonian Judoka At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Half Kim Collins (born April 5, 1976) is a sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis. David Staniforth (born April 5, 1976 in Durban) is a Field hockey goalkeeper from South Africa, who was a member of the national Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama John van Lottum (born April 10, 1976 in Madagascar) is a former Tennis player from The Netherlands, who played professionally Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Nami Miyazaki (born April 13, 1976) is a Field hockey international goalkeeper from Japan, who was a member of the national women's team that Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Baeden Ty Choppy (born April 14, 1976 in Mackay Queensland) is a former Field hockey striker from Australia, who was a member Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Andrew Ilie (born 18 April 1976 in Bucharest, Romania) is a former Tennis player, who turned professional in 1994 and became a citizen of Australia Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Big Ben ( April 20, 1976 – December 11, 1999) was a world champion Show jumping horse Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Stephen John Finnan (born 24 April 1976 is an Irish international football player who currently plays for Espanyol at right back. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. WikipediaPersondata --> Timothy "Tim" Theodore Duncan (born April 25 1976 in Christiansted, St Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976) is a professional tennis player from Germany. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Wijan Ponlid (born April 26, 1976) is a Thai boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (&ndash 51 kg division at the 2000 Summer Peter Short (born April 26, 1976 in Richmond British Columbia) is a Field hockey player from Canada, whose brother Rob Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Dirk Gijsbertus van 't Klooster (born April 23, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch Baseball player Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Olaf Karl Tufte (born 27 April, 1976 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian competition rower. Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza (born 27 April 1976 in Montevideo) is a professional football player from Uruguay currently playing Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Sylwia Nowak (born April 28, 1976 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish Ice dancer. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Patricia Stokkers (born May 1, 1976 in Utrecht, Utrecht) is a former freestyle Swimmer from The Netherlands, Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Juan Pablo Hourquebie (born May 3, 1976 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province) is a Field hockey defender from Argentina Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Maria Cecília Marques (born May 5, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro) is a female Water polo player from Brazil, who won the Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Adam David Commens (born 6 May 1976 in Wagga Wagga New South Wales) is a former Field hockey midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Iván De la Peña López pron i'βan dela'peɲa (born May 6, 1976 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Kim Christiansen (born May 8, 1976) is a Norwegian snowboarder. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Manuela Leggeri (born May 9, 1976 in Sezze) is a female Volleyball player who represented Italy twice (2000 and 2004 at the Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Mitesh Kishorbhai Patel (born May 9, 1976 in Gujarat, India) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Romain Barnier (born May 10, 1976 in Marseille) is a freestyle Swimmer from France, who won the bronze medal in the Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Hamid Ait Bighrade (born May 13, 1976) is a boxer from Morocco, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Bobbi Jo Hjertaas (born May 13, 1976 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former Field hockey defender from Canada, who was born under her maiden Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Tyler Lanier Walker (born May 15, 1976 in San Francisco California) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who currently plays for Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Daniel Kipngetich Komen (born May 17, 1976 in Elgeyo-Marakwet District is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Kirsten Vlieghuis (born May 17, 1976 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a former freestyle Swimmer from The Netherlands Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Naoko Imoto (井本直歩子 Imoto Naoko, born May 20, 1976) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Japan, who competed for Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Graham Barry Dunlop (born May 21, 1976 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Field hockey player who was a member of the Great Britain and Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Noémi Tóth (born June 7, 1976 in Szentes, Hungary) is a female Water polo defender from Italy, who won Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Stefan Christian Holm (born May 25, 1976) is a retired Swedish High jumper. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sergei "White Wolf" Liakhovich ( Сяргей Ляховіч, Siarhiej Liachovič also Lyakhovich born on May 29, 1976, in Vitebsk Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Mashona Washington (b May 31 1976, in Flint, Michigan) is a professional Tennis player from the United States. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Niniwa Kiri Rata Roberts-Lang (born June 1, 1976 in Takapuna New Zealand) is a Field hockey striker from New Zealand who made her debut for Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Lars Conrad (born June 1, 1976 in Berlin) is a freestyle Swimmer from Germany, who competed in two consequentive Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Jens Kruppa (born on June 3, 1976 in Freital) is a top international Breaststroke swimmer from Germany, who won the silver medal Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Nenad Zimonjić ( Serbian: Ненад Зимоњић born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Hamza Yerlikaya (born June 6, 1976 in Kadıköy, Istanbul) is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Jennifer Rodriguez (born June 8, 1976 in Miami FL) is a Cuban - American speed skater. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Josep ("Pep" Sánchez Galobardes (born June 8, 1976 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a former Field hockey Midfielder Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Laurence Paul Godfrey (born 9 June 1976, Bristol) is an athlete from the United Kingdom. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Mark Versfeld (born June 13, 1976 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former Backstroke Swimmer from Canada, who competed Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Carolina Pascual Gracia (born June 17, 1976 in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain) was an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Jenny Pavley (born June 17, 1976 in Agoura Hills California) is a female Beach volleyball player from the United States, who Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Sander Petrus Henricus van der Weide (born June 21, 1976 in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant) is a Field hockey player from the Netherlands Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Bulcsú Székely (born June 2, 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Edwin Kempes (born June 23, 1976 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired Tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976 in Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a top 10 tennis player in the early Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese -born French - Cape Verdean international Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Michelle Bowyer (born June 25, 1976 in Calgary Alberta) is a former Field hockey foward from Canada, who earned a total number of Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Neil Walker (born June 25 1976 in Verona Wisconsin) is a swimmer from the United States who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Alvydas Duonėla (born 27 June 1976 in Skuodas) is a Lithuanian flatwater canoer. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Shinobu Asagoe (浅越しのぶ born June 28, 1976 in Hyōgo) was a Japanese female professional Tennis player Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Fuad Aslanov (born June 28, 1976 in Sumgait) is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the Flyweight (51 kg at the 2004 Summer "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (commonly spelled as van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Derya Büyükuncu (born July 2, 1976) is an olympic Backstroke and butterfly Swimmer from Turkey, who competed in four Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Clever Marcelo Romero Silva (born July 4, 1976 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan international footballer Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5th July 1976 in Amarante. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Brent James Livermore OAM (born 5 July 1976 in Grafton New South Wales) is a Field hockey midfielder from Australia who won the golden medal with Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Nicole ("Nikki" Hudson (née Mott (born 6 July 1976 is an Australian Women's Field Hockey player Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Luis Pedro Suela Méndez (born July 7, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish Volleyball player who represented his native country at the Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Jochem Simon Uytdehaage (born July 9, 1976 in Utrecht) is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Roberto ("Beto" Suarez Seabra (born July 15, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Water polo player from Brazil Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Anna Smashnova (Анна Смашнова אנה סמשנובה born July 16, 1976, in Minsk, USSR, now Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Dimitar Stilianov (Димитър Щилянов (born July 17, 1976) is boxer from Bulgaria, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Moira Anita Senior (born July 22, 1976 in New Plymouth New Zealand) is a Field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished sixth Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Judit Polgár (born July 23, 1976) is a Hungarian Chess grandmaster. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Carlos Barreto ( July 25, 1976 – October 12, 1999) was a Bantamweight boxer from Venezuela, who represented 1999)
• July 30 — Renata Kolbovic, Czech-Canadian tennis player
• July 30 — Angel Matías, Puerto Rican volleyball player
• July 31 — Louise Jöhncke, Swedish swimmer
• July 31 — Paulo Wanchope, Costarican football (soccer) player

August

• August 2 — Reyes Estévez, Spanish athlete
• August 4 — Paul Goldstein, American tennis player
• August 6 — Zoila Barros, Cuban volleyball player
• August 6 — Luke Milligan, English tennis player
• August 7 — Neisser Bent, Cuban backstroke swimmer
• August 7 — Timme Hoyng, Dutch field hockey player
• August 9 — Rogier Wassen, Dutch tennis player
• August 12 — Baljit Singh Saini, Indian field hockey player
• August 15 — Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch football (soccer) player
• August 18 — Thomas Malchow, US swimmer
• August 23 — LaTasha Colander, US track and field sprint athlete
• August 23 — Edinanci Silva, Brazilian judoka
• August 24 — Shamek Pietucha, Polish-Canadian butterfly swimmer
• August 25 — Céline Lebrun, French judoka
• August 26 — Sébastien Vieilledent, French rower
• August 27 — Carlos Moya, Spanish tennis player
• August 27 — Mark Webber, Australian Formula 1-driver
• August 29 — Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish football (soccer) player
• August 29 — Chris Renaud, Canadian backstroke swimmer
• August 30 — Aoibhinn Grimes, Canadian field hockey forward
• August 30 — Victor Rivera, Puerto Rican volleyball player

September

• September 1 — Ivano Brugnetti, Italian race walker
• September 3 — Suzy Powell, American discus thrower
• September 6 — Francisco Sánchez, Venezuelan swimmer
• September 7 — Carmel Bakurski, Australian field hockey player
• September 8 — Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player
• September 10 — Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian tennis player
• September 10 — Reinder Nummerdor, Dutch volleybal player
• September 12 — Jolanda Čeplak, Slovenian middle distance athlete
• September 14 — Joshua Ilika, Mexican swimmer
• September 20 — Michael Ballack, German football (soccer) player
• September 22 — Ronaldo, Brazilian football (soccer) player
• September 23 — James Nation, New Zealand field hockey player
• September 25 — Melissa Collins, Canadian water polo player
• September 27 — Francesco Totti, Italian football (soccer) player
• September 29 — Oscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist
• September 29 — Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian football (soccer) player

October

• October 2 — Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Renata Kolbovic (born July 30, 1976 in Brno) is a former Tennis player, who was born in Czechoslovakia but competed for Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Angel Matías (born July 30, 1976) is a Volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Louise Jöhncke (born July 31, 1976 in Stockholm) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Sweden, who competed for her Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Paulo Cesar Wanchope Watson (ˈpaulo ɰanˈt̪ʃope(born July 31, 1976 in Heredia), also known as "Chope" or as "La Cobra" in Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Reyes Estévez López (born August 2, 1976 in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain) is a Spanish 1500 metres runner who Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Paul Herbert Goldstein (born August 4, 1976, in Washington DC Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Zoila Barros Fernandez (born August 6, 1976 in Havana) is a Volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Luke Milligan (born August 6, 1976 in Barnet, London) is a former Tennis player from the United Kingdom, who turned professional Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Neisser S Bent Vázquez (born August 7, 1976 in Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud) is a former international Backstroke Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Timme Hoyng (born August 7, 1976, Amstelveen) is a Field hockey player from the Netherlands, who made his debut for the national Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Rogier Wassen (born August 9, 1976 in Roermond) is a Dutch Tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Baljit ("Baljeet" Singh Saini (born August 12, 1976 in Ropar, Punjab) is a Field hockey defender and midfielder from Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Thomas ("Tom" Andrew Malchow (born August 18, 1976 in St Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire LaTasha Colander (born August 23, 1976 in Portsmouth Virginia) is a track and field sprint athlete competing internationally for United States Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Edinanci Fernandes da Silva (born August 23, 1976 in Sousa, Paraíba) is a Judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Przemyslaw ("Shamek" Pietucha (born August 24, 1976 in Malbork) is a retired butterfly Swimmer from Poland Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Céline Lebrun (born August 25 1976) is a French Judoka born in Paris, France Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Sébastien Vieilledent (born August 26, 1976 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes) is a 2004 French rowing gold medallist, who is married Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Carlos Moyà Llompart (born August 27 1976) also known as Carles Moyà, Carlos Moyá and Carlos Moya, is a former world number Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Early career Mark Webber was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, son of Alan the local Motorcycle dealer Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Roskilde, Roskilde Municipality) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Chris Renaud (born August 29, 1976 in Fredericton New Brunswick) is a former Backstroke Swimmer from Canada, who Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Victor Rivera (born August 30, 1976) is a Volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Ivano Brugnetti (born September 1, 1976 in Milan) is an Italian race walker. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Francisco Demetrio Sánchez Betancourt (born September 6, 1976 in Cumaná) is a former butterfly and freestyle Swimmer Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Sjeng Schalken (born September 8, 1976 in Weert) is a former professional Tennis player from the Netherlands. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Reinder Aart Nummerdor (born September 10, 1976 in IJsselmuiden, Overijssel) is a Volleyball player from the Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Jolanda Čeplak (born Jolanda Steblovnik, September 12, 1976) is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Joshua Brenner Ilika (born September 14, 1976 in Celaya, Guanajuato) is a Mexican swimmer who began swimming at the age of three Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English James Henry Nation (born September 23, 1976 in Waipukurau) is a Field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Melissa Collins (born September 25, 1976 in Montreal Canada) is a Water polo player Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born September 27 1976 in Rome) is a World Cup -winning footballer who plays for Italian Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera (born 29 September 1976, in Ossa de Montiel, Spain) nicknamed el niño, is a Spanish professional Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Андрій Миколайович Шевченко Andrij Mykolajovyč Ševčenko; born September 29 1976 in Dvirkivschyna, Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Anita Kulcsár ( October 2, 1976, Szerencs – January 19, 2005, Dunaújváros) was a Hungarian Handball 2005)
• October 2 — Angus Shelford, New Zealand boxer
• October 3 — Tommy Kafri, Hungary-born track and field athlete from Israel
• October 3 — Denys Sylant'yev, Ukrainian swimmer
• October 4 — Danilo Ikodinović, Serbian water polo player
• October 4 — Kjell Schneider, German beach volleyball player
• October 5 — Giulio and Nicola Ciotti, Italian high jumpers
• October 6 — Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov, Russian boxer
• October 8 — Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
• October 8 — Renate Groenewold, Dutch ice speed skater
• October 10 — Bob Burnquist, Brazilian skateboarder
• October 12 — Julie Towers, Australian field hockey player
• October 16 — Marcela Acuña, Argentine female boxer
• October 14 — Nataša Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer
• October 17 — Máximo Rigondeaux, Cuban javelin thrower
• October 18 — Kjell Carlström, Finnish cyclist
• October 19 — Chris DeBow, American field hockey defender
• October 19 — Ranjeev Deol, Canadian field hockey player
• October 20 — Vanessa Menga, Brazilian tennis player
• October 22 — Alexander Abt, Russian figure skater
• October 23 — Julie Howard, Canadian swimmer
• October 26 — Corrie de Bruin, Dutch discus thrower
• October 28 — Tatsuaki Egusa, Japanese judoka

November

• November 4 — Alexander Popp, British-born tennis player
• November 6 — Atsushi Fujita, Japanese long-distance runner
• November 7 — Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player
• November 7 — Zahir Raheem, American boxer
• November 8 — Sylvia Karres, Dutch field hockey player
• November 13 — Bob de Jong, Dutch speed skater
• November 13 — Albina Akhatova, Russian biathlete
• November 14 — Jesse Brinkley, American boxer
• November 14 — Ramon Delgado, Paraguayan tennis player
• November 15 — Jessica Amey, Canadian butterfly swimmer
• November 16 — Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer
• November 18 — Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer
• November 22 — Kate Barber, American field hockey player
• November 24 — Bernice Orwig, American water polo player
• November 26 — Kelson Santos, Brazilian boxer
• November 28 — Gordan Kožulj, Croatian swimmer
• November 29 — Lindsay Benko, American swimmer
• November 30 — Gail Miller, Australian water polo player

December

• December 1 — Jackson Kabiga, Kenyan long-distance runner
• December 6 — Eduardo Aguilar, Spanish field hockey midfielder
• December 6 — Paola Paggi, Italian volleyball player
• December 11 — László Bodrogi, Hungarian cyclist
• December 11 — Timmy Simons, Belgian football player
• December 14 — Petter Hansson, Swedish football player
• December 14 — Peter Gade, Danish badminton player
• December 15 — Kanako Omura, Japanese volleyball player
• December 15 — Miki Sasaki, Japanese volleyball player
• December 19 — Redouane Bouchtouk, Moroccan boxer
• December 19 — Theo Lucius, Dutch football player
• December 20 — Jordi Casas, Spanish field hockey player
• December 22 — Stephen Mowlam, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
• December 23 — Joanna Hayes, American athlete
• December 24 — Marion Rodewald, German field hockey defender
• December 25 — Percy Isenia, Dutch baseball player
• December 28 — Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker
• December 29 — Timothy Cherigat, Kenyan long-distance runner
• December 30 — Hadi Al Somayli, Saudi Arabian athlete
• December 30 — Rhoshii Wells, American boxer

Deaths

• January 5 — Károly Takács (65), Hungarian pistol shooter (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Angus Whare Shelford (born October 2, 1976 in Otahuhu New Zealand) is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 2000 Summer Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Tommy Kafri (born October 3, 1976, in Budapest Hungary) is a sprint Track and field athlete who was a member of the Israeli athletics team Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Denys Sylantyev (born October 3, 1976 in Zaporizhzhia) is a Ukrainian swimmer who won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Danilo “Dača” Ikodinović (Данило Икодиновић - Дача (born October 4 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Kjell Schneider (born October 4, 1976 in Kiel) is a Beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Giulio Ciotti (born 5 October 1976) is an Italian High jumper He is the twin brother of Nicola Ciotti. Nicola Ciotti (born October 5 1976) is an Italian High jumper. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Gaydarbek Abdulovich Gaydarbekov (Гайдарбек Абдулович Гайдарбеков (born October 6, 1976 in Kaspiysk, USSR Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Galo Blanco (born October 8, 1976) is a retired professional Tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Renate Groenewold (born October 8 1976 in Veendam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch long track speed skater and Road bicycle racer. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (born October 10, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) better known as Bob Burnquist, is a professional Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Marcela Eliana Acuña (born October 16, 1976 in Formosa) is an Argentine female boxer, who is nicknamed La Tigresa. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Nataša Kejžar is an olympic swimmer, born October 14, 1976 in Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Máximo Rigondeaux (born October 17, 1976) is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the men's Javelin throw Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Kjell Carlström (born October 18, 1976 in Porvoo) is a Finnish road racing cyclist. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Christine ("Chris" DeBow (born October 19, 1976 in Media Pennsylvania) is a former Field hockey defender from the United States Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Ranjeev Deol (born October 19, 1976 in Lusaka, Zambia) is a Canadian field hockey player Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Vanessa Menga (born October 20, 1976 in São Paulo) is a former Tennis player from Brazil, who started a professional career Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Alexander "Sasha" Viktorovich Abt (Александр "Саша" Викторович Абт (born October 22, 1976 in Moscow) is a Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Julie Howard (born October 23, 1976 in Brantford Ontario) is a former international Butterfly and Backstroke Swimmer Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Corrie de Bruin (born October 26, 1976 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Discus thrower and Shot putter from the Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine is a Japanese judoka. He won a Gold medal at the -60 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Alexander Popp (born November 4 1976) is a German former professional Tennis player Born in Heidelberg, Germany Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with is a Long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2000 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 20651 on December 3, 2000. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976 is an Australian Tennis player Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Zahir Raheem (born November 7, 1976 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American boxer. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Sylvia Jeanne Alice Karres (born November 8, 1976 in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch Field hockey player who plays as an attacker for Dutch Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong (born November 13, 1976 in Leimuiden) is a Dutch speed skater, who specializes in long distances Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Albina Khamitovna Akhatova (Альбина Хамитовна Ахатова born November 13, 1976 in Vologda Oblast) is a Russian Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Personal life Jesse comes from the tiny town of Yerington in the U Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Jessica Amey (born November 15, 1976 in Montréal Quebec) is a former international Butterfly Swimmer from Canada, who Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Martijn Hendrik Zuijdweg (born November 16, 1976 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Matthew ("Matt" Welsh (born 18 November 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Swimmer who is the world champion in the Backstroke Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Kate "Tiki" Barber (born November 22, 1976 in West Chester Pennsylvania) is a Field hockey forward and midfield player from the Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Bernice Jane Orwig (born November 24, 1976) is an American Water polo player who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Kelson Carlos Santos Pinto (born November 26, 1976 in Aracajú, Sergipe) is a Brazilian boxer, best known to win the silver For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Gordan Kožulj (born November 28, 1976 in Zagreb) is a Backstroke Swimmer from Croatia, who competed in three consecutive Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976 in Elkhart Indiana) is a freestyle Swimmer from the United States, who Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Gail Miller (born 30 November 1976 in Canberra) is an Australian Water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Jackson Kabiga (born December 1, 1976) is a retired Long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the 1998 edition of the Fukuoka Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Eduardo Aguilar Estrada (born December 6, 1976 in Puente Genil, Córdoba) is a Field hockey midfielder from Spain Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Paola Paggi (born December 6, 1976 in Ivrea) is a female Volleyball player from Italy, who represented her native country in two consecutive Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office László Bodrogi (born 11 December 1976 in Budapest, Hungary) is a professional road bicycle racer from Hungary currently Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Timmy Simons (born December 11, 1976 in Diest) is a Belgian football central defender and defensive midfielder who plays for (and Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Petter Hansson 'hɑːnsɔn (born December 14 1976 in Söderhamn) is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing in the French Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Peter Høeg Gade (born December 14, 1976 in Terndrup Denmark) born Peter Gade Christensen, is a professional Badminton player Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of is a Volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき Sasaki Miki,born December 15, 1976) is a Volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Redouane Bouchtouk (born December 19, 1976) is a boxer from Morocco who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Theodorus Martinus Maria Lucius (born December 19, 1976 in Veghel) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Jordi Casas Gutiérrez (born December 20, 1976 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a former Field hockey player from Spain, who Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Stephen Mowlam OAM (born 22 December 1976 in Victoria) is a Field hockey goalkeeper from Australia who was a member of the team that won the golden Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23 1976 in Williamsport) is an American hurdler who won the Gold medal in the 100 metres Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Marion Rodewald (born December 24, 1976 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a Field hockey defender from Germany Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Trond Nymark (born 28 December 1976 in Bergen) is a Norwegian race walker. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Timothy Cherigat (born December 29, 1976 in Chekorio) is a Long-distance runner from Kenya, who was the winner of the 108th Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily ( Arabic: هادي صوعان الصميلي born December 30, 1976 in Taif) is a Saudi Arabian athlete Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Károly Takács (Hungarian name order Takács Károly) ( January 21, 1910 &ndash January 5, 1976) was the first shooter 1910)
• January 18 – Ad Verhoeven, Dutch football (soccer) player
• February 2 – Harry Elliott, English cricket wicketkeeper (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Harold Elliot, ( November 2, 1891 – February 4, 1976) was a Cricketer who played for Derbyshire and England. 1891)
• March 6 – Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom, American boxer and actor (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Max Everitt Rosenbloom, known as Slapsie Maxie (born September 6, 1903, in Harlem, New York City – died March 6, 1903)
• March 11 – Larry Gardner, Major League Baseball player (1908-1924)
• May 22 – Oscar Bonavena, Argentinian heavyweight boxer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty William Lawrence "Larry" Gardner ( May 13 1886 - March 11 1976) was a Third baseman in Major League Baseball Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena ( September 25, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – May 22, 1976 near Reno 1942)
• May 30 – Max Carey, Major League Baseball player (1910-1929)
• June 15 – Jimmy Dykes, Major League Baseball player (1918-1939)
• June 22 — Tibor Csík (48), Hungarian boxer (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Max George Carey ( January 11, 1890 &ndash May 30, 1976) was an American Center fielder in Major League Baseball Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history James Joseph Dykes ( November 10 1896 - June 15 1976) was an American third and Second baseman, manager Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Tibor Csík ( September 2, 1927 &ndash June 22, 1976) was a Bantamweight Professional boxer from 1927)
• July 5 — Kevin O'Halloran (39), Australian freestyle swimmer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Kevin O'Halloran (3 March 1937 &ndash 5 July 1976 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s who won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m 1937)
• September 25 – Red Faber, Major League Baseball, pitcher (1914-1933)

Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Urban Clarence "Red" Faber ( September 6, 1888 - September 25, 1976) was an American right-handed Pitcher in

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