The 1970s

1976 50 years ago

The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine

The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, also known as the Judgment of Paris, was a wine competition, to commemorate the United States Bicentennial, organized in Paris, France, on 24 May 1…

The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine

1976 50 years ago

Chief Minister of Sabah Faud Stephens, Peter Joinud Mojuntin, and several other politicians are killed in a plane crash

The chief minister of Sabah is the head of government of Sabah, Malaysia. Since September 2020, the position has been held by Hajiji Noor from the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah from t…

Chief Minister of Sabah Faud Stephens, Peter Joinud Mojuntin, and several other politicians are killed in a plane crash

1976 50 years ago

Kelli O'Hara, American actress and singer

Kelli Christine O'Hara is an American actress and singer, most known for her work on the Broadway and opera stages.

Kelli O'Hara, American actress and singer

1976 50 years ago

Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper

Maurice Andre Wignall is a Jamaican hurdling athlete.

Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper

1976 50 years ago

Melissa Joan Hart, American actress

Melissa Joan Hart is an American actress, director and producer. She had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms Clarissa Explains It All, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, …

Melissa Joan Hart, American actress

1976 50 years ago

Michelle Feldman, American bowler

Michelle Feldman is an American right-handed female professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA). A native of Skaneateles, N…

Michelle Feldman, American bowler

1976 50 years ago

Gabriel Damon, American actor

Gabriel Damon Lavezzi is an American former child actor. His acting career involved providing the voices of Littlefoot in the 1988 film The Land Before Time and Little Nemo in the …

Gabriel Damon, American actor

1976 50 years ago

Hedda Berntsen, Norwegian skier

Hedda Berntsen is a Norwegian sportsperson who has competed internationally in telemark skiing, alpine skiing, freestyle skiing and skicross. She is world champion in Telemark clas…

Hedda Berntsen, Norwegian skier

1976 50 years ago

Steve Finnan, Irish international footballer

Stephen John Finnan is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is the only player to have played in the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA C…

Steve Finnan, Irish international footballer

1976 50 years ago

Frédéric Niemeyer, Canadian tennis player and coach

Frédéric Niemeyer is a Canadian retired, professional tennis player and was tennis coach at Tennis Canada for 10 years and he is now a freelance Tennis Consultant and Coach.

Frédéric Niemeyer, Canadian tennis player and coach

1976 50 years ago

Petero Civoniceva, Fijian-Australian rugby league player

Petero Civoniceva, is a Fijian-Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian internat…

Petero Civoniceva, Fijian-Australian rugby league player

1976 50 years ago

Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Daniel Cloutier is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player. Previously a goaltender, he holds an executive position with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Guelph Storm, the…

Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1976 50 years ago

Aaron Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Aaron Brooking Dessner is an American musician. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band the National, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums; a co-founder of th…

Aaron Dessner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

1976 50 years ago

Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer

Gilberto da Silva Melo, more commonly known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played at left-back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers N…

Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer

1976 50 years ago

Tim Duncan, American basketball player

Timothy Theodore Duncan is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He spent his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Ass…

Tim Duncan, American basketball player

1976 50 years ago

Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player

Breyton Paulse is a South African former rugby union player who played on the wing for the national team, the Springboks, from 1999 to 2007. He played 64 test matches for South Afr…

Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player

1976 50 years ago

Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach

Rainer Schüttler is a German former professional tennis player. Schüttler was the runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. He w…

Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach

1976 50 years ago

Václav Varaďa, Czech ice hockey player

Václav Varaďa is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and current coach. He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a ten-year span. In his professional car…

Václav Varaďa, Czech ice hockey player

1976 50 years ago

Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist

Isobel Campbell is a Scottish singer, songwriter and cellist. She rose to prominence at age nineteen as a member of the indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, but left the group to purs…

Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist

1976 50 years ago

Sally Hawkins, English actress

Sally Cecilia Hawkins is an English actress of stage and screen. She began her career on stage and then moved into film, for which she has received several accolades including a Go…

Sally Hawkins, English actress

1976 50 years ago

Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer

Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Tercera Federación club Palencia.

Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer

1976 50 years ago

Micol Ostow, American author, editor and educator

Micol Ostow is an American author, editor and educator who has written more than 40 published works. Her first original hardcover novel, Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsa, was named a…

Micol Ostow, American author, editor and educator

1976 50 years ago

God Shammgod, American basketball player and coach

God Shammgod, formerly known as Shammgod Wells, is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the National Baske…

God Shammgod, American basketball player and coach

1976 50 years ago

Davian Clarke, Jamaican sprinter

Davian Clarke is a Jamaican former athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine and went to St. Catherine Primary & Kingston College H…

Davian Clarke, Jamaican sprinter