February 1976

February 1, 1976 (Sunday)

February 2, 1976 (Monday)

February 3, 1976 (Tuesday)

February 4, 1976 (Wednesday)

February 5, 1976 (Thursday)

February 6, 1976 (Friday)

  • Victor Garland resigns from Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser's government, after being accused of electoral offences.[5] He is replaced as Minister for Post and Telecommunications by Eric Robinson.
  • Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith Smith declares that "a new terrorist offensive has begun and, to defeat it, Rhodesians will have to face heavier military commitments."[6] Security force reports indicated that around 1,000 insurgent fighters were active within Rhodesia, with a further 15,000 encamped in various states of readiness in Mozambique.[7]

February 7, 1976 (Saturday)

  • A Baltimore & Ohio freight train strikes a pickup truck an unprotected grade crossing in Beckemeyer, Illinois, USA, at about 6:50pm. 12 people are killed, mostly children; 3 others are injured.

February 8, 1976 (Sunday)

  • A referendum on remaining in the Comoros is held in Mayotte. The proposal is rejected by 99.42% of the 18,061 voters.[8]

February 9, 1976 (Monday)

February 10, 1976 (Tuesday)

February 11, 1976 (Wednesday)

February 12, 1976 (Thursday)

  • Died: Sal Mineo, 37, US actor, murdered outside his Hollywood apartment[12]

February 13, 1976 (Friday)

February 14, 1976 (Saturday)

February 15, 1976 (Sunday)

February 16, 1976 (Monday)

  • The worst traffic accident in Sweden occurs outside Axamo, Jönköping, when overheated tires cause a bus fire, killing 15 people and injuring 28.[14]

February 17, 1976 (Tuesday)

  • The BBC television series One Man and His Dog is broadcast for the first time in the UK.[15] After being cancelled in 1999, it returned as an occasional series.

February 18, 1976 (Wednesday)

February 19, 1976 (Thursday)

February 20, 1976 (Friday)

February 21, 1976 (Saturday)

February 22, 1976 (Sunday)

February 23, 1976 (Monday)

February 24, 1976 (Tuesday)

February 25, 1976 (Wednesday)

February 26, 1976 (Thursday)

February 27, 1976 (Friday)

February 28, 1976 (Saturday)

February 29, 1976 (Sunday)

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