May 1976

May 1, 1976 (Saturday)

May 2, 1976 (Sunday)

May 3, 1976 (Monday)

May 4, 1976 (Tuesday)

  • Schiedam train disaster: The international Rhine Express boat train collides with Stoptrein 4116 from Rotterdam, killing 24 people and seriously injuring another five.[6]
  • The first LAGEOS (Laser Geometric Environmental Observation Survey) satellite is launched, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States.[7]
  • Born: Anza, South African-Japanese singer and actress, in Cape Town, as Ōyama Anza.[8]

May 5, 1976 (Wednesday)

May 6, 1976 (Thursday)

  • 1976 Friuli earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5, centring on the town of Gemona del Friuli in north-eastern Italy,[10] kills 978 people were killed and injures a further 2,400; 157,000 people are estimated to have been left homeless.

May 7, 1976 (Friday)

May 8, 1976 (Saturday)

May 9, 1976 (Sunday)

May 10, 1976 (Monday)


May 11, 1976 (Tuesday)

May 12, 1976 (Wednesday)

  • Spanish tanker Urquiola explodes and catches fire in A Coruña harbour; two of the ship's thirty-nine crew are killed.[17]
  • Died: Rudolf Kempe, 65, German orchestral conductor[18] Keith Relf, 33, English rock musician, electrocuted while practicing at home[19]

May 13, 1976 (Thursday)

May 15, 1976 (Saturday)

May 16, 1976 (Sunday)

May 17, 1976 (Monday)

  • Adventurer Tim Severin leaves Dingle in Ireland for America, in an attempt to trace the route of the legendary 6th-century monk Brendan, travelling in a leather boat.[24]

May 18, 1976 (Tuesday)

May 19, 1976 (Wednesday)

May 20, 1976 (Thursday)

May 21, 1976 (Friday)

May 22, 1976 (Saturday)

  • Died: Oscar Bonavena, 33, Argentine boxer, shot by security guard Willard Ross Brymer, who is later convicted of manslaughter[29]

May 23, 1976 (Sunday)

May 24, 1976 (Monday)

  • The first scheduled Concorde flights to Dulles Airport in the United States begin running, three times a week.[32]
  • A wine competition nicknamed "The Judgment of Paris", is held in Paris, France, by Steven Spurrier. The contest involves a blind wine tasting, as a result of which some Californian red and white wines emerge as superior to their French equivalents.[33]

May 25, 1976 (Tuesday)

May 26, 1976 (Wednesday)

May 27, 1976 (Thursday)

May 28, 1976 (Friday)

May 29, 1976 (Saturday)

May 30, 1976 (Sunday)

May 31, 1976 (Monday)

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