What Happened on December 12, 1976

Historical Events

Namath's Last Game

Quarterback Joe Namath plays his last game with the NY Jets

  • Spaniard Manuel Orantes beats Wojtek Fibak of Poland 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1 to win his first and only season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis title in Houston, Texas

Famous Birthdays

  • Dan Hawkins, British rock guitarist (The Darkness), born in Chertsey, England
  • Lloyd Owusu, English-Ghanaian football player, born in Slough, England
Born in 1976

Famous Deaths

  • John "Jack" Cassidy, American stage and screen actor and Grammy Award-winning singer (Shangri-La; The Eiger Sanction: She Loves Me; Columbo), dies in an apartment fire at 49
  • Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (b. 1890)
1976 Highlights

About December 12, 1976

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 47 years, 3 months and 17 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart
  • UK #1 Song: Under The Moon Of Love - Showaddywaddy