At A Glance
14 February 1976 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 February 1976 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Forever and Ever” by Slik.
- Top Film of 1976
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1976 was Rocky.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 February 1976 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 February 1976 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 14 February
- 1954 First Indochina War - small French garrison at Đắk Đoa is overrun by the Viet Minh after a week's siege.
- 1961 Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
- 1983 United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
- 1990 The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.
- 2000 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
Famous people born on 14 February
- Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager (1951–2026)
- Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (1913–1975)
- Freddie Highmore, English actor (born 1992)
- Steve McNair, American football player (1973–2009)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1976 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1976 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 21 January – The first commercial Concorde flight takes off from Heathrow Airport for Bahrain.
- 26 March – Anita Roddick opens the first branch of The Body Shop, the retail chain for skin care products and cosmetics, in Brighton.
- 1 April – Punk rock band Buzzcocks play their first gig, in Bolton.
Life in 1976
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
30p
Loaf of Bread
20p
Average House
£12,704
Weekly Wage
£72.00
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