What Happened on April 17, 1976

Historical Events

Sports History

Australian tennis star Evonne Goolagong Cawley wins her second WTA Tour Championship at the Los Angeles Sports Arena; beats Chris Evert 6–3, 5–7, 6–3

Baseball Record

NL greatest comeback: trailing 12-1, Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs, 18-16 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field; Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive HRs

Events in 1976

Famous Birthdays

Alex Nesic, Serbian-French-American actor, born in Santa Barbara, California
Maïwenn [Le Besco], French actress and filmmaker ( Polisse), born in Les Lilas, France
Monet Mazur, American actress and musician, born in Los Angeles, California

Born in 1976

Famous Deaths

Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist who discovered vitamin K and won the 1943 Nobel Prize in Medicine, dies at 81
Jean-Jacques Gailliard, Belgian painter, dies at 85

Died in 1976 1976 Highlights