What Happened on January 3, 1976

Historical Events

Goolagong's 3rd Win

Australian Open Women's Tennis: Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley beats Renata Tomanova of Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-2 for her 3rd straight home singles title

US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

Events in 1976

Famous Birthdays

Alisen Down, Canadian actress
Angelos Basinas, Greek soccer defensive midfielder (100 caps, European Championship 2004; Panathinaikos, Mallorca), born in Chalkida, Greece
Dinara Drukarova, Russian actress
Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor

Born in 1976

Famous Deaths

Mateusz Gliński, Polish conductor, musicologist (Scriabin, Chopin), composer, and pedagogue (Winsdor University), dies at 83
Michael V. Love, American test pilot (X-24), dies in F-4 crash at 37

Died in 1976 1976 Highlights