Historical Events
People's Choice Awards
2nd People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Katharine Hepburn win (Motion Picture) and Telly Savalas & Carol Burnett win (TV)
- John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio
- MLB's San Francisco Giants are bought for $8 million by Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth
Famous Birthdays
- Hiram Bocachica, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Mattias Sköld, Swedish contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer, and educator, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Stza Crack [Scott Sturgeon], American punk rock musician (Choking Victim; Leftover Crack), born in New York
- Thierry Renaer, Belgian field hockey player
Famous Deaths
- Walter H. Schottky, German physicist (Thermodynamik), dies at 89
1976 Highlights
About March 4, 1976
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 48 years, 1 month and 15 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: Love Machine (Part 1) - The Miracles
#1 Song: I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance) - Tina Charles