Timeline November 1976

Events in November 1976 17

• 1890 – 1976 Man Ray (1890-1976) Died 18 November 1976, aged 86 Man Ray, the American visual artist associated with the Dada and Surrealist movements, died in Paris. He was renowned for his innovative photographic techniques, including the 'rayograph', and for his portraits of fellow artists and celebrities. He had spent most of his career living and working in France.
• 1898 – 1976 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Died 11 November 1976, aged 78 Alexander Calder, the American sculptor credited with inventing the mobile as an art form, died in New York City. His large-scale stabiles and hanging mobiles became fixtures in public spaces and museums worldwide. He had exhibited a major retrospective at the Whitney Museum earlier that same year.
• 1901 – 1976 Andre Malraux (1901-1976) Died 23 November 1976, aged 75 Andre Malraux, the French novelist, art theorist and statesman, died near Paris. He wrote the acclaimed novel Man's Fate and later served as France's first Minister of Cultural Affairs under Charles de Gaulle. He had also been an active participant in the Spanish Civil War and French Resistance.
• 1907 – 1976 Rosalind Russell (1907-1976) American actress known for fast-talking comedy in His Girl Friday and Auntie Mame.
• 1976 Jackson Browne releases The Pretender Grief and resolve His first top-five album.
• 1976 Joni Mitchell releases Hejira Road album Songs written on a cross-country drive, with Jaco Pastorius on bass.
• 1976 Yeltsin becomes party boss of Sverdlovsk First secretary of the regional committee Nine years running one of the Soviet Union's big industrial regions.
• 1976 Jimmy Carter elected US President Democrat defeats incumbent Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter, the former governor of Georgia, was elected the 39th President of the United States on 2 November 1976, narrowly defeating incumbent Gerald Ford. Carter campaigned as a Washington outsider in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. He took office in January 1977.
• 1976 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers release their debut album American Girl A slow start in the US, success in Britain first.
• 1976 Scores first professional goal Two weeks after his debut, Maradona scores his first professional goal against San Lorenzo, beginning a senior scoring record that eventually reaches 259 goals in 490 official club matches.
• 1976 Joni Mitchell plays The Last Waltz Coyote Sings Coyote at The Band's farewell.
• 1976 Muddy Waters plays The Last Waltz Mannish Boy A show-stopping Mannish Boy at The Band's farewell concert.
• 1976 The Band play The Last Waltz Winterland, San Francisco Farewell concert with Dylan, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and more.
• 1976 Van Morrison plays The Last Waltz Caravan His high-kicking Caravan is a highlight of The Band's farewell.
• 1976 Sex Pistols release "Anarchy in the UK" Single helps ignite the British punk movement The Sex Pistols released their debut single 'Anarchy in the UK' on 26 November 1976, a landmark recording of the emerging British punk rock scene. The band's confrontational style and the single's release triggered widespread controversy in the British press. It became one of the most influential singles in rock history.
• 1976 Rosalind Russell dies in Beverly Hills Rosalind Russell dies aged 69.
• 1976 – 2020 Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020) Died 28 August 2020, aged 43 Chadwick Boseman was an American actor who starred as T'Challa in Marvel's Black Panther and portrayed figures including Jackie Robinson and James Brown. He died of colon cancer on 28 August 2020, a diagnosis he had kept private for four years.