Timeline September 1976

Events in September 1976 9

• 1893 – 1976 Mao Zedong (1893-1976) Died 9 September 1976, aged 82 Mao Zedong, the founding leader of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, died in Beijing. He had led China through the Communist revolution, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, shaping the country for nearly three decades. His death was followed within weeks by the arrest of the Gang of Four and the end of the Cultural Revolution.
• 1976 George Harrison loses the My Sweet Lord plagiarism case He's So Fine A court rules he subconsciously copied the Chiffons' song.
• 1976 Viking 2 lands on Mars Second NASA probe lands on Mars NASA's Viking 2 lander reached the surface of Mars on 3 September 1976, touching down at Utopia Planitia to conduct experiments alongside its sister craft Viking 1. It returned images and soil analysis data for more than three years. Together, the two Viking landers provided the first extended study of the Martian surface.
• 1976 – present Gustavo Kuerten Guga Three-time French Open champion and beloved figure in Brazilian sports.
• 1976 – present Ronaldo Nazário O Fenômeno Twice World Cup winner (1994, 2002) and one of the most clinical and explosive strikers in history.
• 1976 – present U2 Irish rock band Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. — together since 1976, one of the best-selling and highest-grossing live bands ever.
• 1976 U2 formed in Larry Mullen's kitchen Mount Temple school Mullen's notice on a school board brings the four together in Dublin.
• 1976 – present Francesco Totti Il Capitano Legendary footballer for AS Roma and the Italian national team; a symbol of loyalty in sports.
• 1976 Stevie Wonder releases Songs in the Key of Life Double album Debuts at number one and wins Album of the Year.