Timeline June 1976

Events in June 1976 9

• 1892 – 1976 J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) Died 6 June 1976, aged 83 J. Paul Getty, the American oil industrialist who founded Getty Oil and was once ranked the richest private citizen in the world, died at his estate near Guildford, England. He was renowned for his extreme frugality despite his vast fortune. His art collection formed the foundation of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
• 1976 French Open 1976 Men: Adriano Panatta · Women: Sue Barker Panatta's only Grand Slam — an Italian win on clay.
• 1976 – 1986 The Clash English punk band Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon — the punk band that took in reggae, rockabilly and dub.
• 1976 The Clash formed in London Strummer, Jones and Simonon Joe Strummer leaves the 101ers to join Mick Jones and Paul Simonon.
• 1976 Cod Wars end United Kingdom and Iceland agree to end fisheries dispute On 1 June 1976 the United Kingdom and Iceland signed an agreement ending the third and final Cod War, a dispute over fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Iceland's extension of its exclusive fishing zone to 200 nautical miles was recognised, and British trawlers withdrew from the contested waters. The agreement set a precedent that influenced international law on maritime economic zones.
• 1976 Syrian intervention in Lebanon Syrian troops enter Lebanon during its civil war In June 1976 Syria sent tens of thousands of troops into Lebanon at the request of Christian factions, intervening in the Lebanese Civil War that had begun the previous year. The intervention marked the start of a Syrian military presence in Lebanon that lasted nearly three decades. It reshaped the balance of power among Lebanon's warring militias.
• 1976 – 2024 Alexei Navalny (1976-2024) Died 16 February 2024, aged 47 Russian anti-corruption activist and the most prominent domestic critic of Vladimir Putin. He died in an Arctic penal colony.
• 1976 – present Lindsay Davenport The Tower Powerful ball-striker who won three majors and an Olympic gold.
• 1976 Soweto uprising Police kill student protesters in South African township On 16 June 1976 police opened fire on thousands of black schoolchildren in Soweto who were protesting the compulsory use of Afrikaans in schools, killing hundreds over the following months of unrest. The uprising drew international condemnation of apartheid and galvanised the anti-apartheid movement. The date is commemorated annually in South Africa as Youth Day.