Timeline March 1976

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• 1906 – 1976 Luchino Visconti (1906-1976) Died 17 March 1976, aged 69 Luchino Visconti, the Italian film and theatre director regarded as a founder of Italian neorealism, died in Rome. His films included The Leopard and Death in Venice. He had continued directing from a wheelchair after a stroke in 1972.
• 1976 Iditarod 1976 Winner: Gerald Riley — 18 days 22h Gerald Riley, Athabascan from Nenana, won the 1976 Iditarod. Alaska Natives won four of the first four editions.
• 1976 The Miracles top the charts with Love Machine Number one without Smokey Their only number one without Robinson.
• 1976 Argentine coup d'etat Military junta overthrows President Isabel Peron On 24 March 1976 the Argentine armed forces overthrew President Isabel Peron and installed a military junta led by General Jorge Rafael Videla. The new government launched the National Reorganization Process, a campaign of state terrorism that killed or disappeared thousands of Argentines. Military rule lasted until 1983.
• 1976 Birth of Peyton Manning Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a football family Peyton Williams Manning was born on March 24, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second of three sons born to former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and Olivia Manning. Growing up around football, Peyton and his brothers Cooper and Eli were immersed in the sport from an early age, with Archie mentoring Peyton's early development as a passer. He attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where he set numerous state passing records as a prep quarterback.
• 1976 – 2021 Peyton Manning Five-time NFL MVP and two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Peyton Manning is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in National Football League history, spending 18 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos. He won five NFL Most Valuable Player awards, a record matched by no other player, and led his teams to victory in two Super Bowls (XLI and 50). Known for his exceptional command of the game at the line of scrimmage, obsessive preparation, and record-setting passing statistics, Manning redefined the quarterback position before retiring in 2016 and being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
• 1976 – present Jennifer Capriati The Comeback Queen Three-time major winner who had a successful career second act in the early 2000s.