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September 21, 1976

On September 21, 1976, orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C., at the order of Augusto Pinochet. The year's #1 song was "Silly Love Songs" by Wings. Hazem El Masri, David Gilliland, Gábor Király would arrive in the same year.

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1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1970s decade.

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On September 21, 1976

  1. 1976 Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C., at the order of Augusto Pinochet.

    Chilean economist, politician and diplomat (1932–1976)

    Marcos Orlando Letelier del Solar was a Chilean Marxist and diplomat during the presidency of Salvador Allende. C. after his exile from Chile.

  2. 1976 Seychelles joins the United Nations.

    Island country in the Indian Ocean

    Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelagic country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Maldives, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and the Chagos Archipelago to the east.

Farewells

Died on September 21, 1976

Benjamin Graham American financial analyst, investor, and professor (1894–1976)
Orlando Letelier Chilean economist, politician and diplomat (1932–1976)

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The class of 1976

Others born in 1976

Hazem El Masri 1976– Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator
David Gilliland 1976– American race car driver
Gábor Király 1976– Hungarian footballer
David Oyelowo 1976– English actor
Clarence Seedorf 1976– Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager
Yuka Yoshida 1976– Japanese tennis player

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