The International Wanderers ade a short 3 game tour to Rhodesia in September and October 1975, but other than that there was no international cricket in Southern Africa until a tour by another DH Robins' XI in January and February 1976. However, only one game of this tour, a 60 over affair, was played against a representative South African XI as the main games for South Africa would come slightly later in the season against another International Wanderers team. The members of touring party were (England unless stated): Phil Carrick, T ...

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International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The road to isolation, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - 1971, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI October-December 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins XI March-April 1975, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - International Wanderers March-April 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The end of international tours

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1976 - January. January 2 - Paz Vega, Spanish actress January 6 - Danny Pintauro, American actor January 7 - Éric Gagné, Canadian Major League Baseball player January 7 - Alfonso Soriano, Dominican Major League Baseball player January 20 - Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater January 21 - Emma Bunton, English musician (Spice Girls) January 28 - Mark Madsen, American basketball player January 31 - Buddy Rice, ...

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1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). 1976 - Events. January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison January 16 - Trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction begins in Stuttgart, West Germany January 18 - The Scottish Labour Party ...

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See also: 1975 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1976 in music - Events. 1976 in music - January-February. January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation for involuntary manslaughter in the 1974 drug induced death of Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh. January 13 - A trial begins for seven Brunswick Rec ...

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1976 in music - January-February. January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation for involuntary manslaughter in the 1974 drug induced death of Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh. January 13 - A trial begins for seven Brunswick Records and Dakar Records employees. The record company employees are charged with stealing more than $184,000 in royalties from artists. February 15 - Bette Midle ...

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Vince Guaraldi (July 17, 1928 - February 6, 1976) was an American jazz musician and pianist best known for composing music for animated adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. He was born in San Francisco, California. He was an Army cook in the Korean War. In his first serious gig, he had to fill in for Art Tatum. His first recording came in 1953 when he played on the Cal Tjader Trio release Vibratharpe. By 1955, Guaraldi had put to ...

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Action was a controversial British comic book published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 14 February 1976-12 November 1977, when it merged with Battle Picture Weekly. It should not be confused with Action Comics, the American comic book which introduced Superman. Action comic - History. The title was created by Pat Mills in response to the changing social and political times of the 1970s, and as competition to DC Thompson's Warlord title. Warlord was a new type of Brit ...

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Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (February 3, 1898 - May 11, 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. He was a Scandinavian modernist designer, noted for his humanistic approach to modernism. His work includes architecture, furniture, and glassware. He was one of the first and most influential architects of the Scandinavian modern movement, and a member of the Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne. Major works include the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland, and the campus of Helsinki University of Technology. Aalto's glasswa ...

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The UK general election, 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. The Conservatives and their leader Margaret Thatcher won and replaced the Labour government. Labour had been in power from February 1974, with James Callaghan succeeding Harold Wilson after his surprise resignation in April 1976. The administration had been a minority government for most of its term, and from March 1977 to August 1978 the government had reached an agreement with the Liberal Party, in a so-c ...

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Children of the Stones was a television drama for children produced by HTV in 1976 and broadcast on the United Kingdom's various ITV franchises in January and February 1977. A novelization by the serial's writers, Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Roy also appeared in 1977. In the United States, it was carried on the Nickelodeon television channel in the early 1980s as part of the series The Third Eye.[1] Children of the Stones - Plot outline. The series followed the adventures of astrophysicist Adam ...

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Image:000-MLB-Wes Ferrell.jpg Wesley Cheek Ferrell (February 2, 1908 - December 9, 1976) was a right-handed pitcher also known for his hitting, and a member of the first American League All-Star team in 1933. Ferrell won 190 games between 1929 and 1938 before injuring his arm. As a pitcher, Ferrell had a decent fastball, a good curveball, and was also a changeup specialist. He led American League pitchers four times in complete games, and three times in innings pitched. Besides his talent as a hurler, he was also one of ...

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Werner Karl Heisenberg (December 5, 1901 – February 1, 1976) was a celebrated German physicist and Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics. He was born in Würzburg, Germany and died in Munich. Heisenberg was the head of Germany's nuclear energy program, though the nature of this project, and his work in this capacity has been heavily debated. Werner Heisenberg - Life. Heisenberg was born in Würzburg, Germany, the son of Dr. August Heisenberg and Annie Wecklein. He attended school in Mun ...

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See also: 1976 in television, other events of 1977, 1978 in television and the list of 'years in television'. For the American network television schedule, please see 1977-78 American network television schedule. 1977 in television - Events. January 15 - Bill Murray joins the cast of Saturday Night Live, replacing Chevy Chase who left the previous year. February 1 - Colour television transmissions commence in Italy, under the RAI banner of television channels. Fe ...

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1976 in music - A-C. Arrival - ABBA Greatest Hits - ABBA High Voltage - AC/DC Rocks - Aerosmith Helluva Band - Angel Forever for Now - April Wine The Whole World's Goin' Crazy - April Wine Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading Automatic Man - Automatic Man Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers Children of the World - Bee Gees Tech ...

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1976 in music, 1976 in music - Events, 1976 in music - January-February, 1976 in music - March-April, 1976 in music - May-December, 1976 in music - unknown dates, 1976 in music - Albums released, 1976 in music - A-C, 1976 in music - D-J, 1976 in music - K-Q, 1976 in music - R-U, 1976 in music - W-Z, 1976 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles, 1976 in music - Other significant singles, 1976 in music - Published popular music, 1976 in music - Classical music, 1976 in music - Opera, 1976 in music - Musical theater, 1976 in music - Musical films, 1976 in music - Births, 1976 in music - Deaths, 1976 in music - Awards, 1976 in music - Grammy Awards, 1976 in music - Country Music Association Awards, 1976 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). 1978 - Events. January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 - Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay - 213 dead. January 4 - Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet. January 6 - The Hungarian Holy Crown (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) returned to Hungary from the U ...

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Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer and musician. Alice Cooper was originally just the name of Furnier's band. Furnier officially changed his own name to Alice Cooper for a successful solo career. Furnier was born in Detroit, but moved to Phoenix, Arizona in his youth. His grandfather, Thurman Furnier, was an ordained Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite). Cooper's father, Ether Furnier, was an ordained Elder. Cooper had some distant French Huguenot a ...

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Sport in South Africa had been divided on racial lines since the early white settlers. Cricket was no different. In 1891/2 Walter Read's Englishmen first played against a non-white team, the Malays. No non-white South Africans played any other international cricket until 1956 when a team of Kenyan Asians toured that South African non-whites. However, with apartheid laws becoming ever stricter, no non-white was selected for the national Test team. This di ...

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International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The road to isolation, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - 1971, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI October-December 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins XI March-April 1975, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - International Wanderers March-April 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The end of international tours

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A women's Test team from New Zealand did visit South Africa at the start of 1972. Also Rhodesia, a country neighbouring South Africa that was also under white minority rule, attracted an International Wanderers side captained by England star Brian Close and that included nine Test players, one of whom was Basil D'Oliveira. They played just two games: a drawn game on 23-25 September 1972 and a 4-day match on 29 September-2 October 1972, which Rhodesi ...

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International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The road to isolation, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - 1971, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI October-December 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins XI March-April 1975, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - International Wanderers March-April 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The end of international tours

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South Africa tried to tour Australia in 1971, even going as far as suggesting that two black players, Dik Abed and Owen Williams are part of the team. Abed and Williams rejected the proposal. Also in 1971 Englishman Colin Cowdrey wanted to take a racially-mixed team to South Africa and play separate black and white national teams. But the coloured Board rejected the idea and persuaded Basil D'Oliveira to distance himself from it. Frank Waring, the Minister of Sport, declared that if cricketers from club level upwards declared that they were ...

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International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The road to isolation, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - 1971, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI October-December 1973, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins XI March-April 1975, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - DH Robins' XI January-February 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - International Wanderers March-April 1976, International cricket in South Africa 1971 to 1981 - The end of international tours

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