| List of years in television (table) |
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| … 1966 . 1967 . 1968 . 1969 . 1970 . 1971 . 1972 … 1973 1974 1975 -1976- 1977 1978 1979 … 1980 . 1981 . 1982 . 1983 . 1984 . 1985 . 1986 … In home video: 1973 1974 1975 -1976- 1977 1978 1979 In film : 1973 1974 1975 -1976- 1977 1978 1979 |
The year 1976 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1976.
Global television events[]
- The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide.
- Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony's Betamax system.
Births[]
| Date | Name | Occupation/Accolades |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Sarah-Jane Mee | British television presenter |
| January 6 | Danny Pintauro | actor on Who's the Boss? |
| January 7 | Tyron Leitso | Canadian Actor |
| January 21 | Emma Bunton | English singer Spice Girls |
| January 23 | Tony Lucca | actor on Malibu Shores, Mickey Mouse Club |
| February 3 | Isla Fisher | Australian actress |
| February 11 | Jenni Falconer | British television presenter |
| February 29 | Ja Rule | rapper |
| March 13 | Danny Masterson | actor |
| March 23 | Keri Russell | Actress on Felicity, Mickey Mouse Club |
| March 25 | Helen Latham | British actress |
| April 6 | Candace Cameron | Actress on Full House |
| April 20 | Joey Lawrence | actor |
| April 27 | Sally Hawkins | English film actress |
| May 10 | Rhona Bennett | singer and actress on Mickey Mouse Club |
| May 14 | Martine McCutcheon | British actress |
| June 5 | Marc Worden | actor on Mickey Mouse Club, voiceover actor Iron Man |
| July 7 | Natasha Collins | British actress (d. 2008) |
| July 8 | Alexandra Fletcher | British actress |
| July 9 | Fred Savage | Actor and director |
| July 12 | Anna Friel | British actress |
| August 6 | Soleil Moon Frye | Actress who would go on to play the character Punky Brewster |
| August 8 | JC Chasez | actor on Mickey Mouse Club and singer *NSYNC |
| August 11 | Will Friedle | actor on Boy Meets World,voice actor on Kim Possible |
| August 27 | Sarah Chalke | Actress on Roseanne and Scrubs |
| September 19 | Alison Sweeney | Actress |
| October 3 | Seann William Scott | Actor |
| October 19 | Omar Gooding | actor |
| October 23 | Ryan Reynolds | Canadian actor |
| November 11 | Lisa Gleave | Australian born actress and model |
| November 27 | Jaleel White | Actor, Steve Urkel on Family Matters |
| November 29 | Anna Faris | Actress |
Deaths[]
| Date | Name | Occupation/Accolades |
|---|---|---|
| August 28 | Anissa Jones | Former child actress; died from a drug overdose |
| Years in television: 1976 |
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