1976 in television
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This is a list of television-related events in 1976.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Births
| Date | Name | Occupation/Accolades |
|---|---|---|
| February 11 | Jenni Falconer | British television presenter |
| April 6 | Candace Cameron | Actress on Full House |
| July 8 | Alexandra Fletcher | British actress |
| July 12 | Anna Friel | British actress |
| August 6 | Soleil Moon Frye | Actress who would go on to play the character Punky Brewster |
| August 27 | Sarah Chalke | Actress on Roseanne and Scrubs |
| September 19 | Alison Sweeney | Actress |
| October 12 | Sarah Lane | US television presenter |
| October 23 | Cat Deeley | British television presenter |
[edit] Deaths
| Date | Name | Occupation/Accolades |
|---|---|---|
| August 28 | Anissa Jones | Former child actress; died from a drug overdose |
| Years in television: 1976 |
|---|
| Australia | Canada | Ireland | Japan | New Zealand | South Africa | United Kingdom | United States |
