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1976 in Great Britain — Page 9

Explore 447 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1976.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1976

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IMF Loan Conditions - IMF

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

IMF context: Negotiates conditions attached to the IMF loan.

IMF Negotiations

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

Healey negotiates spending cuts and conditions linked to the IMF loan.

IMF Negotiations

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

Negotiates spending cuts and conditions linked to the IMF loan.

IMF Negotiations - Economic Policy

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Negotiates spending cuts and conditions linked to the IMF loan.

IMF Negotiations - Government Response

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Negotiates spending cuts and conditions linked to the IMF loan.

IMF Negotiations - IMF

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

IMF context: Negotiates spending cuts and conditions linked to the IMF loan.

IMF Spending Conditions

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

Negotiates public spending measures associated with the IMF loan.

IMF Spending Conditions - Economic Policy

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Negotiates public spending measures associated with the IMF loan.

IMF Spending Conditions - Government Response

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

Government response under Denis Winston Healey: Negotiates public spending measures associated with the IMF loan.

IMF Spending Conditions - IMF

Healey, Denis Winston · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Labour Party Government

IMF context: Negotiates public spending measures associated with the IMF loan.

Independence of Great Britain

Callaghan, James · Seychelles · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

The Seychelles gains independence from Britain

Independence of Seychelles

Callaghan, James · Seychelles · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

The Seychelles gains independence from Britain

International Declaration

Foot, Michael Mackintosh · Lord President of the Council · Government / Labour Party Government

Foot, along with Jennie Lee and others, courted controversy when they supported Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, after she prompted the declaration of a state of emergency

Jailbreak

Robertson, Brian · Member of Thin Lizzy · Arts / Popular Music

Plays guitar on Jailbreak, helping shape the band's breakthrough hard rock style.

Jam

Brookes, Steve · London · Member of Jam · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of The Jam

Jam

Butler, Rick · London · Member of The Jam · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of The Jam

Jam

Foxton, Bruce · Woking · Member of Jam · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of The Jam

Jam

Weller, Paul · Woking · Member of Jam · Arts / Popular Music

Founder Member of The Jam

Joy Division

Curtis, Ian · Salford · Member of Joy Division · Arts / Popular Music

Joy Division is formed, originally named Warsaw, the band consists of Ian Curtis (vocals and guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and vocals), and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion)

Joy Division

Hook, Peter · Salford · Arts / Popular Music

Joy Division is formed, originally named Warsaw, the band consists of Ian Curtis (vocals and guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and vocals), and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion)

Joy Division

Morris, Stephen · Salford · Arts / Popular Music

Joy Division is formed, originally named Warsaw, the band consists of Ian Curtis (vocals and guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and vocals), and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion)

Joy Division

Sumner, Bernard · Salford · Arts / Popular Music

Joy Division is formed, originally named Warsaw, the band consists of Ian Curtis (vocals and guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and vocals), and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion)

Knighthood

Mills, John · Arts / Cinema

Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II

Labour Leadership Election

Foot, Michael Mackintosh · London · Leadership Candidate · Government / Labour Party Government

Leads the first ballot after Wilson resigns but loses the final contest to James Callaghan.

Leader of House of Commons

Foot, Michael Mackintosh · London · Party Leader of LP · Government / Labour Party Government

Elected Deputy Leader and serves as Leader of the House of Commons, which gave him the unenviable task of trying to maintain the survival of the Callaghan Government as its majority evaporated

Legislation

Callaghan, James · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

Incitement to race hatred becomes an offence. Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination. A Commission on Race Equality is established

Legislation

Callaghan, James · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

The Race Relations Act is pased. Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination

Lord President

Foot, Michael Mackintosh · Lord President of the Council · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Lord President

Manager

Burkinshaw, Keith · Manager of Tottenham · Sport / Football

Appointed Manager of Spurs

Manager

Napier-Bell, Simon · Arts / Popular Music

Returns to London and manages two new groups, London, a punk group, and Japan, an art-rock group

Marriage

Visconti, Tony · London · Mary Hopkin · Arts / Popular Music

Is married to singer Mary Hopkin during a period of family and production work.

Middlesbrough Defensive Organisation

Charlton, Jack · Middlesbrough · Manager · Sport / Football

Charlton's Middlesbrough develop a reputation for disciplined defensive football while maintaining their top-flight place.

Modernism Literary Survey

Bradbury, Malcolm · Arts / Literature

Bradbury coedited Modernism 1890 to 1930, a survey of European experimental literature.

Murder by Death

Sellers, Peter · Actor · Arts / Cinema

Sellers plays detective Sidney Wang in Neil Simon's mystery spoof Murder by Death.

Murder by Death

Smith, Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith · Arts / Cinema

Appears in Murder by Death

Murder by Death

Smith Cross, Margaret Natalie · Arts / Cinema

Appears in Murder by Death

New Order

Hook, Peter · Salford · Arts / Popular Music

Joy Division is formed, originally named Warsaw, the band consists of Ian Curtis (vocals and guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and vocals), and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion)

New Rose

Vanian, Dave · Great Britain · Singer · Arts / Music

Sings on New Rose, widely recognised as the first single released by a British punk band.

NHS Policy Continuity

Callaghan, James · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

Callaghan becomes Prime Minister and continues Labour responsibility for the NHS during a period of tight public finances and contentious pay negotiations.

Nobel Prize

Corrigan, Mairead · Politics / Peace People

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, co-founder of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement

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