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  • Yugoslavia
    Sep, 1976
    Carlos the Jackal

    Organization of Armed Struggle

    Yugoslavia
    Sep, 1976

    In September 1976, Carlos was arrested, detained in Yugoslavia, and flown to Baghdad. He chose to settle in Aden, where he tried to found his own Organization of Armed Struggle, composed of Syrian, Lebanese and German rebels. He also connected with the Stasi, East Germany's secret police. They provided him with an office and safe houses in East Berlin, a support staff of 75, and a service car, and allowed him to carry a pistol while in public.




  • Beijing, China
    Thursday Sep 9, 1976
    Mao Zedong

    Death

    Beijing, China
    Thursday Sep 9, 1976

    Mao suffered two major heart attacks in 1976, one in March and another in July, before a third struck on September 5, rendering him an invalid. Mao Zedong died nearly four days later just after midnight, at 00:10, on September 9, 1976, at age 82. The Communist Party of China delayed the announcement of his death until 16:00 later that day, when a radio message broadcast across the nation announced the news of Mao's passing while appealing for party unity.




  • Bezirk Dresden, East Germany (now Saxony, Germany)
    Sunday Sep 26, 1976
    Michael Ballack

    Born

    Bezirk Dresden, East Germany (now Saxony, Germany)
    Sunday Sep 26, 1976

    He was born in Görlitz, a town in Bezirk Dresden, East Germany (now Saxony, Germany), which straddles the Polish border.




  • Rome, Italy
    Monday Sep 27, 1976
    Francesco Totti

    Birth

    Rome, Italy
    Monday Sep 27, 1976

    Totti was born in Rome to parents Lorenzo and Fiorella Totti.




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