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April 1, 1976

On April 1, 1976, steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc. The year's #1 song was "Silly Love Songs" by Wings. Hazem El Masri, David Gilliland, Gábor Király would arrive in the same year.

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1976

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Around 1976

The year in brief

1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1970s decade.

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What happened

On April 1, 1976

  1. 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.

    American businessman and inventor (1955–2011)

    Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor. A pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. with his early business partner Steve Wozniak as Apple Computer Company in 1976.

Arrivals

Born on April 1, 1976

Hazem El Masri 1976– Lebanese Australian rugby league footballer (born 1976)
David Gilliland 1976– American racing driver (born 1976)
Gábor Király 1976– Hungarian footballer (born 1976)
David Oyelowo 1976– British actor (born 1976)
Clarence Seedorf 1976– Dutch footballer (born 1976)
Yuka Yoshida 1976– Japanese tennis player (born 1976)

Farewells

Died on April 1, 1976

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The class of 1976

Others born in 1976

Hazem El Masri 1976– Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator
David Gilliland 1976– American race car driver
Gábor Király 1976– Hungarian footballer
David Oyelowo 1976– English actor
Clarence Seedorf 1976– Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager
Yuka Yoshida 1976– Japanese tennis player

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