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April 11, 1976

On April 11, 1976, the Apple I is created. 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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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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On April 11, 1976

  1. 1976 The Apple I is created.

    Computer model built by Apple

    The Apple Computer 1 (Apple-1), often referred to as the Apple I , is an 8-bit personal computer electrically designed by Steve Wozniak and released by the Apple Computer Company in 1976. The company was initially formed to sell the Apple I – its first product – and would later become the world's largest technology company. The idea of starting a company and selling the computer came from Wozniak's friend and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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Born on April 11, 1976

Marta Breen 1976– Norwegian non-fiction writer
Kelvim Escobar 1976– Venezuelan baseball player (born 1976)
Kotomitsuki Keiji 1976– Japanese sumo wrestler

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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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