1976 in television
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The year 1976 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1976.
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.
Births
|- | January 2 || Sarah-Jane Mee || British television presenter |- | January 6 || Danny Pintauro || actor on Who's the Boss? |- | January 7 || Tyron Leitso || Canadian Actor |- | January 23 || Tony Lucca || actor on Malibu Shores, Mickey Mouse Club |- |- | February 3 || Isla Fisher || Australian actress |- | February 11 || Jenni Falconer || British television presenter |- | March 23 || Keri Russell || Actress on Felicity, Mickey Mouse Club |- | March 25 || Helen Latham || British actress |- | April 6 || Candace Cameron || Actress on Full House |- | April 20 || Joey Lawrence || actor |- | May 10 || Rhona Bennett || singer and actress on Mickey Mouse Club |- | May 14 || Martine McCutcheon || British actress |- | June 5 || Marc Worden || actor on Mickey Mouse Club, voiceover actor Iron Man |- | July 7 || Natasha Collins || British actress |- | 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 8 || JC Chasez || actor on Mickey Mouse Club |- | August 27 || Sarah Chalke || Actress on Roseanne and Scrubs |- | September 19 || Alison Sweeney || Actress |- | October 3 || Seann William Scott || Actor |- | October 12 || Sarah Lane || US television presenter |- | October 23 || Ryan Reynolds || Canadian actor |- | November 11 || Lisa Gleave || Australian born actress and model |- | November 27 || Jaleel White || Actor |}
Deaths
| Date | Name | Occupation/Accolades |
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| August 28 | Anissa Jones | Former child actress; died from a drug overdose |