Football player Dan Campbell

Events in 1976 and 13-4

Events in US in the birth year of Dan Campbell

• US Supreme Court rules that blacks and other minorities are entitled to retroactive job seniority (March 24).
• Ford signs Federal Election Campaign Act (May 11).
• US Supreme Court rules that death penalty is not inherently cruel or unusual and is a constitutionally acceptable form of punishment (July 3).
• Nation celebrates Bicentennial (July 4).
• Mysterious disease strikes American Legion convention in Philadelphia, eventually claiming 29 lives (Aug. 4).
• Jimmy Carter elected US President (Nov. 2).

Birthday Dan Campbell (13-4) in history

• Day 13-4 year 1598: King Henry IV of France issued the edicts of the city of Nantes allowing the Huguenots of France to enjoy religious tolerance.
• Day 13-4 year 1742: The hymn Handel's Messiah was performed publicly for the first time in Dublin, Ireland.
• Day 13-4 year 1964: Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actor.
• Day 13-4 year 1970: Apollo 13 announced "Houston, we've got a problem," when an oxygen tank burst on the way to the Moon.
• Day 13-4 year 1975: Civil War began in Lebanon when gunmen killed 4 Christian Phalangists who retaliated by killing 27 Palestinians.
• Day 13-4 year 1997: Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first of African descent to win a major golf title.
• Day 13-4 year 2004: Barry Bonds hit his 661st homer, passing Willie Mays to take third place on the lifetime list.
• Day 13-4 year 2012: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, a North Korean Earth observation satellite, exploded shortly after its launch. The U.S. and other countries called the launch a violation of United Nations Security Council rules.