Editing 1976 (section)

===June===
{{Main|June 1976}}
* [[June 1]] – The United Kingdom and [[Iceland]] end the [[Cod Wars|Third Cod War]], with the UK accepting Iceland's extension of its territorial waters to 200 nautical miles in exchange for defined fishing rights.
* [[June 2]] 
** A car bomb fatally injures ''[[Arizona Republic]]'' reporter [[Don Bolles]].
** The [[Philippine]] government opens relations with the [[Soviet Union]].
* [[June 4]] – The [[Boston Celtics]] defeat the [[Phoenix Suns]] 128–126 in triple overtime in Game 5 of the [[1976 NBA Finals|National Basketball Association Finals]] at the [[Boston Garden]]. In 1997, the game is selected by a panel of experts as the greatest of the NBA's first 50 years.
* [[June 5]] – The [[Teton Dam]] collapses in southeast [[Idaho]] in the US, killing 11 people.
* [[June 6]] – The [[Double Six Crash]], a plane crash in [[Kota Kinabalu]], [[Malaysia]], kills everyone on board, including [[Sabah]]an [[Chief Minister of Sabah|Chief Minister]] [[Tun Fuad Stephens]].
* [[June 12]] – [[Alberto Demicheli]], a jurist, is inaugurated as a civilian [[List of Presidents of Uruguay|de facto President of Uruguay]] after [[Juan María Bordaberry]] is deposed by the military.
* [[June 13]] – Savage thunderstorms roll through the state of [[Iowa]], spawning several tornadoes, including an F-5 [[tornado]] that destroys the town of [[Jordan, Iowa|Jordan]].
* [[June 16]] – The [[Soweto uprising]] in South Africa begins.
* [[June 20]]
** Hundreds of Western tourists are moved from [[Beirut]] and taken to safety in [[Syria]] by the U.S. military, following the murder of the U.S. Ambassador.
** [[1976 Italian general election|General elections]] are held in Italy, resulting in the best result for the Communist Party (PCI) in a general election.
** [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] beats [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 5–3 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] to win [[UEFA Euro 1976|Euro 76]] when the game ends 2–2 after extra time.
* [[June 25]] – Strikes start in Poland ([[Ursus, Warsaw|Ursus]], [[Radom]], [[Płock]]) after communists raise [[food prices]]; they end on [[June 30]].
* [[June 26]] – The [[CN Tower]] is opened in Toronto, the tallest free-standing land structure opens to the public.
* [[June 27]]
** [[Group of Six|G-6]] is renamed "[[G7|Group of 7]]" (G-7) with the inclusion of Canada.
** Palestinian militants [[Operation Entebbe|hijack]] an [[Air France]] plane in Greece with 246 passengers and 12 crew. They take it to [[Entebbe]], [[Uganda]].
* [[June 29]]
** [[Seychelles]] gains independence from the United Kingdom.
** The [[1976 Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe|Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe]] convenes in [[East Berlin]].