1976 in Taiwan

Events from the year 1976 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 65 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President – Yen Chia-kan
• Vice President – Chiang Ching-kuo
• Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo
• Vice Premier – Hsu Ching-chung

Events

September

• 1 September – The establishment of Taiwan Institute of Economic Research.

October

• 10 October – Wang Sing-nan sent a mail bomb to Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government Hsieh Tung-min; as a result of the explosion, Hsieh lost a hand.

November

• 27 November – The opening of Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium in North District, Hsinchu City.

Births

• 24 March – Kuo Yi-feng, baseball player
• 5 April – Su Chiao-hui, member of Legislative Yuan
• 16 April – Shu Qi, actress
• 24 July – Chiang Peng-lung, table tennis player
• 7 September – Wang Jing-li, baseball player
• 22 September – Hsiao Huang-chi, singer, songwriter and judo athlete
• 6 October – Barbie Hsu, actress and singer (d. 2025)
• 14 October – Chang Chen, actor
• 16 October – Huang Chih-hsiung, member of 6th, 7th and 8th Legislative Yuan
• 24 October – Yang Shih-kuang, television presenter
• 27 October – Chen Chih-yuan, former professional baseball player
• 31 October – Chang Tai-shan, professional baseball player
• 28 November – Monster, guitarist
• 4 December – Joelle Lu, actress

Deaths

• 13 February – Liao Chi-chun, 74, painter and sculptor.
• 12 May – Yu Jiaju, 78, educator, co-founder of the Young China Party.
• 1 July – Kwang Pu Chen, 94, banker.
• 7 October – Wu Chuo-liu, 76, novelist and journalist.

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