Death of Mao Zedong
1976 · Event
Mao's death ends the Cultural Revolution era and opens the way for Deng Xiaoping's reforms.
On these timelines: China, Master, Cold War
More from China
- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Qing dynasty (1644)
- Ming dynasty (1368)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Yuan dynasty (1271)
- Xinhai Revolution (1911)
Around 1976
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Events of 1968 (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) (Pink Floyd) (1979)
- Pop music: the 1970s (1970)
- Pop music: the 1980s (1980)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles) (1968)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Imagine (John Lennon) (1971)