Timeline Tuesday 1 June 1976

Events on Tuesday 1 June 1976 2

• 1976 Cod Wars end United Kingdom and Iceland agree to end fisheries dispute On 1 June 1976 the United Kingdom and Iceland signed an agreement ending the third and final Cod War, a dispute over fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Iceland's extension of its exclusive fishing zone to 200 nautical miles was recognised, and British trawlers withdrew from the contested waters. The agreement set a precedent that influenced international law on maritime economic zones.
• 1976 Syrian intervention in Lebanon Syrian troops enter Lebanon during its civil war In June 1976 Syria sent tens of thousands of troops into Lebanon at the request of Christian factions, intervening in the Lebanese Civil War that had begun the previous year. The intervention marked the start of a Syrian military presence in Lebanon that lasted nearly three decades. It reshaped the balance of power among Lebanon's warring militias.