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The year 1996 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996 as way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. See also 1995 in country music, 1996 in music, Other events of 1996, 1997 in country music, 1990s in music This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1996. Events January events January 6 - A computer-controlled Washington Metro train overruns the platform at the Shady Grove station The year 1996 in radio involved some significant events Events WBOB and KQQL, both in Minneapolis Minnesota The year 1996 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below Launches This is a list of Spaceflights launched in 1996. Deep-space rendezvous 27 June - Galileo 1st Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon The year 1996 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1996. Notable releases January 29 &mdash Duke Nukem 3D, successor to the simple side-scrolling originals and a genre-redefining title for See also 1995 in Australia, other events of 1996, 1997 in Australia ---- Incumbents Queen of Australia - HM See also 1995 in Canada, other events of 1996, 1997 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. See also 1995 in India, other events of 1996, 1997 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events January 24 - The international body proposes six principles of democracy and non-violence ('the Mitchell principles' as conditions for entry to all-party 1996 in Malaysia 39 years of the nationhood Incumbents Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Jaafar Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 3762300 Increase since 31/12/1995 55600 (1 Events October 25 Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns as Prime Minister of Norway for the third time See also 1995 in Pakistan other events of 1996, 1997 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1995 in Singapore | Other events of 1996 | 1997 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore ---- Events The See also 1995 in South Africa, other events of 1996, 1996 in South African sport 1997 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African Incumbents Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - John Major, Conservative Events General elections were held in March 1990 In July the government lifted the 25-year old State of emergency. States With Wide Recognition A Afghanistan (Disputed between two governments after September 27) Africa Algeria - President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria ( 1994 - 1999) 1995 religious leaders - Events of 1996 - 1997 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter GF) such as 1996. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today

The year 1996 was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. It was also the Chinese New Year of the Rat, a year traditionally feared for natural disasters. Chinese New Year is the most important of the Traditional Chinese holidays. A natural disaster is the consequence of a Natural hazard (eg

Events of 1996

January

• January 1 - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia temporarily gives power to Crown Prince Abdullah, his legal successor, due to illness. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, ( 1921 - August 1, 2005) was the King of the Kingdom The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Khaled bin Abdullah Mutaib bin Abdullah Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Faisal bin Abdullah
• January 3 - Motorola introduces the Motorola StarTAC Wearable Cellular Telephone, the world's smallest and lightest mobile phone at that time. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois. The Motorola StarTAC was a Clamshell Mobile phone manufactured by Motorola.
• January 4 - Hosni Mubarak, the president of Egypt, appoints a new government in response to accusations of corruption in the parliamentary elections in late 1995. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• January 5 - Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Yahya Abdal-Tif Ayyash (يحيى عياش February 22, 1966 - January 5, 1996) was the chief bombmaker of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A booby trap is a device set up to be triggered by an unsuspecting victim
• January 7 - One of the worst blizzards in American history hits the eastern states, killing more than 100 people. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental A blizzard is a severe Winter storm condition characterized by low Temperatures strong Winds and heavy blowing Snow Blizzards are formed when Philadelphia, PA received a record 30. 7 inches of snowfall.
• January 8 - A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital Kinshasa - 350 dead. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The Republic of Zaire (pronunciation; République du Zaïre was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971 Kinshasa (formerly French: Léopoldville, formerly Dutch: Leopoldstad, German: Leopoldstadt) is the Capital
• January 9 - Art forger Eric Hebborn is assassinated in Rome, Italy. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Eric Hebborn (1934-1996 was a British painter and art forger and later an Author. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• January 9 to 20 - Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• January 11 - Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan
• January 13 - Italy's prime minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本 龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō, July 29, 1937 - July 1, 2006) was a Japanese Politician The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a Centre right, conservative, Political party and the largest party in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (born March 1, 1931) is an Italian politician and economist former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. New talks are initiated by president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. Baron Oscar Luigi Scalfaro ˈskalfaro (born September 9, 1918) is an Italian Politician and magistrate member of the Christian Democracy
• January 14 - Jorge Sampaio is elected president of Portugal. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Background Sampaio was born in Lisbon on 18 September 1939 The Sampaio family lived abroad in the United States and England for some years Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• January 16 - President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Valentine Esegragbo Melvine Strasser (born on April 26, 1967 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) is a former head of state of Sierra Brigadier General (Ret Julius Maada Bio (born on October 30, 1964 in Bo, Sierra Leone) is a former Sierra Leonean Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February.
• January 19 - North Cape Oil Spill occurs as an engine fire forces the tugboat "Scandia" ashore on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. The North Cape Barge is pulled along with it and leaks 820,000 gallons of home heating oil.
• January 19 - An Indonesian ferry sinks off the northern tip of Sumatra, drowning more than 100 people. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two
• January 20 - Yasser Arafat is re-elected president of the Palestinian Authority. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11

Yasser Arafat

• January 22 - Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece, resigns due to health problems; a new government forms under Costas Simitis. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (Ανδρέας Γ Παπανδρέου ( 5 February, 1919 23 June, 1996) was a Greek economist The Prime Minister of Greece ( Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the Head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of Konstantinos Simitis (Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born June 23, 1936) usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister
• January 23 - The first version of the Java programming language is released. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
• January 24 - Polish Premier Jozef Oleksy resigns amid charges that he spied for Moscow. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Józef Oleksy (ˈjuzɛf ɔˈlɛksɨ born 22 June, 1946 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish politician former chairman of Democratic Left Alliance Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of He is replaced by Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz. (vwɔˈdʑimʲɛʃ tɕimɔˈʃɛvʲitʃ born September 13, 1950 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish politician
• January 26 - Whitewater scandal: U. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. The Whitewater controversy (also called the Whitewater scandal, or often simply Whitewater) was an American political controversy that began with the S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies before a grand jury. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from
• January 27 - Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane, in a military coup. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara ( May 9, 1949 – April 9, 1999) was a military officer in the West African country of Niger who Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950) is a Nigerien Political figure.
• January 28 - The Dallas Cowboys become the first NFL franchise to win 3 Super Bowls in a span of 4 seasons, as they defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe Arizona to decide the Sun Devil Stadium Frank Kush Field is an outdoor football Stadium located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is the Cowboys 5th Super Bowl championship. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL
• January 29 - President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear testing. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations
• January 29 - Fire destroys La Fenice, Venice's opera house. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix " is an Opera house in Venice, Italy. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
• January 29 - Imia-Kardak crisis: A Greek flag is hoisted on a small rocky island named Imia (Greek) / Kardak (Turkish). Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Imia ( in Greek, or Kardak in Turkish is a set of two small uninhabited Islets in the Aegean Sea, situated between the Greek island The Flag of Greece ( Σημαία της Ελλάδος, popularly referred to as the Γαλανόλευκη or the Κυανόλευκη Imia ( in Greek, or Kardak in Turkish is a set of two small uninhabited Islets in the Aegean Sea, situated between the Greek island Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages.
• January 30 - Irish National Liberation Army leader Gino Gallagher is killed in an internal feud, while in line for his unemployment benefits. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain The Irish National Liberation Army ( INLA; Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann in Irish is an Irish Republican, Left-wing paramilitary organisation Gino Gallagher was an Irish republican who was Chief of Staff of the Irish National Liberation Army.
• January 30-February 5 - Sarah Balabagan is caned in the United Arab Emirates. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Sarah Balabagan (born August 16, 1979) (her Family name phonetically pronounced as Ba-la-BAH-gan was a Filipina prisoner in the United
• January 31 - An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing at least 86 and injuring 1,400. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island
• January 31 - An explosion in Shaoyang, China kills 122 and injures over 400 when 10 tons of dynamite in an illegal explosives warehouse underneath an apartment building detonate. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Shaoyang ( is a prefecture-level city in Hunan province People's Republic of China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr
• January 31 - A bomb planted by the Tamil Tigers explodes in Colombo, killing 88 and injuring hundreds more. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

February

• February 4 - An earthquake near Lijiang in southwest China measuring up to 7 on the Richter scale kills at least 240 people, injuring more than 14,000 and making hundreds of thousands homeless. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Lijiang may refer to Lijiang City, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province China China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released
• February 6 - A Birgenair Boeing 757 on an unauthorised charter flight from the Caribbean to Germany crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing all 189 passengers and crew. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio ‎ Birgenair was a Turkish Charter airline company established in 1988 with headquarters in İstanbul, Turkey WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with See Birgenair Flight 301. Birgenair Flight 301 was a Puerto Plata - Gander - Berlin - Frankfurt flight chartered by Turkish-managed Birgenair partner Alas
• February 7 - Rene Preval succeeds Jean-Bertrande Aristide as president of Haiti in the first peaceful handover of power since the nation achieved independence. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince René Garcia Préval ( IPA: /ʀəne pʀeval/ (born January 17, 1943) is a Haitian politician and Agronomist who has been Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15 1953 is a former Roman Catholic Priest who was President of Haiti in 1991 again from 1994 to 1996 and then Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
• February 8 - An IRA ceasefire ends with a 1-ton bomb in London's Canary Wharf District, killing 2 and causing over 1 billion pounds worth of damage. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Canary Wharf is a large business and shopping development in London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks
• February 9 - Discovery of the element Ununbium
• February 10 - Chess computer "Deep Blue" defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov for the first time. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead The idea of creating a Chess -playing machine dates back to the eighteenth century Deep Blue is a Chess - playing Computer developed by IBM. On 11 May 1997, the machine won a six-game match by two wins to Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Garry Kasparov (Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров) (born as Garry Kimovich Weinstein on April 13 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet
• February 10 - Bosnian Serbs break off contact with the Bosnia government and with representatives of Ifor, the NATO localised force, in reaction to the arrest of several Bosnian Serb war criminals. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The North Atlantic Treaty
• February 14 - Violent clashes erupt between Filipino soldiers and Vietnamese boat people as the Philippines government attempts to forcibly repatriate hundreds of Vietnamese asylum seekers. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Boat people is a term that usually refers to Illegal immigrants or Asylum seekers who emigrate en masse in boats that are sometimes old and crudely made rendering Repatriation (from late Latin repatriare - to restore someone to his homeland is the process of return of Refugees or Soldiers to their homes According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race
• February 15 - In south-west Wales, the Sea Empress oil tanker runs aground, spilling 73,000 tonnes of crude oil, killing many birds. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The Sea Empress was the name of a single hull Oil tanker that became infamous in February 1996 for the devastation it caused to the coastline of south-west Wales
• February 15 - The U. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor S. Embassy in Athens, Greece comes under mortar fire. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
• February 15 - A Long March 3 at the Xichang launch site in China crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing 500. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The Long March 3 ( also known as the Chang Zheng 3, CZ-3 and LM-3, was a Chinese Orbital Carrier rocket. The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC ( also known as Base 27 （二十七基地） is a People’s Republic of China Space vehicle launch facility China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• February 15 - Begum Khaleda Zia is reelected as prime minister of Bangladesh. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Khaleda Zia ( খালেদা জিয়া (born 15 August 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 the first woman ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The country's second democratic election is marred by low voter turnout owing to several boycotts and pre-election violence, which resulted in at least 13 deaths.
• February 15 - The UK government publishes the Scott Report. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Scott Report (the Report of the Inquiry into the Export of Defence Equipment and Dual-Use Goods to Iraq and Related Prosecutions) was a Judicial inquiry commissioned
• February 17 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Garry Kasparov beats "Deep Blue" in a second chess match. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Garry Kasparov (Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров) (born as Garry Kimovich Weinstein on April 13 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Deep Blue is a Chess - playing Computer developed by IBM. On 11 May 1997, the machine won a six-game match by two wins to Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players.

Feb.15: Long March rocket, with Intelsat 708 satellite, veers upon launch (images from Cox Commission report for U.S. Congress). Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor A Long March rocket ( is any Rocket in a family of Expendable launch systems operated by the People's Republic of China. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses

• February 17 - In Irian Jaya, an earthquake of magnitude 7. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori 5 and associated tidal waves kills 102 people and causes widespread devastation.
• February 18 - An IRA briefcase bomb in a bus kills the bomber and injures 9 in the West End of London. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial
• February 19 - A wooden ferry capsizes as it enters the port of Cadiz in the Philippines, killing 54 people. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• February 19 - Close to one million people, including prime minister Felipe Gonzalez, participate in a silent march in Madrid against recent terrorist attacks committed by the ETA. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Felipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942 is a Spanish socialist politician Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist
• February 21 - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia announces his medical recovery in the national press and assumes power again from his brother, Crown Prince Abdullah. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, ( 1921 - August 1, 2005) was the King of the Kingdom The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Khaled bin Abdullah Mutaib bin Abdullah Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Faisal bin Abdullah
• February 24 - Cuban fighter jets shoot down two American aircraft belonging to the Cuban exile group, Brothers to the Rescue. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brothers to the Rescue ( Hermanos al Rescate) is a Miami -based Activist organization headed by José Basulto. Cuban officials asserted that they had invaded Cuban airspace.
• February 25 - Two suicide bombs in Israel kill 27 and injure 80. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Hamas claims responsibility. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة
• February 28 - Canadian singer Alanis Morissette wins the top honor, Album of the Year award, at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. She is the youngest person to ever win this award, a record she still holds.
• February 29 - In Lumberton, North Carolina, Daniel Green is convicted of the murder of James Jordan, the father of basketball star Michael Jordan. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. James Raymond Jordan Sr ( July 31, 1936 - July 23, 1993) was the father of the legendary Basketball superstar Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman
• February 29 - A Boeing 737 flying for Faucett Airlines in route from Lima to Rodriguez Ballon airport crashed into a mountain near Arequipa. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Compañía de Aviación Faucett, colloquially known as simply Faucett Perú or Faucett, was a Peruvian Airline. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking For the Cactus Genus, see Oreocereus. Arequipa is the capital of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru All 123 people on board died. See Faucett Flight 251. Faucett Flight 251 was a flight that crashed on March 1, 1996 ( February 29, 1996 at Peruvian time at Arequipa Peru.
• February 29 - At least 81 people drown when a boat capsizes 120 kilometres east of Kampala, in Uganda. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Kampala is the Capital city of Uganda. With a population of 1208544 (2002 it is the largest city in Uganda The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa.

March

• March 1 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi forces refuse UNSCOM inspection teams access to 5 sites designated for inspection. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U United Nations Special Commission ( UNSCOM) was an inspection regime created by the United Nations to ensure Iraq 's compliance with policies concerning The teams enter the sites only after delays of up to 17 hours.
• March 2 - John Howard is elected Prime Minister of Australia in a landslide victory over the Labor Party's Paul Keating. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996
• March 2 - Ranabima Royal College, Sri Lanka, is established. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good
• March 3 - Jose Maria Aznar, leader of the Popular Party, is elected prime minister of Spain, replacing Felipe Gonzalez. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian (born 25 February 1953 served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 The People's Party ( Spanish: Partido Popular, PP) is the main right Political party in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Felipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942 is a Spanish socialist politician
• March 3 to March 4 - Two more suicide bombs explode in Israel, killing 32. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Yahya Ayyash Units admit responsibility, and Palestinian president Yasser Arafat condemns the killings in a televised address. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Israel warns of retaliations.
• March 6 - A boat carrying market traders capsizes outside Freetown harbour, in Sierra Leone, killing at least 86. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Freetown is the Capital and largest City of Sierra Leone, and a major Port on the Atlantic Ocean. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.
• March 6 - Chechen rebels attack the Russian government headquarters in Grozny. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Grozny (Гро́зный Соьлж-ГIала Sölƶ-Ġala or Соьлжа-ГIала Sölƶa -Ġala sometimes referred to as ce Джовхар-ГIала Seventy Russian soldiers and policemen and 130 Chechen fighters are killed.
• March 8 - The PRC begins surface to surface missile testing and military exercises off Taiwanese coastal areas. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A surface-to-surface missile (also ground-to-ground missile, SSM or GTGM) is a guided projectile launched from a hand-held vehicle mounted trailer mounted Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The United States government condemns the act as provocation, and the Taiwanese government warns of retaliation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
• March 9 - Jorge Sampaio is the new Portuguese president. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Background Sampaio was born in Lisbon on 18 September 1939 The Sampaio family lived abroad in the United States and England for some years Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• March 13 - The Dunblane Massacre: Unemployed former shopkeeper Thomas Hamilton walks into the Dunblane Primary School in Scotland and opens fire, killing 16 students and 1 teacher before fatally shooting himself. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The Dunblane massacre was a multiple Murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996 The Dunblane massacre was a multiple Murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• March 14 - An international peace summit is held in Egypt, in response to escalating terrorist attacks in the Middle East. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• March 16 - Robert Mugabe is reelected president of Zimbabwe, although only 32 percent of the electorate actually voted. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
• March 17 - Sri Lanka wins the Cricket World Cup by storming to a famous victory against the tournament favourite Australia. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• March 18 - 162 die in a fire at the Ozone Disco in Quezon City, Philippines. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor A fire at the Ozone Disco Club in Quezon City, Philippines broke out shortly after midnight Philippine Standard Time, March 18, 1996 Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• March 19 - In Los Angeles, California, Lyle and Erik Menendez are found guilty of first-degree murder for the shotgun killing of their parents. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10 1968 and brother Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27 1971 were convicted in a highly publicized trial for the shotgun murders in 1989
• March 20 - The British Government announces that Bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been likely transmitted to people. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) commonly known as Mad-Cow Disease ( MCD) is a fatal Neurodegenerative disease in Cattle
• March 23 - The Republic of China or Taiwan holds its first direct elections for president; Lee Teng-hui is re-elected. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Lee Teng-hui ( POJ: Lí Teng-hui born 15 January 1923 is a Politician of Taiwan.
• March 24 - Islamists clash with security forces in Kashmir, killing 11. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir
• March 25 - An 81-day long standoff between antigovernment Freemen in Jordan, Montana and federal officers begins. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. The Montana Freemen were a Christian Patriot group based in Montana, United States, near the town of Jordan. Jordan is a town in and the County seat of Garfield County, Montana, United States.
• March 25 - The 68th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California with Braveheart winning Best Picture. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. The 68th Academy Awards was held on March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles California. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Braveheart is a 1995 historical action-drama movie produced and directed by Mel Gibson, who also starred in the title role The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working
• March 26 - The International Monetary Fund approves a $10. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic 2 billion loan to Russia for economic reform. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• March 28 - Fire breaks out at the Pasar Anyar shopping centre in Bogor, West Java. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Bogor is a city in West Java with a population of approximately 800000 people in the CBD area and 2000000 in suburban area bringing a total of 3 million population West Java (Jawa Barat with population around 3572 million is the most populous province of Indonesia, located on Java Island. The first death toll estimate is 78 until rescuers notice that 68 of them are mannequins. Mannequin (alternately manikin, mannikin, manakin, dummy or lay figure)
• March 28 - Three British soldiers are found guilty of the manslaughter of Danish tour guide Louise Jensen in Cyprus. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants Louise Jensen ( March 19 1972 - September 16 1994) was a tour guide from Denmark who was abducted by British soldiers Allan Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Allan Ford, Justin Fowler and Geoffrey Pernell receive life sentences for their crime, which was committed in September 1994. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
• March 28 - A 5. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. 7 magnitude earthquake kills 62 and injures 110 people, and destroys 70 percent of the town of Pujili in Ecuador. Pujilí is a small Town in the Cotopaxi province of Ecuador. It houses mainly indigenous Ecuadorians and does not see a lot of tourists For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics.

April

• April 1 - The Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia is created. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
• April 1 - An overcrowded ferry sinks off the coast of Irois, Haiti killing more than 200 people. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
• April 2 - U. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of S. Mafioso John Gotti is found guilty of murdering Paul Castellano. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the
• April 3 - A Boeing 737 military jet crashes into a mountain north of Dubrovnik, in Croatia. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ||-||-||-||-||-||-||} Dubrovnik (ˈdǔbro̞ːʋniːk Dalmatian: Ragusa; Latin: Ragusium, also Rhausium, Rhaugia; Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between All 35 people on board died, including United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to Ronald Brown or Ron Brown may refer to Ron Brown (American football (born 1961 American football player and Olympic athlete Ronnie See 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash. On April 3, 1996, a US Air Force CT-43 crashed in Croatia while on an official trade mission
• April 3 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his Montana cabin. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
• April 3 - Massacres of Hutus by Tutsis in Burundi take place, with more than 450 killed in a few days. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. The The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda
• April 6 - Fighting breaks out in Monrovia in Liberia between various rebel factions struggling for power in the country's interrupted civil war. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus For alternate meanings see Monrovia (disambiguation. Monrovia, is the Capital city of the West African nation of Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire Several foreign nationals leave the nation.
• April 6 - Major League Soccer kicks off in front of an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first game. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Spartan Stadium, located in San Jose California, is the football stadium of the San José State University Spartans. San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda scored the league's first goal in a 1-0 victory over D. C. United. The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in San Jose California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States Eric Wynalda (born June 9, 1969 in Fullerton, California) is an American international center forward currently playing for Bakersfield DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D
• April 6 - Turkish authorities begin Operation Hawk, an army offensive against rebels from the Kurdish Worker's Party in southeastern Turkey. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• April 11 - The Israeli government launches Operation Grapes of Wrath, consisting of massive attacks on Lebanon, in retaliation for prior terrorist attacks, and sparking off a violent series of retaliations. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Historical Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict After continual cross border attacks committed by forces in Southern Lebanon, the Israeli army Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• April 12 - Jessica Dubroff, aged 7, is killed in a crash near Cheyenne, Wyoming while attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Jessica Whitney Dubroff ( May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a 7-year-old pilot trainee who was attempting to become the youngest person to fly Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U
• April 16 - The NBA's 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls, with Michael Jordan's lead, go on to set a new NBA record for the most wins in a season, achieving their 70th win. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman
• April 18 - Qana Massacre: Over 100 Lebanese civilians are killed after Israel shells the UN compound in Qana. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. The shelling of Qana, commonly referred to as the Qana massacre, took place on April 18, 1996 in Qana, a village Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Qana also spelled Cana (in قـانـا) is a village in Southern Lebanon located southeast of the city of Tyre and north of the border with
• April 18 - In reaction to the Qana Massacre, an Islamist group in Egypt open fire on a hotel, killing 18 Greek tourists and injuring 17 others. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. The shelling of Qana, commonly referred to as the Qana massacre, took place on April 18, 1996 in Qana, a village Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• April 21 - A general election in Italy proclaims a new government headed by Romano Prodi and his Olive Tree coalition, replacing Silvio Berlusconi. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (born 9 August 1939 is an Italian politician and statesman He served as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister of Italy twice from 17 May The Olive Tree ( L'Ulivo) was a denomination used for several successive Centre-left Italian political coalitions from 1995 to 2007 (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor
• April 24 - At the urging of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation drops its clause calling for the removal of Israel. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israeli government responds by dropping a similar clause concerning the existence of Palestine. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
• April 26 - The Rent opens. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Rent is a Rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini 's Opera La Bohème
• April 28 - Port Arthur massacre: Martin Bryant kills 35 people at the Port Arthur, Tasmania tourist site, Australia. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title The Port Arthur massacre of 28 April 1996 was a killing spree which claimed the lives of 35 people and wounded 37 others mainly at the historic Martin John Bryant (born 7 May 1967) murdered 35 people and injured 19 others in the Port Arthur massacre, a killing spree in Tasmania Port Arthur is a small town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• April 28 - A bomb explodes in Bhaiperu, Pakistan, killing more than sixty people. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and

May

• Iraq disarmament crisis: UNSCOM supervises the destruction of Al-Hakam, Iraq's main production facility of biological warfare agents. The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U
• May 4 - A Sudanese Federal Airlines jet crashed on a domestic flight in a severe dust storm while making an emergency landing 325 kilometres northeast of Khartoum, killing all 53 passengers and crew. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm) is the Capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State.
• May 8 - dedication of the Keck II telescope
• May 9 - South Africa's National Party pulls out of the two year-old coalition government, and the African National Congress assumes full political control. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen The W M Keck Observatory is a two-telescope Astronomical observatory at the 4145 meter (13600 ft summit of Mauna Kea in Hawai'i. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The National Party ( Afrikaans: Nasionale Party) (with its members sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats) was the governing party of The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions
• May 9 - Incumbent president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni wins a landslide victory in the country's first first direct presidential elections, securing 75% of the vote. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ( (born c 1944 Ntungamo, Uganda) has been the President of Uganda since 29 January 1986
• May 10 - 1996 Everest Disaster: A sudden storm engulfs Mount Everest with several climbing teams high on the mountain, leaving 8 dead. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. The 1996 Everest Disaster refers to a single day of the 1996 climbing season May 11, 1996, when eight people died on Mount Everest during summit attempts Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in By the end of the month, at least 4 other climbers die in the worst season of fatalities on the mountain to date.
• May 10 - The Australian government introduces a nationwide ban on the private possession of both automatic and semi-automatic rifles, in response to the Port Arthur massacre. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Automatic rifle is a term generally used to describe a Self-loading rifle chambered for a rifle cartridge capable of delivering both semi A semi-automatic rifle is a type of Rifle that fires a single Bullet each time the trigger is pulled without the need manually to operate a
• May 10 - Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong, facing forced repatriation due to their classification as economic migrants rather than refugees, stage a protest at the Whitehead Detention Centre. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Boat people is a term that usually refers to Illegal immigrants or Asylum seekers who emigrate en masse in boats that are sometimes old and crudely made rendering Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Repatriation (from late Latin repatriare - to restore someone to his homeland is the process of return of Refugees or Soldiers to their homes According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race
• May 11 - After takeoff from Miami, Florida, a fire started by improperly-handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the ValuJet Flight 592 was a flight that crashed on May 11 1996 en route from Miami International Airport in Miami Florida, United States to Hartsfield WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Everglades is also the name of a city in Collier County Florida
• May 13 - Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially
• May 15 - Nine hostages held by the Free Papua Organization in Irian Jaya are rescued after an operation by the Indonesian military. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Free Papua Movement (Indonesian Organisasi Papua Merdeka, abbreviated OPM) is a Separatist organization established in 1965 which The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Two other hostages are later found dead.
• May 17 to May 28 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is elected the new prime minister of India, replacing P. V. Narasimha Rao of the Indian National Congress. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Atal Bihari Vajpayee (अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी əʈəl bɪhaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpeiː (born December 25 1924 The eleventh Prime Minister of India. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (పాములపర్తి వెంకట నరసింహారావు (28 June 1921 &ndash 23 December 2004 was the 12th Prime Minister Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major Political party in India. However, the party does not receive an overall majority and Vajpayee resigns thirteen days later rather than face a no confidence vote, and is replaced by the United Front, led Deve Gowda. The United Front was a coalition of political parties which formed India 's government between 1996 and 1998 Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (ಹರದನಹಳ್ಳಿ ದೊಡ್ಡೇಗೌಡ ದೇವೇಗೌಡ (born 18 May 1933 was the twelfth Prime Minister of
• May 18 - The X Prize Foundation launches the US$10 million Ansari X Prize, which would go on to be won in 2004, by Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. The X PRIZE Foundation is a non-profit prize institute that designs and manages public competitions for the benefit of humanity The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Ansari X PRIZE was a Space competition in which the X PRIZE Foundation offered a US$ 10000000 Prize for the first non-government "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943 in Estacada Oregon) is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality SpaceShipOne is a Spaceplane that completed the first privately funded Human spaceflight on June 21, 2004.
• May 19 - President of the Bosnian Serbs Radovan Karadzic resigns from public office after being indicted for war crimes. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Radovan Karadžić (Радован Караџић râdovaːn kâraʤiʨ born in Petnjica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied
• May 20 - Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules (Romer v. Evans) against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of homosexuals. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Romer v Evans, 517 US 620 ( 1996) was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with civil rights and state laws The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.
• May 21 - The MV Bukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters in Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000 in one of Africa's worst maritime disasters. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. MV Bukoba was a passenger steamer that sank in Lake Victoria, 30 kilometers from Mwanza, Tanzania on May 21 1996, killing Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.
• May 21 - The Trappist Martyrs of Atlas are executed. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Trappist redirects here This article is about the Cistercian order The Roman Catholic Trappist Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O
• May 23 - Swede Göran Kropp reaches the Mount Everest summit alone without oxygen, after having bicycled there from Sweden. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Göran Kropp ( December 11, 1966 &ndash September 30, 2002) was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer born in Eskilstuna Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• May 23 - Members of the Armed Islamic Group in Algeria kill seven French Trappist monks, after talks with French government concerning the imprisonment of several GIA sympathisers break down. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Armed Islamic Group ( GIA, al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyah al-Musallaha, from French Groupe Islamique Armé; Arabic الجماعة الإسلامية Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Trappist redirects here This article is about the Cistercian order
• May 27 - First Chechnya War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire in the war. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed The First Chechen War also known as the War in Chechnya was fought between Russia and Chechnya from 1994 to 1996 and resulted in Chechnya's Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• May 28 - Albania's general election of May 26 is declared unfair by international monitors, and the ruling Democratic Party under President Sali Berisha is charged by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe with rigging the elections. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Democratic Party of Albania ( Albanian: Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë) is a Center-right, Conservative, Political party in (born October 15, 1944) is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania. Several hundred protestors gather in Tirana to demonstrate against the election result. Tirana (Tiranë or Tirana is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania.
• May 30 - The Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, wins a narrow victory in the Israeli general election. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. (בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21 1949, Tel Aviv) was For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• May 30 - The Hoover Institution released an optimistic report that global warming would probably reduce mortality in the United States and provide Americans with valuable benefits. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following The Hoover Institution on War Revolution and Peace is a libertarian Public policy Think tank and Library founded in 1919 by U Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1]
• May 31 - FIFA decides to give the FIFA World Cup 2002, the first World Cup in Asia, to Japan and South Korea, becoming the first World Cup with co-host countries in the history of the event. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː

June

• Iraq disarmament crisis: As Iraq continues to refuse inspectors access to a number of sites, the U. The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U S. fails in its attempt to build support for military action against Iraq in the UN Security Council.
• June 1 to June 3 - The Czech Republic's first general election ends inconclusively. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Prime Minister Václav Klaus and his incumbent Civic Democratic Party emerge as the winners, but are unable to form a majority government. Václav Klaus (ˈvaːtslaf ˈklaʊ̯s born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic (since 2003 reelected 2008 and a former The Civic Democratic Party ( Czech: Občanská demokratická strana - abbreviation ODS is the largest Right-wing Political party in the President Václav Havel refuses to invite Klaus to form a coalition. Václav Havel, GCB, CC, ( (born October 5, 1936) is a Czech Playwright Writer and Politician
• June 4 - The space rocket Ariane 5 explodes 40 seconds after takeoff in French Guiana. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. A rocket or rocket vehicle is a Missile, Aircraft or other Vehicle which obtains Thrust by the reaction of the Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France The project cost European governments 7. 5 billion US dollars over 11 years.
• June 6 - Leighton W. Smith, Jr. resigns as NATO commander in the face of increasing criticism. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Leighton W "Snuffy" Smith Jr was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. The North Atlantic Treaty
• June 7 - An IRA gang murders Detective Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched armed robbery in Adare, County Limerick. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Detective Garda Jerry McCabe was a member of the Garda Síochána, the police force of the Republic of Ireland. County Limerick ( Contae Luimnigh in Irish) is a County in the Province of Munster, located in the mid-west of Ireland with County
• June 8 - Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the longest ever women's final at the French Open to win her 19th Grand Slam title. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No Aránzazu (Arantxa Isabel Maria Sanchez Vicario (born December 18 1971 in Barcelona) is a former World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year
• June 10 - Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without Sinn Féin. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970
• June 10 - The Colorado Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup in their first season based out of Denver, Colorado, defeating the Florida Panthers 4 games to none. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft Avalanche captain Joe Sakic wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Joseph Steve Sakic (ˈsɑːkɨk (born July 7 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, who has The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs
• June 11 - An explosion in a Sao Paulo suburban shopping centre kills 44 and injures more than 100. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world
• June 11 - A peace convoy carrying Chechen separatist leaders and international diplomats is targeted by a series of remotely controlled land mines, killing eight. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
• June 12 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The panel says that the 1996 Communications Decency Act would infringe upon the free speech rights of adults. The Communications Decency Act of 1996 ( CDA) was arguably the first attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation.
• June 13 - An 81-day standoff between the Montana Freemen and FBI agents ends with their surrender in Montana. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The Montana Freemen were a Christian Patriot group based in Montana, United States, near the town of Jordan. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
• June 15 - In Manchester, UK, a massive IRA bomb injures over 200 people and devastates a large part of the city centre. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 1996 Manchester bombing was a bomb attack undertaken by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA in Manchester, England.
• June 16 - The Chicago Bulls win their 4th NBA Championship by defeating the Seattle Supersonics in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played
• June 19 - Boris Yeltsin emerges as winner in Russia's first round of presidential elections. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• June 20 - Thousands of Megawati Sukarnoputri supporters clash with police in Jakarta. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947) was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia.
• June 23 - The Nintendo 64 video game system is released in Japan. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• June 23 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu is given an official farewell at his retirement service in St George's Cathedral. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African Cleric and activist who rose to Worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent
• June 23 - Andreas Papandreou, former Prime minister of Greece and founder of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, dies in Athens at the age of 77. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (Ανδρέας Γ Παπανδρέου ( 5 February, 1919 23 June, 1996) was a Greek economist This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Greek state from its establishment during the Greek Revolution to the present day The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
• June 25 - The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Khobar Towers bombing was a terrorist attack on part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, located near the national oil company ( Saudi The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi S. servicemen.
• June 26 - Journalist Veronica Guerin is shot and killed in her car just outside Dublin. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Veronica Guerin ( July 5, 1958 - June 26, 1996) was an Irish journalist who was murdered in 1996 by Irish Drug dealers Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
• June 28 - A new government is formed in Turkey, with Necmettin Erbakan of Refah Partisi becoming prime minister of the coalition government, and deputy and foreign minister Tansu Ciller of the True Path Party succeeding him after two years. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Necmettin Erbakan, born in Sinop, is a Turkish Engineer, Academic, Politician (eventually political party leader and was Prime The Welfare Party (Refah Partisi (RP in Turkey was founded by Ahmed Tekdal in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties Milli Nizam Tansu Penbe Çiller (ˈtansu ˈtʃiller (born May 24 1946) is an Economist and Politician in Turkey.
• June 29 - The Prince's Trust concert is held in Hyde Park, London, and is attended by 150,000 people. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner The Who headlines the event in their first performance since 1989. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
• June 29 - An explosion in a firecrackers factory in Sichuan Province, China kills at least 36 people and injures another 52. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• June 30 - Costas Simitis is elected President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Greece. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Konstantinos Simitis (Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born June 23, 1936) usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• June 30 - Germany beats the Czech Republic to win Euro 96. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England.
• June 30 - Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic reliquishes power to his deputy, Biljana Plavsic. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Radovan Karadžić (Радован Караџић râdovaːn kâraʤiʨ born in Petnjica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian Biljana Plavšić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Плавшић (b

July

• Iraq disarmament crisis: U. The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U N. Inspector Scott Ritter attempts to conduct surprise inspections on the Republican Guard facility at the airport, but is blocked by Iraqi officials. William Scott Ritter Jr (born July 15 1961 is noted for his role as a chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998 and later for his For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• The Prague Manifesto declares the principles of the Esperanto movement. The Prague Manifesto (or Manifesto de Prago) is a set of seven widely-shared principles of the Esperanto movement is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world
• Confrontations occur in Northern Ireland between police and Orange Order protestors at Drumcree. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order or the Orange Lodge, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly Drumcree may also refer to the village of Drumcree County Westmeath Drumcree Church is the parish church of Drumcree a rural Church of Ireland parish
• July 1 - The Northern Territory in Australia legalises voluntary euthanasia. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner
• July 3 - Boris Yeltsin is reelected as President of Russia after the second round of elections. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Presidential elections were held in Russia in 1996. Incumbent Russian President Boris Yeltsin was seeking a four-year term The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской
• July 5 - Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Dolly was a ewe ( July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) that was the first Animal to be cloned from an adult Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Cloning in Biology is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as Bacteria, Insects The cell is the structural and functional unit of all known living Organisms It is the smallest unit of an organism that is classified as living and is often called The Roslin Institute is a government research institute at Roslin, a village in Midlothian, Scotland, that is sponsored by the Biotechnology Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• July 8 - Martina Hingis becomes the youngest person in history (age 15 years and 282 days) to win at Wimbledon in the Ladies' Doubles event. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious
• July 11 - Arrest warrants are issued for Bosnian Serb war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic by the Russell Tribunal in The Hague. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Radovan Karadžić (Радован Караџић râdovaːn kâraʤiʨ born in Petnjica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian Ratko Mladić (Ратко Младић râtkɔ mlǎːditɕ born March 12, 1942, was the Chief of Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska (the Bosnian The Russell Tribunal, also known as the International War Crimes Tribunal or Russell-Sartre Tribunal, was a public body organized by British philosopher Bertrand
• July 13 - A Republican Sinn Fein bomb explodes outside of a hotel in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, disrupting a wedding reception and injuring 17 people. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Republican Sinn Féin ( RSF; Irish: Sinn Féin Poblachtach) is a Political party operating in Ireland. Enniskillen ( is the county town (and largest town in County Fermanagh and the west of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• July 16 - An outbreak of E. coli food poisoning in Japan reaches 6,000 fatalities after a group of schoolchildren who have eaten contaminated lunches die. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease) is any Illness resulting from the consumption of food For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• July 17 - Paris and Rome-bound TWA Flight 800 (Boeing 747) explodes off the coast of Long Island, New York, killing all 230 on board. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Trans World Airlines (TWA Flight 800 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches
• July 18 - Howard Hughes is sentenced to life imprisonment at Chester Crown Court for the rape and murder of 7-year-old Sophie Hook at Llandudno 12 months previously. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 For the TV programme see Crown Court (TV series. The Crown Court of England and Wales is together with the High Court of Justice Howard Hughes (born 1965 in Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, Wales) is a convicted child murderer Llandudno (pronounced /ɬan'dɪdnɔ/ is a Seaside resort and Town in Conwy, Wales. The trial judge recommends that Hughes, 31, should never be released.
• July 19 - An F3 tornado 5. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures 5 miles away from the Westminster, Maryland city center injured 3 people and caused $5 million in damages. Westminster is the County seat of Carroll County, Maryland, United States. ^[2]
• July 19 - The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is opened by U. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. President Bill Clinton. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
• July 19 - Radovan Karadzic steps down as president of the Serb enclave in Bosnia. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Radovan Karadžić (Радован Караџић râdovaːn kâraʤiʨ born in Petnjica, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
• July 21 - Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River in Quebec, in one of Canada's most costly natural disasters. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Saguenay River (French rivière Saguenay) is a major River of Quebec, Canada. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A natural disaster is the consequence of a Natural hazard (eg
• July 24 - The Dehiwala train bombing kills 56 commuters outside Colombo. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The Dehiwala train bombing was carried out on July 24, 1996, by the LTTE, was condemned by the International community including USA and Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
• July 25 - The Tutsi-led Burundian army performs a coup and reinstalls previous president Pierre Buyoya, ousting current president Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda Major Pierre Buyoya (born 24 November 1949) is a Burundi politician who has ruled Burundi twice from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2003 Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (born Gishubi Gitega May 8, 1956) is a Burundi Politician.
• July 27 - The Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics kills 1 and injures 111. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist Bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia during the 1996 Summer The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International
• July 29 - The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a U. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat The Communications Decency Act of 1996 ( CDA) was arguably the first attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the S. federal court.

August

The electron microscope revealed chain structures in meteorite fragment ALH84001

• August 1 - Sarah Balabagan returns to the Philippines. ALH 84001 (full name Allan Hills 84001) is a Meteorite found in Allan Hills, Antarctica in December 1984 by a team of US meteorite hunters from Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Sarah Balabagan (born August 16, 1979) (her Family name phonetically pronounced as Ba-la-BAH-gan was a Filipina prisoner in the United The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• August 1 - A pro-democracy demonstration supporting Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia is broken up by riot police. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947) was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• August 1 - Michael Johnson wins the 200m finals of 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in a world-record time of 19. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Michael Johnson or Mike Johnson may refer to In music: Michael Johnson (singer (born 1944 Mike Johnson (guitarist The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International 32 seconds.
• August 4 - The 1996 Summer Olympics conclude. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International
• August 6 - NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program ALH 84001 (full name Allan Hills 84001) is a Meteorite found in Allan Hills, Antarctica in December 1984 by a team of US meteorite hunters from
• August 6 - The Australian census is conducted. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency.
• August 7 - Heavy rains kill more than 80 campers near Huesca, Spain. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Huesca (Uesca Latin: Osca; Greek:, Ptol ii 6 § 68 is a city in Aragon, Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• August 9 - Boris Yeltsin is sworn in at the Kremlin for a second term as President of Russia. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 View01jpg|thumb|right|250px|Remains of the Kolomna Kremlin]] Kremlin (Кремль Kreml) is the Russian word for "fortress" "citadel" or "castle" The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской
• August 11 - The British rock band Oasis plays the biggest free-standing concert in UK history at Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991
• August 13 - Data sent back by the Galileo space probe indicates there may be water on one of Jupiter's moons. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life.
• August 14 - A rocket ignited during a fireworks display in Arequipa, Peru knocks down a high-tension power cable into a dense crowd, electrocuting 35 people. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures A firework is classified as a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes For the Cactus Genus, see Oreocereus. Arequipa is the capital of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• August 15 - Bob Dole is nominated for President of the United States, and Jack Kemp for Vice President, at the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Jack French Kemp Jr (born July 13 1935 is an American politician and former professional American football player The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• August 20 - A thousands-large protest in Seoul, calling for reunification with North Korea, is broken up by riot police. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Riot control refers to the measures used by police military or other forces to control, disperse and arrest civilians that are involved in a Riot, demonstration
• August 23 - Osama bin Laden writes "The Declaration of Jihad on the Americans Occupying the Country of the Two Sacred Places," a call for the removal of American forces from Saudi Arabia. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March
• August 26 - Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( PRWORA,) is a United States federal law considered to be a fundamental shift in both the method
• August 28 - Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are formally divorced at the High Court of Justice in London. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital For the Cameroonian court by this name see High Court of Justice (Cameroon, for the Israeli court of this name see Supreme Court of Israel. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales is restyled Diana, Princess of Wales.
• August 29 - U. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) S. President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are renominated at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• August 29 - A Russian Tupolev 143 jetliner crashes into a mountain as it approaches the airport at Spitsbergen, in Norway, killing all 141 people on board. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Tupolev ( Туполев) is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Moscow. Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen, and sometimes misspelled Spitzbergen) is a Norwegian island the largest Island of the
• August 31 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi forces launch an offensive into the northern No-Fly Zone and capture Arbil. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U The Iraqi no-fly zones are two separate No-fly zones (NFZs and were proclaimed by the United States, United Kingdom and France after the
• August 31 - The Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a football game between Kansas State University and Texas Tech University in Manhattan, Kansas. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a College football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Tech" or "TTU" Manhattan is a city in Pottawatomie and Riley counties in the northeastern part of the U

September

• September 2 - A permanent peace agreement is signed at the Malacañang Palace between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Malacañan Palace, colloquially the Malacañang Palace, is the Official residence of the President of the Philippines. The political system in the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative and democratic Republic The Moro National Liberation Front ( MNLF) is a political organization in the Philippines.
• September 3 - The U. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius S. launches Operation Desert Strike against Iraq in reaction to the attack on Arbil. Operation Desert Strike was a Military operation that lasted for a few weeks in September 1996 during one of the Iraqi disarmament crises. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• September 4 - The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia attack a military base in Guaviare, Colombia, starting 3 weeks of guerrilla warfare that will claim the lives of at least 130 Colombians. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo also known by the Acronym of Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.
• September 19 - The scoreboard at Buffalo's US$127. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. 5 million dollar HSBC Arena falls to the ice just hours before a National Hockey League game; no one is injured. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
• September 22 - The Panhellenic Socialist Movement under the leadership of Costas Simitis succeeds in the 1996 Greek legislative election. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So Konstantinos Simitis (Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born June 23, 1936) usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister
• September 24 - U. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. S. President Bill Clinton signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT bans all nuclear explosions in all environments for military or civilian purposes The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• September 25 - The last of the Magdalen Asylums is closed in Ireland. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Magdalene Asylums were institutions for so-called "fallen" women most of them operated by different orders of the Roman Catholic Church. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• September 27 - In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city of Kabul, after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with Burhanuddin Rabbani ( - Burhânuddîn Rabbânî) (born 1940 an ethnic Tajik, is a former President of Afghanistan. Najibullah ( Pashto: نجيب الله; born August 1947 killed September 27, 1996) was the fourth and last President of the
• September 29 - The Nintendo 64 is released in North America. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The, often abbreviated as N64, is Nintendo 's third home Video game console for the international market

October

• October 2 - The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule S. President Bill Clinton. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
• October 2 - The former prime minister of Bulgaria, Andrei Lukanov, is assassinated. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
• October 2 - An Aeroperu Boeing 757 crashes into the Pacific Ocean when the instruments failed just after takeoff from Lima airport, killing all 70 on board. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Aeroperú (shorter for Empresa Nacional de Aero navegación del Perú, SA Air Navigation Company of Peru'' was the national flag air carrier WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking
• October 14 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 62 to close at 6,010. 00, the Dow's first close above 6,000.
• October 22 - A fire at La Planta prison in southwest Caracas, Venezuela kills 30 prisoners. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the
• October 23 - The O.J. Simpson civil trial begins in Santa Monica, California. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player,
• October 25 - The Toronto International Film Show begins, feturing such films as Twelfth Night. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a
• October 26 - The New York Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves to win their 23rd World Series title and first in 18 years. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• October 30 - Fighting erupts when Banyamulenga Tutsis of Laurent Kabila in Zaire seize Uvira and proceed to kill Hutu refugees. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa Laurent-Désiré Kabila ( November 27, 1939 – January 16, 2001) was President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Republic of Zaire (pronunciation; République du Zaïre was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971 Uvira is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the province of Sud-Kivu, located at the north end of Lake Tanganyika. The
• October 31 - A Brazilian TAM Fokker airliner crashes into a densely populated area of Sao Paulo, killing 103. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Fokker was a Dutch Aircraft manufacturer named after its founder Anthony Fokker. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world

November

Bill Clinton

• Iraq disarmament crisis: UNSCOM inspectors uncover buried prohibited missile parts. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM teams to remove remnants of missile engines for analysis outside of the country
• November 5 - U.S. presidential election, 1996: Democrat incumbent Bill Clinton defeats Republican challenger Bob Dole to win his second term. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time
• November 7 - A devastating category 4 Cyclone strikes Andhra Pradesh, India. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat In Meteorology, a cyclone refers to an area of closed circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The storm surge sweeps fishing villages out to sea, over 2,000 people die. 95 percent of the crops are completely destroyed.
• November 7 - NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Mars Global Surveyor ( MGS) was a US Spacecraft developed by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched
• November 8 - All 141 people on board a Nigerian-owned Boeing 727 died when the aircraft crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while approaching Lagos airport. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with
• November 12 - Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 has a mid-air collision with Kazakhstan Airlines Il-76, resulting in the loss of 349 lives. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Saudi Arabian Airlines ( Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية is the national Airline of Saudi Arabia, based The 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision occurred on 12 November 1996 when Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 (SV 763 a Boeing 747-168B en route from Air Kazakhstan (also Kazakhstan Airlines) was the national Airline of the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan.
• November 15 - State Street in Chicago is re-opened to pedestrian traffic. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. State Street is a major north-south thoroughfare in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• November 16 - Mother Teresa receives honorary U. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink S. citizenship.
• November 17 - A bomb explosion in Kaspiysk, Russia kills 32 people. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Kaspiysk (Каспи́йск until 1947 known as Dvigatelstroy (ru Дви́гательстро́й is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• November 18 - World-renowned bird expert Tony Silva is sentenced to 7 years in prison without parole for leading an illegal parrot smuggling ring. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Tony Silva (born 1962 is an American ornithologist, one-time president of the American Parrot Association and former director at Tenerife 's Loro Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions
• November 18 - Martyn Bryant is sentenced to life imprisonment, 2 weeks after confessing to murdering 35 people in Tasmania earlier this year. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass
• November 19 - STS-80: was the longest mission of the Space Shuttle program, flew by Space Shuttle Columbia. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land STS-80 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's
• November 21 - A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store and office building in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Propane is a three- Carbon Alkane, normally a gas but compressible to a liquid that is transportable The Humberto Vidal Explosion (sometimes also referred to as the Río Piedras Explosion) was a Gas explosion that occurred on November 21, 1996 San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in
• November 21 - Demonstrations in Zagreb for survival of Radio 101. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Radio 101 - Independent radio station with alternative and latest music and breaking news in Croatia.
• November 23 - The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Angola. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central

Flight 961 breaks up in the Indian Ocean after it ran out of fuel. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked on 23 November 1996 en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay - Addis Ababa -Nairobi- The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface

• November 23 - Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked on 23 November 1996 en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay - Addis Ababa -Nairobi- The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ
• November 25 - An ice storm strikes the U. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the An ice storm is a type of Winter storm characterized by Freezing rain. S. , killing 26 directly, hundreds more from accidents. A powerful windstorm blasts Florida; winds gust to 90 mph. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
• November 25 - The U. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the S. stock market, especially the Dow Jones Industrial Average, gains at an incredibly fast pace following the 1996 Presidential election. A stock market, or (equity market is a private or public market for the trading of company Stock and derivatives of company The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several It gains 10 days in a row during the month.
• November 25 - The APEC Summit in the Philippines is opened

December

• December 2 - U. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire S. President Bill Clinton signs the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
• December 5 - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan gives a speech in which he suggests that "irrational exuberance" may have "unduly escalated asset values". Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Alan Greenspan (born March 6 1926 in New York City) is an American Economist and was from 1987 to 2006 the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of For other uses of the term Irrational exuberance, see the Irrational exuberance (disambiguation article
• December 12 - Uday Hussein is seriously injured in an assassination attempt. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (18 June 1964 Baghdad &ndash 22 July 2003 Mosul) (عُدي صدّام حُسين was the eldest son of Saddam Hussein
• December 17 - The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement takes 72 hostages in the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement ( Spanish: Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA was a Communist guerrilla movement For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• December 20 - Steve Jobs's company NeXT is bought by Apple Computer, the company co-founded by Jobs. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955 is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc and former CEO of Pixar Animation NeXT Computer Inc (later NeXT Software Inc) was an American Computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California that Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics
• December 26 - Start of the largest strike in South Korean history. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. In December 1996 and January 1997, South Korea experienced the largest organized strike in its history when workers in the automotive South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
• December 26 - Six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey is murdered in the basement of her parents' home in Boulder, Colorado. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. JonBenét Patricia Ramsey ( August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was an American girl and child beauty pageant contestant made famous Boulder is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of Boulder County, Colorado, in the United States
• December 27 - Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base, which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Bagram Air Base is a militarized Airport and housing complex that is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parwan } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with
• December 29 - Guatemala and the leaders of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Union sign a peace accord that ends a 36-year civil war. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (in Spanish: Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca, URNG-MAIZ or most commonly URNG A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state
• December 30 - In the Indian state of Assam, a passenger train is bombed by Bodo separatists, killing 26. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Assam) ( Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city The Bodos (pronounced BO-ros) are an Ethnic and linguistic community early settlers of Assam in the North-East of India.
• December 30 - Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers, who shut down services across Israel. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St (בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21 1949, Tel Aviv) was For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• December 31 - The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway is merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, making it one of the largest railroad mergers in U. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States -based Railroad company operating between 1970 and 1996 The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in S. history.

Undated

• General Motors EV1 launched. The EV1 was the first modern production electric vehicle from a major automaker and also the first purpose-built Electric car produced by General Motors (GM in the The EV1 is the first electric car to go into mass production.

Ongoing

• Search-engine revolution, and Computer Age. Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present era

Fictional

The following are references to year 1996 in fiction:

• The 1991 film Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man starting Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson takes place in 1996. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 Action film, starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson. Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr (born September 16, 1952 in Schenectady New York) is an American Actor, who has appeared Don Johnson (born Donnie Wayne Johnson, December 15 1949 Personal life Relationships and family At 22 Johnson began a four-year liaison

Environmental

• The invasive species Asian long-horned beetle is found in New York. Introduced species|Weed Invasive species is a phrase with several definitions The Asian longhorned beetle ( Anoplophora glabripennis) (ALB sometimes called Starry Sky (Sky Oxen in China beetle is native to China and other areas New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Births

• January 1 - Mary Gibbs, American actress
• January 5 - Max Baldry, English/Russian actor
• January 5 - Emma Bolger, Irish actress
• January 29 - Megan Jossa, English actress
• February 7 - Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer
• February 9 - Jimmy Bennett, American actor
• February 17 - Sasha Pieterse, South African actress
• February 19 - Allen Alvarado, American Actor
• February 28 - Bobbe' J. Thompson, American actor
• March 6 - Savanah Stehlin, American actress
• March 18 - Madeline Carroll, American actress
• April 14 - Abigail Breslin, American actress
• April 17 - Dee Dee Davis, American actress
• April 25 - Allisyn Ashley Arm, American actress
• July 5 - Dolly the Sheep, first cloned mammal (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Mary Jessica Gibbs (born October 5, 1996 in Pasadena California) is an American voice actress Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Maxim Alexander "Max" Baldry (born January 5, 1996) is a young English Actor who starred as Stepan in Mr Bean's Holiday Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Emma Bolger (born 5 January 1996 in Dublin) is an Irish child actress Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Megan Carmel Jossa (born 29 January 1996 in Bexley, London, England) is a Child actress best known for playing Courtney Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince is a Japanese pop singer currently a member of °C-ute and Hello! Project Kids. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. James "Jimmy" Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American Child actor. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Sasha Pieterse (born February 17, 1996) is a child actress. Pieterse started acting in 2002, when she was given a role as one of the Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Allen Alvarado (born February 19, 1996 in Park Ridge Illinois) is an American child actor Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Bobb'e Jaques Thompson (born February 28, 1997) is an American child actor Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Madeline Carroll (born March 18, 1996) is an American Child actress, who has appeared in a variety of television shows including Cold Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Abigail Ashley Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an Academy-Award nominated American child actress. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Dee Dee Davis (born on April 17, 1996 in Culver City, California) is an American Actress. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Allisyn Ashley Ann (born April 25, 1996) is an American actress. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Dolly was a ewe ( July 5, 1996 – February 14, 2003) that was the first Animal to be cloned from an adult 2003)
• July 23 - Rachel G. Fox, American actress
• August 7 - Tessa Allen, American actress
• August 17 - Ella Cruz, Filipina actress
• August 21 - Jamia Simone Nash, American actress
• September 8 - Krystal Reyes, Filipina actress
• September 27 - Princess Iman bint Al Abdullah II
• October 3 - Adair Tishler, American actress
• October 8 - Kylee Russell, American actress
• October 28 - Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
• October 28 - Naelee Rae, American actress
• November 3 - Aria Wallace, American actress
• November 22 - Madison Davenport, American actress and singer
• November 27 - Alexandra Astin, American actress
• December 22 - Makisig Morales, Fillipino actor

Deaths

January-June

• January 2 - Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Rachel G Fox (born as Rachel Bush, on July 23, 1996 in Lawrenceville Georgia) is an SAG Award - nominated American Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Tessa Allen (born August 7, 1996 in Manhattan Beach California) is an American child actress who made her Motion picture Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Gabriela Annjane U Cruz, better known by her Screen name Ella Cruz (born August 17, 1996 in Angat Bulacan, Philippines Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Jamia Simone Nash (born August 21, 1996) is an American child singer rapper and actress Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Jolina Marie B Reyes, better known by her Screen name Krystal Reyes (born September 8, 1996 in Santa Maria, Bulacan Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Princess Iman bint Al Abdullah (b September 27, 1996) is the first daughter and second child of King Abdullah Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Adair Tishler (born October 3, 1996) is an American Child actress, who has appeared in television shows such as Charmed Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Kylee Russell (born October 8, 1996) is an American child actress Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Jasmine Jessica Anthony (born October 28, 1996, in Tarzana, California) is an American actress Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Naelee Rae is a singer and actress She has appeared on the Apollo stage numerous times and has been featured as "Star of Tomorrow" on Showtime at the Apollo Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Roles Played Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008 (TV (filming. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran She has also taken the role of Ruthie Smithens in " Kit Kitteridge An american girl " along withAbigail Breslin Madison Danielle Davenport (born November 22, Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Alexandra Louise Astin, born on 27 November 1996 in California, USA, is an American actress known best as the daughter of actor Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Makisig Morales (born December 22, 1996) dubbed as the Prince of Hearts in the TV reality-show Little Big Star, is a child performer Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Karl Kalman Targownik ( June 17, 1915 - January 2, 1996) was a Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor 1915)
• January 5 - Yahya Ayyash, Palestinian terrorist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Yahya Abdal-Tif Ayyash (يحيى عياش February 22, 1966 - January 5, 1996) was the chief bombmaker of 1966)
• January 8 - François Mitterrand, President of France (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand ( 26 October 1916 8 January 1996 served as President of France from 1981 to 1995 elected as representative of the Socialist The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected 1916)
• January 9 - Fearless Nadia, Indian actress and stuntwoman (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Fearless Nadia ( January 8, 1908 - January 9, 1996) was a famous Indian actress and stuntwoman 1908)
• January 9 - Sultan Rahi, Pakistani film actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Sultan Muhammad ( Urdu: سلطان محمد) (popularly known as Sultan Rahi) ( 1938 - January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani 1938)
• January 15 - Les Baxter, American musician and composer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Les Baxter ( March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer 1922)
• January 15 - Paramount Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Moshoeshoe II ( May 2, 1938 - January 15, 1996) previously known as Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was the paramount chief of Lesotho 1938)
• January 17 - Barbara Jordan, American politician (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Barbara Charline Jordan ( February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American politician from Texas 1936)
• January 18 - Leonor Fini, Argentine artist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Leonor Fini ( August 30, 1908, Buenos Aires &mdash January 18, 1996, Paris) was an Argentine surrealist painter 1908)
• January 18 - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian (Telugu) film actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao ( Telugu:నందమూరి తారక రామా రావు( 28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996 1923)
• January 20 - Gerry Mulligan, American musician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996 was an American Jazz saxophonist Composer and arranger. 1927)
• January 25 - Jonathan Larson, American composer and playwright (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Jonathan Larson ( February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American Tony Award -winning Composer and 1960)
• January 26 - Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Georg Alexander Duke of Mecklenburg (Georg Alexander Herzog zu Mecklenburg 27 August 1921 26 January 1996) was the head of the The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg is a North German Dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918. 1921)
• January 28 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1940)
• January 28 - Jerry Siegel, American cartoonist (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17 1914 – January 28 1996 who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Siegel was a fan of movies 1914)
• January 31 - Gustave Solomon, American mathematician and engineer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Gustave Solomon ( October 27 1930 &ndash January 31 1996) was a Mathematician and Engineer who was one of the founders 1930)
• February 2 - Gene Kelly, American actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director 1912)
• February 3 - Audrey Meadows, American actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Audrey Meadows ( February 8, 1922 – February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the Deadpan 1926)
• February 6 - Guy Madison, American actor (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Guy Madison ( January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American Film and Television Actor. 1922)
• February 7 - Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky ( 10 September 1925 &ndash 7 February 1996) was a Soviet composer born in Moscow, whose works included 1925)
• February 11 - Kebby Musokotwane, Prime Minister of Zambia (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Kebby Musokotwane (1946&ndash 11 February 1996) was a politician from Zambia. List of Prime Ministers of Zambia See also List of Presidents of Zambia Lists of incumbents 1946)
• February 11 - Cyril Poole, English cricketer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Cyril John Poole, born March 13, 1921, in Mansfield, and died February 11, 1996, was a Cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire 1921)
• February 11 - Phil Regan, American actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Phil Regan ( 28 May 1906 - 11 February 1996) was an American actor who appeared in 30 movies during his career including 1906)
• February 11 - Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Amelia Rosselli ( Paris, 1930 - Rome, 1996 was an Italian Poet. 1930)
• February 12 - Bob Shaw, Irish writer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Bob Shaw, born Robert Shaw ( December 31, 1931 - February 12, 1996) was a Science fiction author and fan from Northern 1931)
• February 14 - Bob Paisley, English football manager (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Robert " Bob " Paisley OBE (23 January 1919 — 14 February 1996 was an English football half back who became 1919)
• February 15 - McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor McLean Stevenson ( November 14, 1927 – February 15, 1996) (full name Edgar McLean Stevenson Jr 1929)
• February 16 - Edmund G. Brown, Governor of California (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr ( April 21, 1905 February 16, 1996) was the 32nd Governor of California, serving 1905)
• February 16 - Brownie McGhee, American musician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Walter Brown ("Brownie" McGhee ( November 30 1915 - February 16 1996) was a folk - Blues Singer 1915)
• February 16 - Roger Bowen, American actor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Roger Bowen ( May 25, 1932 - February 16, 1996) was an American comedic actor and novelist known for his portrayal of Lt 1932)
• February 20 - Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese composer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> was a Japanese Composer and writer on Aesthetics and Music theory 1930)
• February 21 - Morton Gould, American musician and composer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Morton Gould ( December 10, 1913 &ndash February 21, 1996) was an American Pianist, Composer, conductor 1913)
• February 25 - Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian actor (murdered) (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Dr Haing S Ngor ( Traditional Chinese: 吳漢 March 22, 1940 &ndash February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian 1940)
• February 26 - Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Polish composer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Mieczysław Weinberg (also Moisey Vainberg, Moisey Samuilovich Vaynberg; Russian Моисей Самуилович Вайнберг; Polish 1919)
• March 3 - Marguerite Duras, French author and director (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French 1914)
• March 4 - Minnie Pearl, American comedian (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Minnie Pearl was the stage name of Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon ( October 25, 1912 - March 4, 1996) 1912)
• March 9 - George Burns, American actor and singer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor 1896)
• March 13 - Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish film director (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. ( June 27, 1941 &ndash March 13, 1996) was an influential Oscar -nominated Polish Film director and 1941)
• March 16 - Charlie Barnett, American actor (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king For other persons with this name see Charlie Barnett. Charlie Barnett ( September 23, 1954 &ndash March 16, 1954)
• March 17 - René Clément, French film director (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger René Clément (born March 18, 1913, Bordeaux, in the Gironde département of France - died March 17, 1996 1913)
• March 18 - Odysseas Elytis, Greek writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Odysseas Elytis (Οδυσσέας Ελύτης (November 2 1911—March 18 1996 is a legendary Greek poet,regarded as one of the most important representatives The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1911)
• March 19 - Virginia Henderson, American nurse theorist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Virginia Avenel Henderson ( November 30 1897 &ndash March 19 1996) was an American Nurse, researcher, theorist 1897)
• March 19 - Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Chen Jingrun ( May 22 1933 – March 19 1996) was a Chinese Mathematician who made significant contributions to Number 1933)
• March 25 - John Snagge, British radio personality (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge OBE ( 8 May[[ 904]] &ndash 25 March[[ 996]] was a long-time British newsreader and Commentator 1904)
• March 26 - David Packard, American engineer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. David Packard (September 7 1912 &ndash March 26 1996 was a co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1939 serving as president (1947-1964 CEO (1964-1968 and Chairman of the 1912)
• March 29 - Frank Daniel, Czech-born writer, director, producer, teacher (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Frank (František Daniel ( 14 April 1926 – March 29, 1996) was a Film director, producer and Scriptwriter 1926)
• March 31 - Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American musician (The Gun Club and The Cramps) (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Jeffrey Lee Pierce ( June 27, 1958 - March 31, 1996) was an American singer songwriter and guitarist For information on "gun clubs" see Shooting ranges ' The Gun Club was an American Punk blues band from Los Angeles The Cramps are an American Punk rock band formed in 1976. Their line-up has rotated much over the years with lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist 1958)
• April 1 - Florence Buchsbaum, theater director and musician (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Florence Buchsbaum ( January 15, 1926 – April 1, 1996) officially registered as "Gertrude Rosenberg" was born in Strasbourg 1926)
• April 3
  • Carl Stokes, American politician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Carl Burton Stokes ( June 21 1927 &ndash April 3 1996) was an American Politician of the Democratic party who 1927)
  • Herk Harvey, American film director (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Arnold "Herk" Harvey ( June 3 1924 &ndash April 3 1996) was an American Film director, Actor 1924)
• April 4
  • Barney Ewell, American athlete (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Harold Norwood "Barney" Ewell ( February 25, 1918 &ndash April 4, 1996) was an American athlete, winner 1918)
  • Boone Guyton, American test pilot (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Boone Tarleton Guyton United States Navy, ( September 4, 1913 - April 4, 1996) was a Naval Aviation Cadet experimental Test pilot 1913)
  • Larry LaPrise, American songwriter (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Larry LaPrise (Roland Lawrence LaPrise born 11 November 1912 in Detroit Michigan, died 11 April 1996 in Gooding Idaho 1912)
• April 6 - Greer Garson, English actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE ( September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an English-American actress who was 1904)
• April 8 - George W. Jenkins, American businessman (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian George Washington Jenkins ( September 29, 1907 &ndash April 8, 1996) was an American businessman and founder of Publix Super Markets 1907)
• April 20 - Christopher Robin Milne, English author and bookseller (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 &ndash 20 April 1996 was the son of author Alan Alexander Milne and Dorothy de Sélincourt. 1920)
• April 21 - Dzhokhar Dudaev, Chechen President (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev (Дудин Муса кант Жовхар Джохар Мусаевич Дудаев (February 1944 &ndash April 21 1996) was 1944)
• April 22 - Erma Bombeck, American humorist and writer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Erma Louise Bombeck ( February 21 1927 – April 22, 1996) born Erma Fiste, was an American Humorist who achieved 1927)
• April 25 - Saul Bass, American graphic designer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Saul Bass ( May 8, 1920 — April 25, 1996) was an American Graphic designer and Academy Award -winning filmmaker 1920)
• April 26 - Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter and producer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Stirling Dale Silliphant ( 16 January 1918 – 26 April 1996) was a prolific American Screenwriter and producer 1918)
• May 5 - Salli Terri, Canadian mezzo-soprano (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Salli C Terri ( September 3, 1922, London Ontario, Canada - May 5, 1996, Long Beach California) was a singer 1922)
• May 11 - Nnamdi Azikiwe, President of Nigeria (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe ( November 16, 1904 – May 11, 1996) usually referred to as Nnamdi Azikiwe, or informally History When Nigeria became a Federal republic within the Commonwealth in 1963 it retained the Parliamentary system of government inherited from 1904)
• May 11 - Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Rob Hall ( January 14 1961 - May 11, 1996) New Zealander was a Mountaineer best known for being head Guide of 1961)
• May 15 - Charles B. Fulton, American judge (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Charles Britton Fulton ( May 12, 1910 &ndash May 15, 1996) was a lawyer and United States federal judge. 1910)
• May 17 - Kevin Gilbert, American musician, composer, and record producer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Kevin Gilbert ( November 20, 1966 - May 17, 1996) was an American songwriter Musician, composer producer and collaborator 1966)
• May 17 - Scott Brayton, American race car driver (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Scott Brayton ( February 20, 1959 &ndash May 17, 1996) was a Race car driver from Coldwater, Michigan, on the 1959)
• May 20 - Jon Pertwee, British actor (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996 better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English Actor. 1919)
• May 21 - Paul Delph, American musician and producer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Paul Delph ( February 28, 1957 – May 21, 1996) was a Los Angeles -based singer songwriter producer engineer and studio musician 1957)
• May 22 - Seymour H. Knox III, hockey team owner (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. This is about the hockey-team owner For similar names see Seymour Knox. 1926)
• May 24 - Jacob Druckman, American composer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Jacob Druckman ( June 26 1928 – May 24 1996) was an American Composer born in Philadelphia. 1928)
• May 24 - Joseph Mitchell, American writer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned For the American military historian see Joseph B Mitchell. Joseph Mitchell ( July 27, 1908 - May 24, 1908)
• May 25 - Brad Nowell, American musician (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Bradley James "John" Nowell ( February 22 1968 – May 25 1996) was an American musician who served as Lead 1968)
• May 31 - Timothy Leary, American writer, psychologist, and advocate of psychedelic drug research and use (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist 1920)
• June 2 - Ray Combs, American game show host, and comedian (suicide) (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Raymond Neil "Ray" Combs Jr ( April 3, 1956 &mdash June 2, 1996) was an American comedian and host of the 1956)
• June 2 - Leon Garfield, English children's author (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Leon Garfield ( 14 July 1921, Brighton, Sussex, England – 2 June 1996) was a British writer of fiction 1921)
• June 6 - George Davis Snell, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year George Davis Snell ( December 19, 1903 &ndash June 6, 1996) was an American mouse Geneticist and basic transplant The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1903)
• June 10 - Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky, Austrian painter (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Marie-Louise von Motesiczky ( October 24, 1906 &ndash June 10, 1996) was an Austrian Jewish painter. 1906)
• June 15 - Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential 1917)
• June 17 - Thomas Kuhn, American philosopher of science (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Thomas Samuel Kuhn (surname ˈkuːn July 18, 1922  &ndash June 17, 1996) was an American intellectual who wrote extensively 1922)
• June 19 - G. David Schine, American businessman (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Gerard David Schine, better known as G David Schine ( September 11, 1927 &ndash June 19, 1996) was a wealthy heir to a hotel 1927)
• June 23 - Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (Ανδρέας Γ Παπανδρέου ( 5 February, 1919 23 June, 1996) was a Greek economist The Prime Minister of Greece ( Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the Head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of 1919)
• June 26 - Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (murdered) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Veronica Guerin ( July 5, 1958 - June 26, 1996) was an Irish journalist who was murdered in 1996 by Irish Drug dealers 1958)
• June 27 - Albert R. Broccoli, film producer (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American 1909)

July-December

• July 1 - William T. Cahill, America politician (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. William Thomas Cahill ( June 25 1912 July 1 1996) was an American Republican Party Politician who served as the 1912)
• July 3 - Raaj Kumar, Indian film actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Raaj Kumar ( Hindi: राज कुमार Urdu: راج کُمار) born Kulbushan Pandit, October 8, 1926 &ndash 1926)
• July 5 - Erik Wickberg, Salvation Army general (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Erik Wickberg ( July 6, 1904 &ndash July 5, 1996) was the 9th General of The Salvation Army (1969-1974 1904)
• July 12 - Jonathan Melvoin, musician (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Jonathan Melvoin ( December 6, 1961 - July 12, 1996) was an American musician active in the '80s and '90s 1961)
• July 14 - Jeff Krosnoff, American race car driver (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Jeffrey John Krosnoff ( September 24, 1964 &ndash July 14, 1996) was an American race car driver 1964)
• July 15 - Dana Hill, American actress (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Dana Lynne Goetz ( May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American Actress and Voice actor who was best known 1964)
• July 20 - Frantisek Planicka, Czech footballer (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold František Plánička (ˈfrantiʃɛk ˈplaːnitʃka FRAN-ti-shek PLAN-ich-kah) ( June 2, 1904 &ndash July 20, 1996) was a Czech 1904)
• July 21 - Herb Edelman, American Actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Herbert "Herb" Edelman ( November 5 1933, Brooklyn New York – July 21 1996, Woodland Hills California) was 1933)
• July 27 - Jane Drew, English architect (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Dame Jane Drew DBE, FRIBA ( 24 March 1911 &ndash 27 July 1996) was an English Modernist Architect 1911)
• July 28 - Roger Tory Peterson, American naturalist and artist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Roger Tory Peterson ( August 28, 1908 &ndash July 28, 1996) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, artist and educator 1908)
• July 30 - Claudette Colbert, American actress (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Claudette Colbert ( IPA: /koʊlˈbɛɹ/ ( September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was a French -born American stage 1903)
• August 1 - Tadeus Reichstein, Polish-born chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Tadeusz Reichstein ( July 20, 1897 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a Polish-born Swiss Chemist and Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1897)
• August 2 - Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Obdulio Jacinto Muiños Varela ( September 20, 1917 — August 2, 1996) was an Uruguayan football player 1917)
• August 8 - Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Sir Nevill Francis Mott ( 30 September, 1905 &ndash 8 August, 1996) FRS, CH, was a British physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1905)
• August 11 - Rafael Kubelík, Czech-born conductor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Rafael Jeroným Kubelík ( June 29 1914 &ndash 1914)
• August 13 - David Tudor, American pianist and composer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. David Eugene Tudor ( January 20, 1926 – August 13, 1996) was an American Pianist and Composer of Experimental 1926)
• September 1 - Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Vagn Gylding Holmboe, (born 20 December 1909 in Horsens, Jutland; died 1 September 1996 in Ramløse was a Danish 1909)
• September 9 - Bill Monroe, American "father of bluegrass" music (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. 1911)
• September 10 - Hans List, Austrian inventor and automotive pioneer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Hans List ( April 30 1896 in Graz, capital of Austria 's federal province Styria – September 10 1996 in 1896)
• September 13 - Tupac Shakur, American rapper and actor also known as "2Pac" (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper 1971)
• September 17 - Spiro Agnew, American Vice President (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Spiro Theodore Agnew ( November 9, 1918 September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States (and the first 1918)
• September 20 - Paul Erdős, Hungarian mathematician (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Paul Erdős ( Hungarian: Erdős Pál, in English occasionally Paul Erdos or Paul Erdös, March 26, 1913 &ndash 1911)
• September 21 - Henri Nouwen, Dutch Catholic priest and author (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen ( Nijkerk, January 24, 1932 - Hilversum, September 21, 1996 1932)
• September 21 - Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson ( 14 July 1921 &ndash 26 September, 1996) was an English Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1926)
• September 23 - Fujiko F. Fujio, Japanese cartoonist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English was a Penname of a Manga writing duo formed by two Japanese cartoonists. 1933)
• September 26 - Nicu Ceauşescu, son of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceauşescu (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Nicu Ceauşescu (ˈniku tʃauˈʃesku ( September 1, 1951 &ndash September 26 1996) was the third child of Romanian leader Nicolae Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Nicolae Ceauşescu (nikoˈlaje tʃauˈʃesku (January 26 1918 – December 25 1989 was the communist dictator of Romania from 1965 until December 1989 when a revolution 1951)
• September 29 - Leslie Crowther, British TV comedian & game show host (b. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Leslie Crowther, CBE ( 6 February 1933, Nottingham &ndash 29 September 1996, Bath) was an English 1933)
• October 1 - Pat McGeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Pat "Beag" McGeown ( 3 September 1956 &ndash 1 October 1996) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the 1956)
• October 4 - Silvio Piola, Italian footballer (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Silvio Piola ( September 29, 1913 &ndash October 4, 1996) was an Italian footballer from Robbio Lomellina 1913)
• October 4 - Larry Gene Bell, American child murderer (executed by electric chair)
• October 12 - René Lacoste, French tennis player (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Larry Gene Bell (1948 &ndash October 4, 1996) was a double Murderer in Lexington County South Carolina, who was electrocuted on October Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Jean René Lacoste ( July 2, 1904 - October 12, 1996) was a famous French Tennis player and businessman nicknamed "the 1904)
• October 16 - Eric Malpass, English novelist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Eric Lawson Malpass ( November 14, 1910 &mdash October 16, 1996) was an English novelist noted for his humorous and witty descriptions of rural 1910)
• October 16 - Jason Bernard, American actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Jason Bernard ( May 17 1938 &ndash October 16, 1996) was an American actor who starred in movies and on television 1938)
• October 24 - Sorley Maclean, Gaelic poet
• October 27 - Morey Amsterdam, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Sorley MacLean ( Somhairle MacGill-Eain, sometimes "MacGilleathain" in earlier publications ( 26 October, 1911 - 24 November, Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Morey Amsterdam ( December 14, 1908 – October 27, 1996) was a veteran American television actor and comedian renowned for his large 1908)
• October 30 - John Young, British actor who worked with Monty Python
• November 2 - Eva Cassidy, American vocalist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. John Young may refer to John Young (actor (1916–1996 Scottish actor John Young, (1909–1997 American (Hawaiian painter Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2 1963 – November 2 1996 was an American Vocalist known for her interpretations of Jazz, Blues, folk, gospel 1963)
• November 3 - Abdullah Çatlı, Turkish nationalist (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Abdullah Çatlı (1956— November 3, 1996) was a Turkish Ultra-nationalist activist of the " Grey Wolves " a movement of the 1956)
• November 3 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa of Central African Republic/Empire (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Jean-Bédel Bokassa (ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa 22 February 1921 &ndash 3 November 1996) also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked The Central African Empire (Empire Centrafricain was the name of the short-lived self-declared autocratic Monarchy that replaced the Central African Republic 1921)
• November 10 - Yafeu Fula, rapper (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Yafeu Akiyele Fula (October 9 1977 - November 10 1996 was a rapper who was part of the American rap group Outlawz, who are best known for their collaborations with 1977)
• November 10 - Imam Alimsultanov, Chechen bard (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Imam Alimsultanov ( Имам Алимсултанов) ( 1957 - November 10, 1996) was a popular Chechen bard and Folk 1957)
• November 11 - Rufus Collins, actor
• November 14 - Virginia Cherrill, actress (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical Comedy film that parodies Science fiction and Horror films. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Virginia Cherrill ( April 12, 1908 - November 14, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl 1908)
• November 15 - Alger Hiss, U. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Alger Hiss (November 11 1904 – November 15 1996 was a US State Department official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. S. State Department official (b. 1904)
• November 18 - Zinovi Gerdt, Russian actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Zinovi Efimovich Gerdt (Зиновий Ефимович Гердт September 21, 1916, Sebezh, Russian Empire — November 18, 1916)
• November 21 - Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Abdus Salam ( Urdu: محمد عبد السلام) ( January 29, 1926; Jhang Punjab &ndash November 21, The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1926)
• November 26 - Mark Lenard, American actor (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Mark Lenard ( October 15, 1924 – November 22, 1996) was an American actor primarily in television 1924)
• November 26 - Paul Rand, American graphic designer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Paul Rand (born Peretz Rosenbaum, August 15 1914 &ndash November 26 1996 was an American Graphic designer best known for his corporate logo designs 1914)
• November 30 - Tiny Tim, American musician (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Herbert Khaury ( April 12 1932 &ndash November 30 1996) better known by the Stage name Tiny Tim, was an American 1932)
• December 3 - Babrak Karmal, President of Afghanistan (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Babrak Karmal ( January 6, 1929 - December 3, 1996) was the third President of Afghanistan (1979 - 1986 during the period of the communist Afghanistan has only intermittently been a Republic - between 1973-1992 and from 2001 onwards - at other times being governed by a variety of kings Emirs 1929)
• December 6 - Pete Rozelle, American commissioner of the National Football League (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL 1926)
• December 11 - Willie Rushton, English comedian, actor, and cartoonist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton ( 18 August, 1937 in Chelsea London – 11 December, 1996 Cromwell 1937)
• December 16 - Quentin Bell, English biographer and art historian (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Quentin Claudian Stephen Bell ( 19 August 1910 in London – 16 December 1996 in Sussex) was an English art historian 1910)
• December 20 - Carl Sagan, American astronomer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Carl Edward Sagan ( November 9 1934 &ndash December 20 1996) was an American Astronomer, astrochemist, author 1934)
• December 25 - JonBenét Ramsey, child beauty queen and murder victim (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian JonBenét Patricia Ramsey ( August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was an American girl and child beauty pageant contestant made famous 1990)
• December 30 - Lew Ayres, American actor (b. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Lew Ayres ( December 28, 1908 &ndash December 30, 1996) was an American actor 1908)

Unknown dates

• (none)

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1996
• List of ship decommissionings in 1996

Nobel prizes

• Physics - David M. Lee, Douglas D. Osheroff, Robert C. Richardson
• Chemistry - Robert Curl, Sir Harold Kroto, Richard Smalley
• Medicine - Peter C. Doherty, Rolf M. Zinkernagel
• Literature - Wislawa Szymborska
• Peace - Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta
• Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - James Mirrlees, William Vickrey

Templeton Prize

• William R. "Bill" Bright

Right Livelihood Award

• Herman Daly, The Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia, Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad and George Vithoulkas

Fields Medal

• (unknown)

See also

• 20th century

Notes

1. ^ Health and Amenity Effects of Global Warming
2. ^ Westminster, Maryland (MD) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders

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