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1996 Calendar

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•  January 3, 1996 – The Motorola StarTAC, the first flip phone and one of the first mobile phones to gain widespread consumer adoption, goes on sale.
•  January 8, 1996 – An Antonov 32 cargo turboprop powered plane crashes into the central market in Kinshasa, Zaire killing more than 350 people.
•  January 11, 1996 – Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
•  February 10, 1996 – The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time.
•  February 19, 1996 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rat in Chinese astrology.
•  April 24, 1996 – In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced.
•  August 22, 1996 – Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in US welfare policy
•  October 2, 1996 – Aeroperú Flight 603, a Boeing 757, crashes into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70.
•  November 21, 1996 – Antonio Salinass in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33.
•  November 25, 1996 – An ice storm strikes the central U.S. killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.

•  February 9, 1996 – Jimmy Bennett, American actor
•  February 17, 1996 – Sasha Pieterse, South African/American actress
•  April 17, 1996 – Dee Dee Davis, American actress
•  June 27, 1996 – Tanay Chheda, Indian actor
•  July 23, 1996 – Rachel G. Fox, American actress
•  September 1, 1996 – Zendaya, American actress
•  September 2, 1996 – Sungha Jung, South Korean guitar prodigy
•  September 15, 1996 – Jake Cherry, American actor
•  October 3, 1996 – Adair Tishler, American actress
•  December 6, 1996 – Stefanie Scott, American actress