1996 Calendar
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1996 Historical Event(s)
- January 1, 1996 – Curaçao gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the Netherlands.
- February 19, 1996 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rat in Chinese astrology.
- March 4, 1996 – A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, US, causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
- March 13, 1996 – Dunblane massacre: in Dunblane, Scotland, 16 Primary School children and 1 teacher are shot dead by a spree killer, Thomas Watt Hamilton who then committed suicide.
- July 29, 1996 – The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad .
- August 31, 1996 – Saddam Hussein’s troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
- September 4, 1996 – War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
- October 2, 1996 – The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- November 23, 1996 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
- December 26, 1996 – Start of the largest strike in South Korean history.
Who Were Born On 1996?
- January 26, 1996 – Tyger Drew-Honey, British actor
- February 7, 1996 – Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer
- April 25, 1996 – Allisyn Ashley Arm, American child actress
- May 17, 1996 – Ryan Ochoa, American teen actor
- June 18, 1996 – Jade-Lianna Peters, Chinese-born naturalized American television voice actress
- August 17, 1996 – Ella Cruz, Filipina actress
- September 8, 1996 – Krystal Reyes, Filipina actress
- December 6, 1996 – Stefanie Scott, American actress
- December 22, 1996 – Makisig Morales, Filipino child actor