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1996 Calendar

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•  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.

•  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