Date: May 20, 1996
Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people. Date: September 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States. Date: January 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Colombo Central Bank Truck Bomb Attack Kills 86, Injures 1,400 January 31,…
The seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine that were abducted on March 27 are killed under uncertain circumstances. Date: May 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Copernicium Discovered by Hofmann and Ninov, February 9,…
In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya. Date: July 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado Anti-Gay Rights Law, May 20, 1996Suspected Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski…
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law. Date: April 24, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Taliban Victory in Kabul, Islamic Emirate Established -…
Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al. Date: February 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Antonov An-32 Crashes into Kinshasa Market, 223 Killed – January 8, 1996Aeroperú Flight 603 Crashes…