Date: August 28, 1996
At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket carrying Intelsat 708 veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people. Date: February 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in…
The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). Date: March 25, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996John…
In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. Date: February 17, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Niger Military Coup Deposes President Mahamane Ousmane January 27, 1996Sri…
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 1996Port Arthur Massacre: Martin Bryant Kills 35 in…
Two women and four children are killed after an Israeli helicopter fires rockets at an ambulance in Mansouri, Lebanon. Date: April 13, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Germany Observes First International Holocaust Remembrance…
Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine. Date: September 27, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1996Whitewater Controversy: Bill Clinton Gives 4.5-Hour Videotaped Testimony, April 28,…